Lot 43
A rare mid 18th century red and gilt japanned musical, quarter chiming table clock playing four tunes Thomas Prior, London
Amended
11 July 2018, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £6,875 inc. premium
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A rare mid 18th century red and gilt japanned musical, quarter chiming table clock playing four tunes
Thomas Prior, London
The case decorated all over with gilt and painted flowers on a red ground, the bell top on a caddy with five cone and crescent-moon finials over four term corner mounts, side sound frets and a moulded plinth base on scroll feet, the 6.75 inch arched brass dial surmounted by a tune selection arc giving the titles 'Lovely Nancy', 'an Air', 'Minuet' and 'ye Intrepid' over twin subsidiaries for 'strike/not strike' and 'chime/not chime', with Turkish market chapter ring framing the matted centre and date aperture, the substantial triple chain fusee movement with verge escapement rack striking the hours on a bell and playing one of the tunes on eight bells and fourteen hammers, the backplate engraved with a Chinoiserie pagoda and crescent moon within foliate scrolls and a brickwork arch 61cms (2ft high)
The case decorated all over with gilt and painted flowers on a red ground, the bell top on a caddy with five cone and crescent-moon finials over four term corner mounts, side sound frets and a moulded plinth base on scroll feet, the 6.75 inch arched brass dial surmounted by a tune selection arc giving the titles 'Lovely Nancy', 'an Air', 'Minuet' and 'ye Intrepid' over twin subsidiaries for 'strike/not strike' and 'chime/not chime', with Turkish market chapter ring framing the matted centre and date aperture, the substantial triple chain fusee movement with verge escapement rack striking the hours on a bell and playing one of the tunes on eight bells and fourteen hammers, the backplate engraved with a Chinoiserie pagoda and crescent moon within foliate scrolls and a brickwork arch 61cms (2ft high)
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Please note that this lot is not quarter chiming as mentioned in the catalogue.
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