Lot 15
A remarkable early 20th century mechanical display timepiece with calendar, moonphase and tidal dials, all hand painted on seven white duck eggs Invented and made by C.W.Croydon of Ipswich. Entilted 'We are Seven'
29 November 2023, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,200 inc. premium
Looking for a similar item?
Our Clocks specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.
Find your local specialistAsk about this lot
A remarkable early 20th century mechanical display timepiece with calendar, moonphase and tidal dials, all hand painted on seven white duck eggs
Invented and made by C.W.Croydon of Ipswich. Entilted 'We are Seven'
Each of the seven hollow eggs mounted vertically on a polished steel rod with blued steel collet and set behind a blued steel hand with hand-written titles offering Day, Month, Moon (with eight hand drawn phases of the moon), Tide, and hours, minutes and seconds. On a velvet-covered octagonal plinth to an ebonised wooden base to take the glass dome. The spring driven movement wound from below.
The base 26cms in diameter, the height including the dome 35cms (14ins).
Each of the seven hollow eggs mounted vertically on a polished steel rod with blued steel collet and set behind a blued steel hand with hand-written titles offering Day, Month, Moon (with eight hand drawn phases of the moon), Tide, and hours, minutes and seconds. On a velvet-covered octagonal plinth to an ebonised wooden base to take the glass dome. The spring driven movement wound from below.
The base 26cms in diameter, the height including the dome 35cms (14ins).
Footnotes
The glass dome is set with an applied label 'WE ARE SEVEN'. Invented and made by the late C.W. Croydon. This possibly refers to the poem of the same title written by William Wordsworth in 1798.
Charles William Croydon (1868-1926) was a member of the British Horological Institute and ran the Ipswich shop Croydon's & Sons, a clock, watch and jewellery business.
Additional information
Bid now on these items
