Lot 352 , A Regency ebonised and brass inlaid lancet-shape bracket clock, with key and a painted pottery strut timepiece, largest 55cm high (2)
A Regency ebonised and brass inlaid lancet-shape bracket clock, with key and a painted pottery strut timepiece, largest 55cm high (2)
£200-300
Condition:
Lancet clock case missing brass inset stringing in places; small section of veneer missing at back; back door veneer split at arch; convex enamel dial with surface scratches; unusual engraved brass Quarter/ Strike/Silent option to the arch. Three-train movement wound and has worked (and striked) quite well over some 24 hours, losing seven minutes, although not guaranteed; ting-tang strike for quarters on two rear-mounted bells and one bell on top for hours; with pendulum. Other clock has a cast brass frame, a convex dial with silvered metal chapter ring and a painted enamel dial centre; movement tested and works/ticks but motion not sustained beyond around five minutes.