Lot 149
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A GEORGE II PARCEL-GILT AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED STRIKING TABLE CLOCK
A GEORGE II PARCEL-GILT AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED STRIKING TABLE CLOCK
A GEORGE II PARCEL-GILT AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED STRIKING TABLE CLOCK
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A GEORGE II PARCEL-GILT AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED STRIKING TABLE CLOCK

WILLIAM WEBSTER, LONDON, CIRCA 1730

Details
A GEORGE II PARCEL-GILT AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED STRIKING TABLE CLOCK
WILLIAM WEBSTER, LONDON, CIRCA 1730
The case with inverted bell top and vase finials, glazed sides, the silvered chapter ring with mock pendulum and date apertures, signature plaque 'William Webster / Exchange Alley / London', secondary dial engraved 'Ye King Enjoys his own / The Happy Clown / The Granadiers March', former tune selection to the arch, the movement with musical train and pin barrel removed and lacking, with verge escapement and strike to single bell, foliate engraved backplate, originally red-japanned
25 ¾ in. (65.4 cm.) high; 13 ¾ in. (37.5 cm.) wide; 9 in. (22.8 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 27 October 2006, lot 8.

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Lot Essay

William Webster (d. 1734) of Exchange Alley, London, was made free of the Clockmakers Company in 1710. He was apprenticed to the pre-eminent clockmaker Thomas Tompion. His son, William, was also a prominent clock and watchmaker.

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