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Details
A George IV mahogany table timepiece, circa 1825
The chamfer top case with pierced brass frets to the sides, the silvered and engraved Roman dial signed Widenham/No.13 Lombard Street,/London/MAKER. to the Royal Navy, the eight day movement with shouldered plates joined by four pillars, single gut fusee with anchor escapement, the plain back plate with pendulum holdfast -- 15¾ in. (40 cm.) high; pendulum, key, case key
The chamfer top case with pierced brass frets to the sides, the silvered and engraved Roman dial signed Widenham/No.13 Lombard Street,/London/MAKER. to the Royal Navy, the eight day movement with shouldered plates joined by four pillars, single gut fusee with anchor escapement, the plain back plate with pendulum holdfast -- 15¾ in. (40 cm.) high; pendulum, key, case key
Provenance
By repute, this was the boardroom clock of the Bank of Australasia, London, until October 1951, when the Bank merged with the Union Bank of Australia Ltd.
Special notice
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Sale room notice
Please not this clock is oak, not mahogany.
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