James Stratton
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Lot 81*,TP
A late 18th century Chinoiserie decorated tavern clock William Stevens, Cirencester
22 June 2021, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £6,375 inc. premium
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A late 18th century Chinoiserie decorated tavern clock
William Stevens, Cirencester
The 28 inch black and gilt circular dial with well moulded bezel framing the gilt Roman and Arabic numerals and minute band over a pair of ears and the two-line signature 'Willm. Stevens, CIRENCESTER', the 19 inch shaped trunk door with Chinoiserie scenes incorporating two birds flying over buildings and a pair of walking figures, the sides decorated with flower heads, the chisel-foot base with applied and decorated moulding, the weight driven movement with tapered plates united by four knopped pillars, the four-wheel train with large barrel and anchor escapement
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The 28 inch black and gilt circular dial with well moulded bezel framing the gilt Roman and Arabic numerals and minute band over a pair of ears and the two-line signature 'Willm. Stevens, CIRENCESTER', the 19 inch shaped trunk door with Chinoiserie scenes incorporating two birds flying over buildings and a pair of walking figures, the sides decorated with flower heads, the chisel-foot base with applied and decorated moulding, the weight driven movement with tapered plates united by four knopped pillars, the four-wheel train with large barrel and anchor escapement
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Footnotes
Provenance:
Single family ownership for 23 years. Purchased from Strike One, Islington, London, June 1998.
Literature:
Discussed in Gatto 'The Tavern Clock', Bath 2010, p.173. Previously housed in the Scole Inn, Norfolk.
Rose, E.D. (1978) English Dial Clocks. Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club. 1978, illustrated in colour page 70, and detail shots page 72.
William Stevens was a working member of the Clockmakers Company between circa 1775 and 1812, first in Gloucester, later in Cirencester at The White Hart Inn.
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