CASE AND DIAL 20TH CENTURY, MOVEMENT LATE 18TH CENTURY AND ADAPTED

Details

A George II style walnut striking bracket clock
Case and dial 20th century, movement late 18th century and adapted
The case with urn finials and glazed side panels, breakarch dial with silvered chapter ring, strike/silent ring in the arch, twin fusee movement with anchor escapement and strike on bell; mahogany wall bracket
24 in. (40.5 cm.) high

Special notice

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

This clock is sold together with a framed photograph of it, along with text explaining that the case has been constructed using wood from a broken shot gun stock and that the movement was adapted in 1960 by Rowley Parkes of Clerkenwell

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