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A REGENCY BLACK MARBLE AND ORMOLU MANTEL TIMEPIECE
G. & W. Yonge, Strand.
The case of tapering form with stepped top surmounted by a gilt-metal sphinx, obelisk pilasters to the front engraved with hieroglyphs, the rectangular base on milled toupie feet, glazed entrelac gilt-metal bezel to the circular silvered dial with painted Roman chapters and signed G. & W. Yonge, Strand., blued fleur-de-lys-style hands, the four pillar single chain fusee movement with half deadbeat anchor escapement, similarly signed plain backplate with pendulum holdfast
9½ in. (24 cm.) high
G. & W. Yonge, Strand.
The case of tapering form with stepped top surmounted by a gilt-metal sphinx, obelisk pilasters to the front engraved with hieroglyphs, the rectangular base on milled toupie feet, glazed entrelac gilt-metal bezel to the circular silvered dial with painted Roman chapters and signed G. & W. Yonge, Strand., blued fleur-de-lys-style hands, the four pillar single chain fusee movement with half deadbeat anchor escapement, similarly signed plain backplate with pendulum holdfast
9½ in. (24 cm.) high