A GEORGE III ORMOLU, ENAMEL AND PASTE-SET QUARTER-STRIKING TABLE CLOCK FOR THE CHINESE MARKET

Lot 14
02.07.2024 17:00UTC +00:00
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£ 75 600
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Lot 14 | A GEORGE III ORMOLU, ENAMEL AND PASTE-SET QUARTER-STRIKING TABLE CLOCK FOR THE CHINESE MARKET
Valeur estimée
£ 50 000 – 80 000
A GEORGE III ORMOLU, ENAMEL AND PASTE-SET QUARTER-STRIKING TABLE CLOCK FOR THE CHINESE MARKET
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM CARPENTER, LONDON, CIRCA 1800
CASE: of rectangular outline surmounted by a twin-handled vase with hinged pineapple finial and stiff-leaf mounts, the friction-fit top with blue glass liner to the interior, overall embellished with clear and coloured paste-gems about six blue glass reserves to the sides each mounted with a paste floret, on a waisted openwork socle to tiered platforms with vase finials to the angles and further bands of coloured paste-gems, the front, sides and hinged rear door with blue guilloche enamel panels decorated with flowerheads and foliage, an urn to the rear, raised on four leaf-capped claw and ball feet, the front and rear with drapery swags
DIAL: the 2 1/8 inch white enamel dial with Roman hours and dot minute track, openwork gilt hands and blued steel seconds hand, paste-gems to the convex glass bezel
MOVEMENT: the twin train movement, (with chain to the strike and now with gut line to the going), verge escapement, the plates joined by five tapering pillars, striking at the hour and chiming the quarter hours on eight bells via eight hammers from the short pin barrel, rear wound, hand setting from the backplate, short pendulum with brass bob
14 ¼ in. (36.2 cm.) high; 5 in. (12.7 cm.) wide; 5 in. (12.7 cm.) deep




Provenance

By repute: The Dowager Empress of China.
Purchased in Hong Kong, 1967.
Sir John Keswick K.C.M.G. (1906-1982) and Clare, Lady Keswick (1905-1998), thence by descent.



Sale room notice

Please note that this lot is incorrectly listed in the printed catalogue. Whereas the listing on Christies.com is correct.
The lot comes with a 19th century Huanghuali travel case, and as such should have been listed with the endangered species material symbol as the lot incorporates material from an endangered species which could result in export restrictions.
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