The contents of The Grange, Wendover - 2nd October 2024
Lot 234
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK
Estimate £800 - £1,200
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Description
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK
BY GEORGE MARGETTES, LONDON, LATE 18TH CENTURY
the brass eight day movement with five turned pillars and an anchor escapement striking on a bell, the painted 12 inch arched dial with Roman numerals and a strike/silent dial signed 'Margettes, Cheapside, London', in a flame figured case
227.5cm high
Provenance
The contents of The Grange, Wendover.
Catalogue Note
George Margetts (1748-1804) was born in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, the son of John Margetts, a wheel-wright, He appears to have been apprenticed to an Oxfordshire clockmaker before moving to London. He became free of the Clockmakers Company in October 1779.