Lewis Walduck
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Lot 51*
An unusual English patinated bronze striking carriage clock Payne & Co, 163 New Bond Street No. 5868
2 July 2025, 13:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£3,500 - £5,000
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An unusual English patinated bronze striking carriage clock
Payne & Co, 163 New Bond Street No. 5868
The two-colour case surmounted by a shaped carrying handle over four finials on reeded Doric columns, the front and sides with engine-turned decoration and repeat button to the right hand panel, sitting on an inverted plinth base and button feet. The rear door with pierced and shaped sound fret backed in red silk. The 4 inch gilt brass Roman dial with engraved centre filled with floral decoration and a central bird, with blued steel Breguet-style hands. The 19th century twin fusee movement signed to the backplate Payne & Co, 163 New Bond Street No. 5868, striking and repeating the hours on a blued steel gong, with vertically mounted monometallic balance wheel mounted to the top of the backplate to an English lever escapement. Ticking and striking. Case probably associated. 25cms (10ins) high.
The two-colour case surmounted by a shaped carrying handle over four finials on reeded Doric columns, the front and sides with engine-turned decoration and repeat button to the right hand panel, sitting on an inverted plinth base and button feet. The rear door with pierced and shaped sound fret backed in red silk. The 4 inch gilt brass Roman dial with engraved centre filled with floral decoration and a central bird, with blued steel Breguet-style hands. The 19th century twin fusee movement signed to the backplate Payne & Co, 163 New Bond Street No. 5868, striking and repeating the hours on a blued steel gong, with vertically mounted monometallic balance wheel mounted to the top of the backplate to an English lever escapement. Ticking and striking. Case probably associated. 25cms (10ins) high.
Footnotes
William Payne is first recorded in 1816 at 62 South Molton Street, London. By 1825, he had established his business at 163 New Bond Street, where the firm remained a respected presence well into the 20th century. Known for producing finely made timepieces, William Payne & Co. catered to a discerning clientele in the heart of London's fashionable West End.
Loomes, B. (2006). Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, N.A.G. Press, London.
Britten, F.J. (1986). Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers, Bloomsbury Books, London.
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