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A GEORGE III LACQUER TAVERN TIMEPIECE, LATE 18TH CENTURY
THE HOOD WITH MOULDED BREAKARCH TOP, WITH SHALLOW ARCHED SHORT TRUNK DOOR FLANKED BY CHAMFERED ANGLES, UNDERCURVED MOULDED BASE, DECORATED WITH GILT CHINOISERIE FIGURES AND MOTIFS AGAINST A BLACK GROUND, THE 13IN. (33CM.) DIAMETER CIRCULAR WHITE DIAL WITH ROMAN CHAPTERS AND ARABIC QUARTERS, WITH SIGNATURE WHITEHURST & SON (DIAL AND SIGNATURE RE-PAINTED), PIERCED STEEL HANDS, THE FOUR PILLAR MOVEMENT WITH BULBOUS-SIDED PLATES, WITH ANCHOR ESCAPEMENT AND PROVISION FOR DRIVING ANOTHER DIAL THROUGH THE REAR PLATE
58¾IN. (149CM.) HIGH
THE HOOD WITH MOULDED BREAKARCH TOP, WITH SHALLOW ARCHED SHORT TRUNK DOOR FLANKED BY CHAMFERED ANGLES, UNDERCURVED MOULDED BASE, DECORATED WITH GILT CHINOISERIE FIGURES AND MOTIFS AGAINST A BLACK GROUND, THE 13IN. (33CM.) DIAMETER CIRCULAR WHITE DIAL WITH ROMAN CHAPTERS AND ARABIC QUARTERS, WITH SIGNATURE WHITEHURST & SON (DIAL AND SIGNATURE RE-PAINTED), PIERCED STEEL HANDS, THE FOUR PILLAR MOVEMENT WITH BULBOUS-SIDED PLATES, WITH ANCHOR ESCAPEMENT AND PROVISION FOR DRIVING ANOTHER DIAL THROUGH THE REAR PLATE
58¾IN. (149CM.) HIGH