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December 14, 06:16 PM GMT
Estimate
1,300 - 1,500 USD
Lot Details
Description
A George III Carved Giltwood Wall Timepiece John Wilkins, Circa 1775
7-inch engraved John Wilkins, London with later mock pendulum aperture and pierced hands, fusee movement with verge escapement, the case with cast brass molded bezel and composed of shells, 'C' scrolls leaf sprays, rockwork and surmounted by a foliate canopy with flower finial.
height 33 in.
83.3 cm
The Justice Warren Shepro Collection of Clocks Sotheby's New York, April 26, 2001, lot 69
Inventory no. 1076
John Wilkins is recorded working at Islington, North London in the 1770s.