Lot Essay
The maker is almost certainly Phineas Headworth of Islington, London, apprenticed 1789-1840.
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LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY, THE DIAL SIGNED 'HEADWORTH, ST.JOHN STREET, LONDON'
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A LATE GEORGE III ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED TORTOISESHELL MANTEL CLOCK
LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY, THE DIAL SIGNED 'HEADWORTH, ST.JOHN STREET, LONDON'
The glazed arched rectangular steel dial with Arabic numerals inscribed 'Headworth, St. John Street, London', the sides elaborately pierced with C-scrolls and rocaille, the stepped top with urn finial above a palmette frieze, above a waved apron and acanthus scroll feet
15½ in. (39.5 cm.) high
LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY, THE DIAL SIGNED 'HEADWORTH, ST.JOHN STREET, LONDON'
The glazed arched rectangular steel dial with Arabic numerals inscribed 'Headworth, St. John Street, London', the sides elaborately pierced with C-scrolls and rocaille, the stepped top with urn finial above a palmette frieze, above a waved apron and acanthus scroll feet
15½ in. (39.5 cm.) high
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