Lot Essay
George Atkins (1767-1855) became Free of the Clockmakers' Company in 1788 and is recorded working in Clement's Lane and Fenchurch Street, London.
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THE PROPERTY OF A LONDON COLLECTOR (LOTS 71-91)
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY LONGCASE REGULATOR
GEORGE ATKINS, LONDON. CIRCA 1850
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A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY LONGCASE REGULATOR
GEORGE ATKINS, LONDON. CIRCA 1850
CASE: hood with reeded chamfered angles and glazed side panels, plinth with raised panel, stepped and moulded skirting DIAL: 12 in. square engraved and silvered regulator dial signed 'Geo. Atkins London', blued steel hands MOVEMENT: substantial plates, five pillars, Harrison's maintaining power, jewelled Graham-type dead beat escapement; wood rod pendulum, brass weight
73 in. (185.5 cm.) high; 19¼ in. (50 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep
GEORGE ATKINS, LONDON. CIRCA 1850
CASE: hood with reeded chamfered angles and glazed side panels, plinth with raised panel, stepped and moulded skirting DIAL: 12 in. square engraved and silvered regulator dial signed 'Geo. Atkins London', blued steel hands MOVEMENT: substantial plates, five pillars, Harrison's maintaining power, jewelled Graham-type dead beat escapement; wood rod pendulum, brass weight
73 in. (185.5 cm.) high; 19¼ in. (50 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep
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