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DIAL AND MOVEMENT BY JAMES STEVENS, LONDON
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A George I walnut striking eight day longcase clock
Dial and movement by James Stevens, London
The breakarch hood with stepped and moulded top, inset columns with giltwood capitals and glazed side panels, the 12 in. wide brass dial with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with diamond half hour markers, signed 'James Stevens/London', matted centre with subsidiary seconds ring and date aperture, hands now black painted, the arch with silvered disc engraved with an eagle and inscribed 'TEMPUS FUGIT', within dolphin spandrels (one later), restoration to corner, the eight day movement with five ringed pillars, anchor escapement and rack strike on bell; case and dial associated to case, circa 1725; two brass weights, pendulum, crank key, door key
87 in. (221 cm.) high
Dial and movement by James Stevens, London
The breakarch hood with stepped and moulded top, inset columns with giltwood capitals and glazed side panels, the 12 in. wide brass dial with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with diamond half hour markers, signed 'James Stevens/London', matted centre with subsidiary seconds ring and date aperture, hands now black painted, the arch with silvered disc engraved with an eagle and inscribed 'TEMPUS FUGIT', within dolphin spandrels (one later), restoration to corner, the eight day movement with five ringed pillars, anchor escapement and rack strike on bell; case and dial associated to case, circa 1725; two brass weights, pendulum, crank key, door key
87 in. (221 cm.) high
注意事項
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