James Stratton
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Lot 9
A good mid 18th century quarter repeating ebonised table clock Charles Blanchard, London
22 June 2021, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £5,100 inc. premium
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A good mid 18th century quarter repeating ebonised table clock
Charles Blanchard, London
The inverted bell top case with handle and four cone finials over circular sound frets and glazed panels to the sides, on a moulded base and ogee brass feet, the 7 inch arched brass dial with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring below strike/silent subsidiary dial, the matted centre with date and mock pendulum apertures, the twin gut fusee movement with knife edge verge escapement rack striking the hours on a bell and repeating the quarters on a run of six bells and hammers, signed 'Cha Blanchard, London' within symmetrical foliate scrolls. 49cms (19ins) high
The inverted bell top case with handle and four cone finials over circular sound frets and glazed panels to the sides, on a moulded base and ogee brass feet, the 7 inch arched brass dial with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring below strike/silent subsidiary dial, the matted centre with date and mock pendulum apertures, the twin gut fusee movement with knife edge verge escapement rack striking the hours on a bell and repeating the quarters on a run of six bells and hammers, signed 'Cha Blanchard, London' within symmetrical foliate scrolls. 49cms (19ins) high
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Charles Blanchard of London, born 1688, died 1768.
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