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Property from a Distinguished Private Collection

A rare George III Coade-stone mantel timepiece, Francis Perigal, London, circa 1790

Lot Closed

May 17, 11:48 AM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Distinguished Private Collection

A rare George III Coade-stone mantel timepiece, Francis Perigal, London, circa 1790


5-inch enamel associated dial with regulation lever above XII, the fusee movement with anchor escapement, arched plates, signed on the backplate Francis Perigal, Royal Exchange, London, the restored drum case surmounted by an urn and eagle and flanked by seated female figures depicting spring and autumn, the plinth impressed Coade, Lambeth

15in; 38.5cm high

The David Style Collection, Christie's, South Kensington, 7th June 2005, lot 214.
Descriptive Catalogue of Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory, 1784, section XXVII, no.525.