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A fine Victorian gilt brass mounted ebonised giant carriage clock with push-button …

Auction 11.03.2014
11.03.2014
Schätzpreis
8.000 £ - 12.000 £
ca. 13.295 $ - 19.943 $
Zuschlagspreis:
22.000 £
ca. 36.563 $
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 78

A fine Victorian gilt brass mounted ebonised giant carriage clock with push-button …

Auction 11.03.2014
11.03.2014
Schätzpreis
8.000 £ - 12.000 £
ca. 13.295 $ - 19.943 $
Zuschlagspreis:
22.000 £
ca. 36.563 $
Beschreibung:

A fine Victorian gilt brass mounted ebonised giant carriage clock with push-button hour repeat Dent, London, circa 1857/8 The five pillar twin chain fusee gong striking movement with Harrison's maintaining power and fitted with large gilt frosted platform underslung English lever escapement with split bimetallic balance applied with cylindrical compensating weights, the backplate with FAST/SLOW regulation, STRIKE/SILENT switch and SET HANDS square above signature DENT, 33 Cockspur St. London, 22594 to centre, the 3.5 inch circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds dial above repeat signature DENT, 33 COCKSPUR ST., LONDON, 22594 to centre and blued steel spade hands set within arched gilt mask deeply chased and engraved with foliate scrolls, the case with generous stylised tied floral bud cast gilt brass handle over bevel-glazed panel to the cavetto moulded top above canted brass fillet inset glazed dial aperture and further rectangular bevel-glazed panels to sides, the right hand side with trip-hour repeat button towards the upper margin of the forward upright, the rear with rectangular door, on moulded skirt base with shallow squab feet, 24cm (9.5ins) high excluding handle. Edward John Dent was a talented horologist who at the age of 17 transferred his apprenticeship from the trade of tallow chandler to watchmaking under the charge of Edward Gaudin in 1807. By 1817 he had become well known as a watch and clockmaker receiving commissions from the Admiralty for a 'Standard Astronomical Clock' and pocket chronometers for the Colonial Office Africa Expedition. In 1830 Dent went into partnership with the renowned watch and chronometer maker John Roger Arnold which continued until 1840 when he left and set up business alone as E.J. Dent at 82 Strand, London, primarily making marine chronometers, watches and precision clocks. In 1843 the firm expanded taking on a second premises at 33 Cocksur Street, with the Strand premises moving down the road to number 61 by 1851. In 1852 Edward Dent successfully tendered to make the 'great clock' to be housed in Stephen's tower at the New Palace of Westminster. The clock was completed by 1859, apparently at a financial loss to the firm, however it ensured that Dent became a household name synonymous with fine clockmaking. Unfortunately Edward John Dent did not live to see the installation of the 'great clock' as he died in 1853. He was succeeded by his stepson Frederick Rippon Dent, who, in partnership with his brother Richard, continued to expand the business. By 1862 the firm had added 34 Cockspur Street and 34 & 35 Royal Exchange to their list of addresses and, although having seen natural passage of ownership over the intervening years, the business still continues to trade today as Dent & Co. The current lot can be dated by its serial number to circa 1857/8 (see Allix, Charles CARRIAGE CLOCKS, Their history and development page 253) and can be compared to two closely related examples previously sold by Christies at their King Street salerooms. The first was number 19681 sold 22 January 2009; this example dates to around 1854 and only seemed to differ from the current lot by not having a subsidiary seconds dial (the case appeared to have also lost its ebonised finish). The second example was number 15051 (dating to circa 1852) which was sold on 4th July 2007, and again differed from the current lot by not having a subsidiary seconds dial. IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS Movements, dials and cases: movements and dials are described as relating to the cases in which they are housed in one of the following three ways: the case.... we are of the opinion that the movement and dial started life in the current case. in a case... we are of the opinion that the movement and dial are in a case of correct period and type (and may well be original to the movement and dial), however there is evidence to suggest that they may not have started out life together. no

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 78
Auktion:
Datum:
11.03.2014
Auktionshaus:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
Großbritannien und Nordirland
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
Beschreibung:

A fine Victorian gilt brass mounted ebonised giant carriage clock with push-button hour repeat Dent, London, circa 1857/8 The five pillar twin chain fusee gong striking movement with Harrison's maintaining power and fitted with large gilt frosted platform underslung English lever escapement with split bimetallic balance applied with cylindrical compensating weights, the backplate with FAST/SLOW regulation, STRIKE/SILENT switch and SET HANDS square above signature DENT, 33 Cockspur St. London, 22594 to centre, the 3.5 inch circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds dial above repeat signature DENT, 33 COCKSPUR ST., LONDON, 22594 to centre and blued steel spade hands set within arched gilt mask deeply chased and engraved with foliate scrolls, the case with generous stylised tied floral bud cast gilt brass handle over bevel-glazed panel to the cavetto moulded top above canted brass fillet inset glazed dial aperture and further rectangular bevel-glazed panels to sides, the right hand side with trip-hour repeat button towards the upper margin of the forward upright, the rear with rectangular door, on moulded skirt base with shallow squab feet, 24cm (9.5ins) high excluding handle. Edward John Dent was a talented horologist who at the age of 17 transferred his apprenticeship from the trade of tallow chandler to watchmaking under the charge of Edward Gaudin in 1807. By 1817 he had become well known as a watch and clockmaker receiving commissions from the Admiralty for a 'Standard Astronomical Clock' and pocket chronometers for the Colonial Office Africa Expedition. In 1830 Dent went into partnership with the renowned watch and chronometer maker John Roger Arnold which continued until 1840 when he left and set up business alone as E.J. Dent at 82 Strand, London, primarily making marine chronometers, watches and precision clocks. In 1843 the firm expanded taking on a second premises at 33 Cocksur Street, with the Strand premises moving down the road to number 61 by 1851. In 1852 Edward Dent successfully tendered to make the 'great clock' to be housed in Stephen's tower at the New Palace of Westminster. The clock was completed by 1859, apparently at a financial loss to the firm, however it ensured that Dent became a household name synonymous with fine clockmaking. Unfortunately Edward John Dent did not live to see the installation of the 'great clock' as he died in 1853. He was succeeded by his stepson Frederick Rippon Dent, who, in partnership with his brother Richard, continued to expand the business. By 1862 the firm had added 34 Cockspur Street and 34 & 35 Royal Exchange to their list of addresses and, although having seen natural passage of ownership over the intervening years, the business still continues to trade today as Dent & Co. The current lot can be dated by its serial number to circa 1857/8 (see Allix, Charles CARRIAGE CLOCKS, Their history and development page 253) and can be compared to two closely related examples previously sold by Christies at their King Street salerooms. The first was number 19681 sold 22 January 2009; this example dates to around 1854 and only seemed to differ from the current lot by not having a subsidiary seconds dial (the case appeared to have also lost its ebonised finish). The second example was number 15051 (dating to circa 1852) which was sold on 4th July 2007, and again differed from the current lot by not having a subsidiary seconds dial. IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS Movements, dials and cases: movements and dials are described as relating to the cases in which they are housed in one of the following three ways: the case.... we are of the opinion that the movement and dial started life in the current case. in a case... we are of the opinion that the movement and dial are in a case of correct period and type (and may well be original to the movement and dial), however there is evidence to suggest that they may not have started out life together. no

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 78
Auktion:
Datum:
11.03.2014
Auktionshaus:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
Großbritannien und Nordirland
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
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