Lot 58
A rare and interesting 18th century continental night timepiece Joseph Galindo a la Haye
13 July 2023, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,432 inc. premium
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A rare and interesting 18th century continental night timepiece
Joseph Galindo a la Haye
The silvered 6.75 inch dial pivotted at the centre and rotating anticlockwise, the time read against a pierced steel tip mounted at the top and pointing to the time to the nearest 15 minutes via the pierced outer ring, the Roman numerals and lozenge half hour markers also pierced. The dial framed top and bottom with a foliate scroll mount. The spring driven movement set on a turned brass upright to a foliate scroll base, wound from the rear, it's thick plates united by four turned and knopped pillars, the verge escapement with silk suspended pendulum, signed on the backplate Joseph Galindo Ala Haye, set above with a shaped tray to support a burning lamp. Ticking. 36.5cms (14.5ins) high.
The silvered 6.75 inch dial pivotted at the centre and rotating anticlockwise, the time read against a pierced steel tip mounted at the top and pointing to the time to the nearest 15 minutes via the pierced outer ring, the Roman numerals and lozenge half hour markers also pierced. The dial framed top and bottom with a foliate scroll mount. The spring driven movement set on a turned brass upright to a foliate scroll base, wound from the rear, it's thick plates united by four turned and knopped pillars, the verge escapement with silk suspended pendulum, signed on the backplate Joseph Galindo Ala Haye, set above with a shaped tray to support a burning lamp. Ticking. 36.5cms (14.5ins) high.
Footnotes
Brian Loomes in his Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World lists a Joseph Galindo from Spitalfields who went bankrupt in 1751. La Haye is the French name for The Hauge in the Netherlands.
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