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Grandfather clock, rocaille ornament, winged angel heads, bracket clock type, decorative birds; mahogany-veneered wooden cuboid glazed cabinet on a profiled plinth with four brass legs; rectangular raised profiled finial, concave lower sides, rounded upper section, brass knocker handle at top. Glazed rectangular front door topped by a semicircular arch with applied plaques at corners depicting winged angel heads and an acanthus twig; lockable door with preserved keyhole and brass escutcheon. Side walls closed with semicircular arch; rectangular hinged rear door. Movement: plate skeleton with verge spindle escapement, striking function and pendulum. Silvered brass dial with engraved hour ring Roman numerals and minute ring Arabic numerals; date aperture with Arabic numerals for day of month. Steel hands: minute hand with O-ring at base and straight tip, shorter openwork hour hand. Small engraved strike/silent disk with steel hand to enable/disable striking. Central keyholes in dial one key preserved. Back plate covering mechanism with bell, hammer and pendulum gilded and engraved with acanthus volutes and a bird on a pedestal. Second half of the 18th century, London, England. Timepiece. Measurements: height 45 cm, width 28 cm, depth 20 cm., A wooden rectangular case with a curved top and a brass handle sits upright on small brass feet; the wood is a dark brown with visible grain and polished sheen, showing a few lighter and darker patches and smooth moldings around the top and base. The front has a recessed framed door with a glass opening revealing an internal brass plate that is a muted greenish-brass color with engraved decorative scrollwork and a few metal fittings and rods in darker metallic tones. A small metal hinge and a keyhole are visible on the door edge in darker brown and metallic colors. The background is a neutral light gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A10_172

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

66.4Mo (1.3Mo) / 32.8cm x 50.8cm / 3870 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Grandfather clock rocaille ornament winged angel heads bracket clock type decorative birds mahogany-veneered wooden cuboid glazed cabinet profiled plinth four brass legs rectangular raised profiled finial concave lower sides rounded upper section brass knocker handle top Glazed rectangular front door topped semicircular arch applied plaques corners depicting winged angel heads acanthus twig lockable door preserved keyhole brass escutcheon Side walls closed hinged rear door Movement plate skeleton verge spindle escapement striking function pendulum Silvered brass dial engraved hour ring Roman numerals minute Arabic numerals date aperture day month Steel hands hand O-ring base straight tip shorter openwork hour hand Small engraved strike silent disk steel hand enable disable striking Central keyholes dial key preserved Back plate covering mechanism bell hammer pendulum gilded acanthus volutes bird pedestal Second half 18th century London England Timepiece Measurements height 45 cm width 28 cm depth 20 cm wooden case curved top brass handle sits upright small brass feet wood dark brown visible grain polished sheen showing lighter darker patches smooth moldings front recessed framed door glass opening revealing internal brass plate muted greenish-brass color engraved decorative scrollwork metal fittings rods darker metallic tones small metal hinge keyhole visible door edge darker brown metallic colors background neutral light gray.