Lot 39
A very rare early 19th century Maltese weight-driven wall clock with alarm
13 July 2023, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £14,080 inc. premium
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A very rare early 19th century Maltese weight-driven wall clock with alarm
The rectangular frame with shaped cresting over a cushion-moulded glazed bezel to a shaped base, with open sound apertures to the sides, decorated all over with silvered interlaced strapwork and fleur-de-lyse on a green ground.
The 18 inch rectangular white painted Roman dial protected by a glazed door hinged to the left-hand side and opening to allow winding, with decorative half-hour markers framed by floral sprigs to each corner, painted to the centre with a three-mast ship leaving port, the large pierced single hand with alarm-setting disc, over a pendulum aperture. The movement secured to the back of the dial and wound from the rear, the barrels set along the top edge and raising the weights over a pair of pulleys mounted in iron brackets in the top corners of the case, both wheel trains inverted, the going with anchor escapement, the striking train with count wheel planted on the front plate, striking on the hours and the alarm on two bells. Together with the pendulum, two small lead weights and a winding key. Untested, but appears complete. 1.01m (3ft 4ins) high
The 18 inch rectangular white painted Roman dial protected by a glazed door hinged to the left-hand side and opening to allow winding, with decorative half-hour markers framed by floral sprigs to each corner, painted to the centre with a three-mast ship leaving port, the large pierced single hand with alarm-setting disc, over a pendulum aperture. The movement secured to the back of the dial and wound from the rear, the barrels set along the top edge and raising the weights over a pair of pulleys mounted in iron brackets in the top corners of the case, both wheel trains inverted, the going with anchor escapement, the striking train with count wheel planted on the front plate, striking on the hours and the alarm on two bells. Together with the pendulum, two small lead weights and a winding key. Untested, but appears complete. 1.01m (3ft 4ins) high
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