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JOHN HARRIS, LONDON. CIRCA 1695
細節
A William and Mary ebony and brass-mounted striking table clock with pull quarter repeat
John Harris, London. Circa 1695
The case with foliate-tied scroll handle above silk-backed pierced repoussé basket top, urn finials to the angles, further repoussé frets to the sides above glazed side panels, gilt-metal escutcheons to the front door, the stepped and moulded base on brass bun feet, the 6½ in. square brass dial with winged cherub mask spandrels to a silvered chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers, signed John Harris London, matted centre with ringed winding holes and engraved winding squares, blued steel later hands, strike/silent lever at XII, the eight day movement with six ringed pillars, twin gut fusees with restored verge escapement, pierced later apron, hour strike on bell and pull quarter repeat on four bells, the back plate engraved with thistles, tulips and foliate scrolls around a cartouche signed John Harris/London, with (later) steel wishbone to engraved brass barrel clocks, secured to the case with plain brackets; winding key, two case keys
13¾ in. (35 cm.) high, handle down
John Harris, London. Circa 1695
The case with foliate-tied scroll handle above silk-backed pierced repoussé basket top, urn finials to the angles, further repoussé frets to the sides above glazed side panels, gilt-metal escutcheons to the front door, the stepped and moulded base on brass bun feet, the 6½ in. square brass dial with winged cherub mask spandrels to a silvered chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers, signed John Harris London, matted centre with ringed winding holes and engraved winding squares, blued steel later hands, strike/silent lever at XII, the eight day movement with six ringed pillars, twin gut fusees with restored verge escapement, pierced later apron, hour strike on bell and pull quarter repeat on four bells, the back plate engraved with thistles, tulips and foliate scrolls around a cartouche signed John Harris/London, with (later) steel wishbone to engraved brass barrel clocks, secured to the case with plain brackets; winding key, two case keys
13¾ in. (35 cm.) high, handle down
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