18th Jul, 2020 9:30 GMT/BST

Country House & Fine Sale including Jewellery, Watches & Silver (Day Two)

 
Lot 467
 

467

A Small Alarm Table Timepiece, signed Geo Lindsay, London, circa 1770, inverted bell top...

A Small Alarm Table Timepiece, signed Geo Lindsay, London, circa 1770, inverted bell top pediment with carrying handle, side viewing windows and sound frets, side pull alarm cord, pad feet, 5-inch arch brass dial, central alarm disc, arch with signed silvered disc, single fusee movement with a verge escapement, alarm striking on a bell, movement backplate signed Geo Lindsay Serv to His Majesty, 37cm high over handle see illustrations

Sold for £3,800
Estimated at £800 - £1,200


 

12.06.20 Case with ebonised surfaces rubbed, case with scratches and small cracks in parts, all pierced wooden frets have been replaced, back door glass has been taken out and replaced with a wooden panel, back door with a later latch, dial is discoloured, movement in going order, later pendulum holding block.

 


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Auction: Country House & Fine Sale including Jewellery, Watches & Silver (Day Two), 18th Jul, 2020

Country House & Fine Sale including Jewellery, Watches & Silver (Day Two)

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