DENT, LONDON NO. 581, CIRCA 1840
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A VICTORIAN EBONIZED FOUR-GLASS MANTEL TIMEPIECE
dent, london no. 581, circa 1840
The gilt dial mask finely cast and chased with scrolling foliage centered by a white enamel Roman chapter disc with blued moon hands, signed in the center Dent 82. Strand, London 581, the four pillar single chain fusee movement with Harrison's maintaining power, large gilt underslung lever platform with flat blued steel spring to cut bimetallic compensated balance, end-caps to the contrate pivots, the spotted backplate with engraved repeat signature, the case with gadrooned stepped top with large bevelled glazed viewing aperature and facetted foliate-cast gilt handle, glazed sides and on simple moulded base with brass bun feet
8¼in. (21cm.) high
dent, london no. 581, circa 1840
The gilt dial mask finely cast and chased with scrolling foliage centered by a white enamel Roman chapter disc with blued moon hands, signed in the center Dent 82. Strand, London 581, the four pillar single chain fusee movement with Harrison's maintaining power, large gilt underslung lever platform with flat blued steel spring to cut bimetallic compensated balance, end-caps to the contrate pivots, the spotted backplate with engraved repeat signature, the case with gadrooned stepped top with large bevelled glazed viewing aperature and facetted foliate-cast gilt handle, glazed sides and on simple moulded base with brass bun feet
8¼in. (21cm.) high