Exbury House: Le Goût Rothschild - 5th October 2022
Lot 209
A WILLIAM AND MARY STYLE EBONISED 'BASKET' TOP BRACKET CLOCK
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £4000
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Description
A WILLIAM AND MARY STYLE EBONISED 'BASKET' TOP BRACKET CLOCK
19TH CENTURY
the brass, twin fusee movement with an anchor escapement on a brass dial with a six and a quarter inch silvered chapter ring with black Roman hour numerals inside Arabic minute numerals and winged cherub spandrels, the case with a pierced gilt metal 'basket' decorated with swags, fruit and scrolls and a swing handle, the front and sides with applied pierced gilt panels, on a stepped base and feet, with keys and pendulum
38.5cm high with handle up, 26cm wide, 17cm deep
Provenance
Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)
Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)
The Trustees of Exbury House