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JAMES BONNER, ABERDEEN, LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE MOVEMENT POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED
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A SCOTTISH GEORGE III BRASS-MOUNTED OAK STRIKING LONGCASE CLOCK WITH ROCKING SHIP AUTOMATA
JAMES BONNER, ABERDEEN, LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE MOVEMENT POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED
The break arch hood with foliate carving to centre, the brass dial with silvered chapter ring, Roman hours, Arabic five minutes and signed Jas. Bonner/ Aberdeen, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial, the arch with engraved silvered rocking ship automata, the eight day movement with recoil anchor escapement and rack striking to bell; with pendulum, two weights and case key
81 ½ in. (207 cm.) high; 20 ¼ in. (51.5 cm.) wide; 11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) deep
JAMES BONNER, ABERDEEN, LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE MOVEMENT POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED
The break arch hood with foliate carving to centre, the brass dial with silvered chapter ring, Roman hours, Arabic five minutes and signed Jas. Bonner/ Aberdeen, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial, the arch with engraved silvered rocking ship automata, the eight day movement with recoil anchor escapement and rack striking to bell; with pendulum, two weights and case key
81 ½ in. (207 cm.) high; 20 ¼ in. (51.5 cm.) wide; 11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) deep
Special notice
All sold and unsold lots marked with a filled square in the catalogue that are not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the day of the sale, and all sold and unsold lots not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the fifth Friday following the sale, will be removed to the warehouse of ‘Cadogan Tate’. Please note that there will be no charge to purchasers who collect their lots within two weeks of this sale.