Lot Essay
A number of makers called Robert Wood are recorded working in London at the end of the 18th Century and the beginning of the 19th Century.
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ROBERT WOOD, LONDON, CIRCA 1790
Details
A GEORGE III RED AND GILT-JAPANNED STRIKING TABLE CLOCK WITH PULL REPEAT
ROBERT WOOD, LONDON, CIRCA 1790
CASE: with brass handle to inverted bell top and cone finials to the angles, the sides with pierced sound frets; DIAL: with pierced foliate spandrels to silvered chapter ring, the centre with concentric date ring and signed 'Robt: Wood / London', blued steel hands, with strike/silent indication to the arch; MOVEMENT: with five pillars, twin gut line fusees and verge escapement, strike and trip repeat on bell, the backplate engraved with foliate scrolls; case key, winding key
21¼ in. (54 cm.) high, handle down; 12½ in. (31.7 cm.) wide; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) deep
ROBERT WOOD, LONDON, CIRCA 1790
CASE: with brass handle to inverted bell top and cone finials to the angles, the sides with pierced sound frets; DIAL: with pierced foliate spandrels to silvered chapter ring, the centre with concentric date ring and signed 'Robt: Wood / London', blued steel hands, with strike/silent indication to the arch; MOVEMENT: with five pillars, twin gut line fusees and verge escapement, strike and trip repeat on bell, the backplate engraved with foliate scrolls; case key, winding key
21¼ in. (54 cm.) high, handle down; 12½ in. (31.7 cm.) wide; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 3 November 2011, lot 108.
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A number of makers called Robert Wood are recorded working in London at the end of the 18th Century and the beginning of the 19th Century.