Part of the Robert Foulkes bequest is offered for sale by the National Maritime Museum with the approval of the executors. The material offered for sale falls outside the Museum's horological collecting policy, and the proceeds from these disposals will be used to enhance the Museum's collections through a programme of new acquisitions.
A sedan timepiece, 18th Century, 4¼-inch silvered dial with Roman numerals and outer arabic five minutes, eccentric winding hole, fusee watch movement with verge escapement, pierced foliate balance cock, signed Nin. Burleigh, Durham, turned wood case with hinged brass bezel and bow, movement early 18th Century, case and dial late 18th Century, 132mm. diameter.
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A sedan timepiece, 18th Century, 4¼-inch silvered dial with Roman numerals and outer arabic five minutes, eccentric winding hole, fusee watch movement with verge escapement, pierced foliate balance cock, signed Nin. Burleigh, Durham, turned wood case with hinged brass bezel and bow, movement early 18th Century, case and dial late 18th Century, 132mm. diameter.