
Lot 11TP
A Chinoiserie decorated tavern timepiece William Brooks, London
29 November 2023, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,048 inc. premium
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A Chinoiserie decorated tavern timepiece
William Brooks, London
The 24-inch circular Roman and Arabic dial later signed to the centre Wm Brooks London 1796 under the counterweighted, heart-tipped brass hands, above a narrow throat and fantasy chinoiserie scene on the short trunk door with a decorated chisel tip foot. The weight-driven movement with tapered plates signed CB on the front plate, united by four knopped pillars, the five wheel train terminating in an anchor escapement with a steel-rod, brass-bob pendulum and rectangular lead weight. With a case key and a crank key. Parts late 18th/early 19th century, new hands and restored dial/case. 150cms (59ins) high.
The 24-inch circular Roman and Arabic dial later signed to the centre Wm Brooks London 1796 under the counterweighted, heart-tipped brass hands, above a narrow throat and fantasy chinoiserie scene on the short trunk door with a decorated chisel tip foot. The weight-driven movement with tapered plates signed CB on the front plate, united by four knopped pillars, the five wheel train terminating in an anchor escapement with a steel-rod, brass-bob pendulum and rectangular lead weight. With a case key and a crank key. Parts late 18th/early 19th century, new hands and restored dial/case. 150cms (59ins) high.