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An early Victorian ormolu mantel timepiece, circa 1840
The waisted case cast with scrolling leaves and with flowering finial, on integral openwork rococo plinth with naturalistic platform, with floral engraving and mounts to the sides, the dial with Roman chapter ring and engine-turned centre, trident hands, the single fusee movement with vertically positioned lever escapement with plain flat rim balance, signed on the backplate Payne 163 New Bond Street
15¼in. (39cm.) high
The waisted case cast with scrolling leaves and with flowering finial, on integral openwork rococo plinth with naturalistic platform, with floral engraving and mounts to the sides, the dial with Roman chapter ring and engine-turned centre, trident hands, the single fusee movement with vertically positioned lever escapement with plain flat rim balance, signed on the backplate Payne 163 New Bond Street
15¼in. (39cm.) high