Lot 315: (215) ENGLISH WINGED LATERN CLOCK

Brass case surmounted by a bell-bearing campanile; decorated with three pierced and engraved brass panels featuring dolphin and floral motifs—as are the side wings—and resting on four ball feet. Brass dial (diameter 16.5 cm) with a small central alarm dial featuring Arabic numerals; single hand. Movement: brass plates and wheelwork, verge escapement (visible on the case beneath the bell), and short anchor-style pendulum (visible as it operates within the side wings); hour and half-hour striking mechanism with count-wheel. External alarm mechanism on the base plate; wound by a single weight on a cord. Late 17th century. Certificate: Prof. André Curtit, who serviced the clock in 1996. Current condition not assessed.

Estimate:$1,810.8

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