Sale 9441
London, South Kensington
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1 October 2013
Price realised
GBP 5,000
Estimate
A BRASS STRIKING LANTERN CLOCK THOMAS LOOMES, LONDON, MID-17TH CENTURY AND LATER The case with pierced intertwined dolphin frets, signed to front fret Thomas*Loomes*Londini, silvered chapter ring with Roman hours, foliate-engraved centre with alarm disc, with balance wheel escapement and alarm; with weights 15¼ in. (38.7 cm.) high; 5½ in. (14 cm.) wide
Provenance
Purchased from A.W. Porter & Son, Hartley Wintney, 30 August 1966, £120,00.
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