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'HASTEN SLOWLY' A STAINED CEDARWOOD MANTLE CLOCK CIRCA 1900
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'HASTEN SLOWLY' A STAINED CEDARWOOD MANTLE CLOCK CIRCA 1900

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'HASTEN SLOWLY' A STAINED CEDARWOOD MANTLE CLOCK
CIRCA 1900
tapering rectangular form with overhanging mantle and arched supports, the pewter face hammered in relief with circular dial, Arabic numerals and 'Hasten Slowly' motto
11.5in (29.5cm) high
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The Studio magazine encouraged designers to produce plans for a regular competition to design a specific object, such as a clock, tobacco jars or an illustration. In 1903, Volume 29, the results of the competition to design a small case clock were published, the winner designed by Lamplighter (J.P.Hully) was inscribed Lente Festina

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