A lacquered brass and painted tôle automaton clock, English, composite

Property removed from Fenton House to be sold on behalf of the 7th Earl of Durham

A lacquered brass and painted tôle automaton clock, English, composite

2¾-inch silvered dial beneath an aperture with automaton forge scene, the associated and earlier two train fusee movement with anchor escapement, shaped plates and rack striking on a bell, the rectangular case with brass carrying handle and painted to the front and sides with naive rural coaching scenes, on brass bracket feet

28cm 11in high; 19cm 7½in wide