A GEORGE III ORMOLU AND PASTE-SET STRIKING WALL CLOCK

Lot 607
23.10.2022 10:00UTC -05:00
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$ 37 800
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementEtats-Unis, New York
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ID 820144
Lot 607 | A GEORGE III ORMOLU AND PASTE-SET STRIKING WALL CLOCK
Valeur estimée
$ 20 000 – 40 000
A GEORGE III ORMOLU AND PASTE-SET STRIKING WALL CLOCK

MADE FOR THE EXPORT MARKET, LONDON, CIRCA 1785

CASE: ornamented with ormolu flowerhead garlands bordering four oval paterae composed of colorful pastes, the lower section mounted with laurel leaves above a clear paste-set pinecone finial

DIAL: the white enamel dial with paste-set bezel, Arabic five-minute markers to the outer edge, four subsidiary dials; Roman hours, ‘STRIKE / SILENT’, seconds and age of moon ‘1 – 29 1/2’, all with brass indicators

MOVEMENT: with quarter striking chain fusee verge escapement, the finely engraved foliate backplate with pierced balance cock and regulation dial

‌the interior case backplate stamped ‘A R’ and the bell incised ‘R A’ for Retarde / Avance, with a printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label



13 in. (33 cm.) high, 10 in. (25.4 cm.) wide, 4 in. (10.2 cm.) deep





Provenance

Acquired from Jeremy Ltd., London, by Ann and Gordon Getty in 1994.
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