Lot 62
A good mid 19th century English engraved gilt brass strut clock in the form of a toilet mirror Thomas Cole, London, No. 680. Retailed by C.F.Hancock, London
13 July 2023, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,176 inc. premium
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A good mid 19th century English engraved gilt brass strut clock in the form of a toilet mirror
Thomas Cole, London, No. 680. Retailed by C.F.Hancock, London
The silvered oval dial signed for the retailer within a series of engraved strapwork on a hatched ground, Roman chapter ring and good blued steel fleur de lys hands centred by the monogram TSS, with Renaissance-inspired engraved central band hinged between a pair of shaped and decorated uprights on a stepped base containing a mercury thermometer reading against a silvered scale, numbered to the underside of the base and set with a rotating shaped support, decorated all over with elaborate foliate scrollwork on a hatched ground. The rear of the case with sprung catch to secure the top section for transit, the rear door fully signed C.F. HANCOCK, a Successor of STORR & MORTIMER'S by Appointment to H.M.Queen Adelaide, H.I.M. the Emperor of Russia, 39, Bruton St, LONDON. The gilt movement with spring barrel set within shaped plates united by four turned pillars driving a jewelled English lever escapement. Ticking. 19cms (7.5ins) high.
The silvered oval dial signed for the retailer within a series of engraved strapwork on a hatched ground, Roman chapter ring and good blued steel fleur de lys hands centred by the monogram TSS, with Renaissance-inspired engraved central band hinged between a pair of shaped and decorated uprights on a stepped base containing a mercury thermometer reading against a silvered scale, numbered to the underside of the base and set with a rotating shaped support, decorated all over with elaborate foliate scrollwork on a hatched ground. The rear of the case with sprung catch to secure the top section for transit, the rear door fully signed C.F. HANCOCK, a Successor of STORR & MORTIMER'S by Appointment to H.M.Queen Adelaide, H.I.M. the Emperor of Russia, 39, Bruton St, LONDON. The gilt movement with spring barrel set within shaped plates united by four turned pillars driving a jewelled English lever escapement. Ticking. 19cms (7.5ins) high.
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