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RETAILED BY C.F. HANCOCK, LONDON. MID 19TH CENTURY
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A Victorian engraved gilt-brass strut timepiece with calendar
Retailed by C.F. Hancock, London. Mid 19th century
The case in the manner of Thomas Cole engraved with flowerheads and scrolls, with loop handle and plain swivelling strut, with further spring-released reclining strut to the rear of the case below an escapement viewing aperture with spring-released cover inscribed with the retail signature C.F. HANCOCK a Successor of STORR & MORTIMER By Appointment to H.M the Queen Adelaide & H.M the EMPEROR OF RUSSIA 39 Bruton Street London, the silvered dial engraved with flowerheads outside and arabesques within the plain Roman chapter ring, with blued steel fleur-de-lis hands, with calendar below, the manually operated revolving day of week barrel adjusted from below, the single barrel movement with vertically positioned balance with lever escapement; with an associated brown leather travel case, the interior with retail signature WEBSTER CHRONOMETER MAKER TO THE ROYAL NAVY Queen Victoria Street LONDON
5in. (12.5cm.) high
Retailed by C.F. Hancock, London. Mid 19th century
The case in the manner of Thomas Cole engraved with flowerheads and scrolls, with loop handle and plain swivelling strut, with further spring-released reclining strut to the rear of the case below an escapement viewing aperture with spring-released cover inscribed with the retail signature C.F. HANCOCK a Successor of STORR & MORTIMER By Appointment to H.M the Queen Adelaide & H.M the EMPEROR OF RUSSIA 39 Bruton Street London, the silvered dial engraved with flowerheads outside and arabesques within the plain Roman chapter ring, with blued steel fleur-de-lis hands, with calendar below, the manually operated revolving day of week barrel adjusted from below, the single barrel movement with vertically positioned balance with lever escapement; with an associated brown leather travel case, the interior with retail signature WEBSTER CHRONOMETER MAKER TO THE ROYAL NAVY Queen Victoria Street LONDON
5in. (12.5cm.) high
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.