Lot 259
  • 259

An attractive giltwood wall timepiece with associated movement late 18th century

Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description

  • 87cm. 34in. high
10-inch silvered engraved dial signed John Taylor, London  with mock pendulum aperture and later hands, the replaced A-frame fusee movement with anchor escapement and later Brocot suspension, the richly gilded rococo case composed of shells, `C' scrolls and flowers and surmounted by an eagle with outstretched wings