Lot Essay
John King is recorded in Great Yarmouth circa 1820-30.
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JOHN KING, YARMOUTH. CIRCA 1830
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A William IV small ebonised table timepiece
John King, Yarmouth. Circa 1830
The breakarch case with brass handle to the top, brass-lined front door and glazed side panels, on brass ball feet, the silvered and engraved dial with Roman chapter ring and signed KING/YARMOUTH, blued steel moon hands, the eight day movement with arched plates joined by four bulbous pillars, single wire fusee with anchor escapement, holdfast to the back plate; pendulum, door key
9½ in. (24 cm.) high
John King, Yarmouth. Circa 1830
The breakarch case with brass handle to the top, brass-lined front door and glazed side panels, on brass ball feet, the silvered and engraved dial with Roman chapter ring and signed KING/YARMOUTH, blued steel moon hands, the eight day movement with arched plates joined by four bulbous pillars, single wire fusee with anchor escapement, holdfast to the back plate; pendulum, door key
9½ in. (24 cm.) high
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium