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HALEY, LONDON, THE CASE BY CHARLES JAMES FOX, LONDON, 1884
Details
A Victorian silver hump-back quarter-striking carriage clock with moonphase, sweep seconds and pull quarter repeat
Haley, London, the case by Charles James Fox, London, 1884
The arched case with solid rear door on bun feet and with chain handle, silver engine-turned dial with Roman and Arabic chapter ring with painted numerals, blued steel heart-shaped hands and gold sweep seconds hand, regulation sector by 50, the arch with rolling moon, the eight day movement with gilt plates joined by four pillars, twin chain fusees, lever escapement to the front plate with plain three-arm steel balance, with regulation for the speed of strike mounted between the plates, hour and quarter strike work positioned on the back plate, also with pull repeat assembly and corresponding slow/fast regulation, strike/repeat on two steel gongs with two hammers, the back plate signed Haley/LONDON/m/pne; with original gilt-tooled leather side-opening travel case
5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm.) high
Haley, London, the case by Charles James Fox, London, 1884
The arched case with solid rear door on bun feet and with chain handle, silver engine-turned dial with Roman and Arabic chapter ring with painted numerals, blued steel heart-shaped hands and gold sweep seconds hand, regulation sector by 50, the arch with rolling moon, the eight day movement with gilt plates joined by four pillars, twin chain fusees, lever escapement to the front plate with plain three-arm steel balance, with regulation for the speed of strike mounted between the plates, hour and quarter strike work positioned on the back plate, also with pull repeat assembly and corresponding slow/fast regulation, strike/repeat on two steel gongs with two hammers, the back plate signed Haley/LONDON/m/pne; with original gilt-tooled leather side-opening travel case
5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's London, Important Clocks, Watches and Precision Timepieces, 12 July 1995, lot 304.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium