Lot Essay
Peter Amyot is recorded living in White Lion Lane, Norwich in 1767 and subsequently at other addresses in the town. He died in 1799.
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The Property of a Private Collector
(LOTS 31-56)
A GEORGE III GILTWOOD CARTEL CLOCK
BY PETER AMYOT OF NORWICH, CIRCA 1770
Details
A GEORGE III GILTWOOD CARTEL CLOCK
BY PETER AMYOT OF NORWICH, CIRCA 1770
The circular 13 in. diameter silvered and engraved dial, set within a pierced elongated scrolling foliage framework and surmounted by a cresting of a basket of flowers, with Roman and Arabic chapter ring, signed in the centre Peter Amyot/NORWICH, with later mock pendulum aperture, the hands now black painted, the eight-day movement secured in place with an iron crossbar, with A-form plates joined by five pillars, single line and fusee, now with anchor escapement; pendulum, the case regilt
42 in. (107 cm.) high, 30 in. (76 cm.) wide
BY PETER AMYOT OF NORWICH, CIRCA 1770
The circular 13 in. diameter silvered and engraved dial, set within a pierced elongated scrolling foliage framework and surmounted by a cresting of a basket of flowers, with Roman and Arabic chapter ring, signed in the centre Peter Amyot/NORWICH, with later mock pendulum aperture, the hands now black painted, the eight-day movement secured in place with an iron crossbar, with A-form plates joined by five pillars, single line and fusee, now with anchor escapement; pendulum, the case regilt
42 in. (107 cm.) high, 30 in. (76 cm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 6 July 1995, lot 18.