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LOT 1120
LOT 1120
A late Victorian gilt metal mounted burr walnut cased bracket clock with brass eight day triple fusee movement striking hours on a large gong and chiming quarters on four gongs, the brass break arch dial with subsidiary 'slow/fast' and 'chime/silent' indicators to arch above a matt centre, framed by a silvered chapter ring with Roman hour numerals and Arabic minutes and inscribed 'Dent, Royal Exchange, Cornhill & 61 Strand, London, No. 48787', cornered with cast and pierced gilt mask and scroll spandrels, the back plate similarly signed and numbered, the arched case with brass carry handle above four foliate finials, the sides inset with a pair of pierced scale fret panels, on a plinth base and brass bracket feet, height approx 49cm, with pendulum, case key and winder. Provenance: the clock purportedly belonged to Captain Edward Henry Bayly, a British naval officer who led a distinguished career, peaking in 1900 when he served in China during the Boxer Rebellion, stationed in Tientsin.
Hammer price: £5,500
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