A GEORGE III GILT-BRASS MOUNTED EBONISED MUSICAL TABLE CLOCK
FRANCIS PERIGAL, ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. CIRCA 1770
A GEORGE III GILT-BRASS MOUNTED EBONISED MUSICAL TABLE CLOCK FRANCIS PERIGAL, ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. CIRCA 1770 CASE: brass-lined pierced cast frets to moulded pediment with urn finial, further finials below, conforming frets to sides, gilt-brass caryatid mounts to front angles, foliate cast feet DIAL 6 in. wide red guilloché enamel dial plate overlaid with finely pierced and engraved gilt-brass mask to white enamel chapter disc signed 'FRANCIS PERIGAL/Royal Exchange/LONDON', enamel discs above for chime/not chime and four tune selector inscribed 'SONG/GAVOT/HORNPIPE/MARCH', Chinese inscription to dial plate reverse, pierced and engraved hands MOVEMENT: six ringed pillars, triple chain fusees, verge escapement, playing music with eleven hammers on ten bells via 2¾ in. wide brass pin barrel, rack strike/trip repeat on further bell 22½ in. (57 cm.) high; 12¼ in. (31 cm.) wide; 7½ in. (19 cm.) deep
A GEORGE III GILT-BRASS MOUNTED EBONISED MUSICAL TABLE CLOCK
FRANCIS PERIGAL, ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. CIRCA 1770
A GEORGE III GILT-BRASS MOUNTED EBONISED MUSICAL TABLE CLOCK FRANCIS PERIGAL, ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. CIRCA 1770 CASE: brass-lined pierced cast frets to moulded pediment with urn finial, further finials below, conforming frets to sides, gilt-brass caryatid mounts to front angles, foliate cast feet DIAL 6 in. wide red guilloché enamel dial plate overlaid with finely pierced and engraved gilt-brass mask to white enamel chapter disc signed 'FRANCIS PERIGAL/Royal Exchange/LONDON', enamel discs above for chime/not chime and four tune selector inscribed 'SONG/GAVOT/HORNPIPE/MARCH', Chinese inscription to dial plate reverse, pierced and engraved hands MOVEMENT: six ringed pillars, triple chain fusees, verge escapement, playing music with eleven hammers on ten bells via 2¾ in. wide brass pin barrel, rack strike/trip repeat on further bell 22½ in. (57 cm.) high; 12¼ in. (31 cm.) wide; 7½ in. (19 cm.) deep
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