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A GEORGE III ORMOLU-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND ENAMELLED MUSICAL BRACKET CLOCK FOR THE TURKISH MARKET
Markwick Markham Perigal, London
the case with out-set angles on twin scrolling foliate ormolu feet, foliate volutes to the angles surmounted by flambeau urn finials, the sides with ormolu sound frets cast with scrolling foliage and central urn, the domed top with further flambeau finial and pierced trellis sound frets, the dial with white enamel chapter disc signed Markwick Markham Prigal London with Turkish chapters and finely chased and engraved gilt hands, subsidiary enamel discs above for chime/not chime and four tune selection for the following tunes; Uschae Devir/Beni Saikit/Sabac Hafif/Samahe, the discs within a silver mask decorated with multicoloured champlevé enamelling, the six pillar triple gut fusee movement with original verge escapement, playing music every three hours on eight bells via fourteen hammers and 6cm. long pin barrel, hour strike on further bell, the similarly signed backplate engraved with scrolling foliage and a central urn, similarly engraved movement securing brackets to the case
16½in. (42cm.) high
Markwick Markham Perigal, London
the case with out-set angles on twin scrolling foliate ormolu feet, foliate volutes to the angles surmounted by flambeau urn finials, the sides with ormolu sound frets cast with scrolling foliage and central urn, the domed top with further flambeau finial and pierced trellis sound frets, the dial with white enamel chapter disc signed Markwick Markham Prigal London with Turkish chapters and finely chased and engraved gilt hands, subsidiary enamel discs above for chime/not chime and four tune selection for the following tunes; Uschae Devir/Beni Saikit/Sabac Hafif/Samahe, the discs within a silver mask decorated with multicoloured champlevé enamelling, the six pillar triple gut fusee movement with original verge escapement, playing music every three hours on eight bells via fourteen hammers and 6cm. long pin barrel, hour strike on further bell, the similarly signed backplate engraved with scrolling foliage and a central urn, similarly engraved movement securing brackets to the case
16½in. (42cm.) high