DENT, LONDON. NO. 23714; CIRCA 1862
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A Victorian gilt-metal striking chronometer giant carriage clock
Dent, London. No. 23714; circa 1862
The case of typical Dent proportions with tiny bracket feet, moulded base, bevelled-glazed sides, similarly glazed rear door with Dent's typical swivel shutters in-set to the glass for access to the hand and winding squares, the door itself secured with a bolt through the base plate, large bevelled glass with faceted handle, push repeat button to the side, engine-turned gilt dial mask to the white enamel Roman chapter disc signed Dent 33 Cockspur St. London 23714, recessed subsidary seconds ring at XII, blued spade hands, the five pillar twin chain fusee movement with Harrison's maintaining power, large platform escapement with blued helical spring to cut bimetallic compensated balance, Earnshaw-type spring detent, strike/trip repeat on a blued steel gong of rectangular section to the spotted back-plate signed Dent 33, Cockspur Street, London. 23714
21 cm high
Dent, London. No. 23714; circa 1862
The case of typical Dent proportions with tiny bracket feet, moulded base, bevelled-glazed sides, similarly glazed rear door with Dent's typical swivel shutters in-set to the glass for access to the hand and winding squares, the door itself secured with a bolt through the base plate, large bevelled glass with faceted handle, push repeat button to the side, engine-turned gilt dial mask to the white enamel Roman chapter disc signed Dent 33 Cockspur St. London 23714, recessed subsidary seconds ring at XII, blued spade hands, the five pillar twin chain fusee movement with Harrison's maintaining power, large platform escapement with blued helical spring to cut bimetallic compensated balance, Earnshaw-type spring detent, strike/trip repeat on a blued steel gong of rectangular section to the spotted back-plate signed Dent 33, Cockspur Street, London. 23714
21 cm high
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The illustration for this lot is incorrectly numbered as 89, please go by the catalogue description