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HALEY, LONDON. SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Details
An English large double dial timepiece
Haley, London. Second quarter 19th Century
Mounted within a black-painted wrought-iron frame for ceiling suspension, each side with cast brass bezels to painted iron Roman convex dials, signed HALEY/London, blued steel spade hands, the single wire fusee movement with sub-assembly mounted to the back plate to drive rear dial, rear dial and bezel detached; pendulum, winding key
The clock -- 20½ in. (52 cm.) diameter, the frame 36 in. (92 cm.) wide, 37¾ in. (96 cm.) high overall
Haley, London. Second quarter 19th Century
Mounted within a black-painted wrought-iron frame for ceiling suspension, each side with cast brass bezels to painted iron Roman convex dials, signed HALEY/London, blued steel spade hands, the single wire fusee movement with sub-assembly mounted to the back plate to drive rear dial, rear dial and bezel detached; pendulum, winding key
The clock -- 20½ in. (52 cm.) diameter, the frame 36 in. (92 cm.) wide, 37¾ in. (96 cm.) high overall
Provenance
Previously in the Portman Club, 9 Duke of York Street, London SW1. Acquired by the Royal Institute of International Affairs when it bought the premises in the 1940s.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.