A GEORGE III ORMOLU MANTLE CLOCK

Property belonging to A FAMILY TRUST

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A GEORGE III ORMOLU MANTLE CLOCK
CIRCA 1775, SIGNED TIM WILLIAMSON, LONDON

In the form of a bull on a trellised base mounted with paste roundels, supporting an oval clock case with round white enamel dial, Roman numeral and fleur-de-lys hands, embellished with paste garlands, the triple-fusee movement with anchor escapement, the case surmounted by a pagoda top with later urn finial- 23in.(59cm.) high, 12in.(30cm.) wide

Lot Essay

Timothy Williamson is recorded working in London from 1769-1788. He is known to have supplied clocks and watches for the Chinese market (G.H. Baillie, Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, vol. I, 1947, p. 344).