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A LATE VICTORIAN WALNUT AND BRASS-MOUNTED BRACKET CLOCK
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A LATE VICTORIAN WALNUT AND BRASS-MOUNTED BRACKET CLOCK

BY ELKINGTON & CO., REGENT ST., LONDON, CIRCA 1880

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A LATE VICTORIAN WALNUT AND BRASS-MOUNTED BRACKET CLOCK
BY ELKINGTON & CO., REGENT ST., LONDON, CIRCA 1880
The caddy-top hood with moulded brass carrying-handle and four ball, the glazed door with engraved brass spandrels enclosing an engine-turned silvered dial with Roman numerals and strike silent dial, between fluted canted angles on moulded base with brass bracket feet, losses
15½ in. (39.5 cm.) high; 9¾ in. (25 cm.) wide
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Elkington and Co. was set up by two cousins, George Richards Elkington (1801-1865) and Henry Elkington (1810-1852), who are perhaps best known for their experiments with electroplating base metals during the 1830s. By 1840 they had patented their method in Britain and France.

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