Good English tortoiseshell, ebonised and gilt metal mounted ...

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£1,500

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Good English tortoiseshell, ebonised and gilt metal mounted triple fusee boardroom clock, bearing the trade label fixed to the inside back door inscribed J.C. Jennens & Son, Wholesale Clock Manufacturers, 25 & 26, Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, E.C., the 7" brass arched dial with silvered chapter ring enclosing a matted centre and with chime/silent and Cambridge chimes/chimes on eight bells subsidiary dials to the arch, the movement with foliate engraved back plate playing on a nest of nine bells and striking the hours on a large gong, within a rounded arched stepped case fitted with caryatids to the canted corners and surmounted by a square caddy top and five foliate turned brass finials, 22" high (pendulum and keys)

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Generally reasonable condition, there has been some restoration to the case and some further minor restoration needed, the left hand side glazing panel has a horizontal crack through the middle and the whole clock is in need of cleaning and minor refurbishment. See images for guidance, personal viewing always advised where possible.

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Auction Date: 22nd May 2025 at 11am

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Sale Dates:
Thu 22nd May 2025 11am (Lots 1201 to 2615)

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