Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 17th January 2024
Lot 317
AN EARLY GEORGE III JAPANNED TAVERN CLOCK
Estimate £3,000 - £4,000 | Hammer £3654
Inc. Buyers Premium
Description
AN EARLY GEORGE III JAPANNED TAVERN CLOCK
BY CHRISTOPHER BIGGIN OF WISBEACH, C.1765
the brass eight day movement, with five turned pillars, an anchor escapement and tapering plates, the painted 24in dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, the case decorated in gilt chinoiserie and signed 'Chris.R Biggin, Wisbeach'
145.4 high, 73cm diameter