ID 1437471
Lot 65 | A LOUIS XV GILT-BRASS AND GILTWOOD SUNBURST RACK TIMEPIECE CLOCK
Estimate value
£ 800 – 1 200
CIRCA 1760, THE DIAL SIGNED MOSBRUCKER / LONDON
The case with sunburst surround on a notched rack shaft, raised on a giltwood truncated column and spreading circular base, the 2 ¾ in. white enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes and outer date ring, pierced hands and blued steel date hand, the centre signed Mosbrucker/LONDON, the movement with verge escapement and ascending barrel mechanism, the plates joined by three baluster pillars
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high; the base 6 ¼ in. (15.8 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Mentink & Roest, Netherlands.
Acquired from the above for the present collection in April 2003.
| Auction house category: | Clocks - Furnishings |
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