22nd Sep, 2018 9:30 GMT/BST

Country House (Part III)

 
Lot 1211
 

1211

Cycling Interest: A Presentation Oak Quarter Striking Table Clock, Presented for the first...

Cycling Interest: A Presentation Oak Quarter Striking Table Clock, Presented for the first prize for the Worthing Athletic Sports Bicycle Race 1890, top of the case with a carrying handle and applied presentation plaque inscribed Worthing Athletic Sports Bicycle Race 1890, sides with lion head masks, scroll feet, 6-1/2-inch brass dial with a silvered chapter ring, twin barrel movement quarter striking on two gongs, movement back plate stamped D.R Patent W&H Sch, 38cm high over handle

Sold with a photocopy of a page from The Worthing Gazette for 27th August 1890 mentioning that this clock as being presented for the first prize by Mr H Adams to W C Patching Worthing Cyclist Club for the two mile bicycle race.
Not Sold

 

24.08.18, Case with small scratches in parts, metal mounts are discoloured, with applied presentation plaque, end of the minute hand is broken, movement is dirty and needs cleaning, not striking, movement in going order.

 


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Auction: Country House (Part III), 22nd Sep, 2018

Country House (Part III)

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