Lot Essay
Anthony Sewel (1686-1768) is recorded working in Hoborn, London.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A GEORGE II SMALL BRASS-MOUNTED EBONISED QUARTER-STRIKING EIGHT DAY TABLE CLOCK
ANTHONY SEWEL, LONDON. CIRCA 1730
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A GEORGE II SMALL BRASS-MOUNTED EBONISED QUARTER-STRIKING EIGHT DAY TABLE CLOCK
ANTHONY SEWEL, LONDON. CIRCA 1730
CASE: brass handle to inverted bell top, brass-lined front and rear doors, sides with brass lined replaced brass frets, replaced brass feet DIAL: 5¾ in. wide brass dial with mask and foliate spandrels to silvered chapter ring, matted centre, arch with rings for strike/silent and regulation, cartouche above signed 'Anthony Sewel/Holborn/LONDON', blued steel hands MOVEMENT: triple line fusees, later anchor escapement, quarter-striking on six replaced bells, four pillars hour strike/trip repeat on further bell, restorations to underdial work; pendulum
15¼ in. (39 cm.) high, handle down; 9 in. (23 cm.) wide; 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) deep
ANTHONY SEWEL, LONDON. CIRCA 1730
CASE: brass handle to inverted bell top, brass-lined front and rear doors, sides with brass lined replaced brass frets, replaced brass feet DIAL: 5¾ in. wide brass dial with mask and foliate spandrels to silvered chapter ring, matted centre, arch with rings for strike/silent and regulation, cartouche above signed 'Anthony Sewel/Holborn/LONDON', blued steel hands MOVEMENT: triple line fusees, later anchor escapement, quarter-striking on six replaced bells, four pillars hour strike/trip repeat on further bell, restorations to underdial work; pendulum
15¼ in. (39 cm.) high, handle down; 9 in. (23 cm.) wide; 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) deep
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