9th Jul, 2026 11:00
Fine & Classic
156
A Fine Regency Skeleton Table Clock
Signed Whitehurst & Son Derby and Dated 1829
A Fine Regency Skeleton Table Clock Signed Whitehurst & Son Derby and Dated 1829, in gilt brass with cast ormolu mounts, the silvered engine turned dial set with gilt Roman numeral hour markers, chain-driven single-fusee four-wheel train movement, half-deadbeat escapement regulated by a disc bob pendulum decorated with a cast cherubic mask, signed to five-spoke spring barrel, presented on a stepped rectangular white marble plinth to black hardstone base raised on four cast knopped feet and beneath a glass dome.
Dimensions: Clock 28.5cm high, 18cm wide; 40.5cm high including dome, 25.5cm wide overall
The contents of a Cheshire farmhouse.
For two similar examples see Drewatts 1759 09/09/2025 (https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/dreweatts1759/catalogue-id-drewea1-10583/lot-75cd0877-516f-480a-9b2f-b33600c4fef9) and Henry Adams Auctions 17/01/2018 (https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/henry-adams-auctioneers/catalogue-id-srhenr10079/lot-9fad0b6b-7789-45db-88f7-a864010fb270).
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Sold for £3,700
Auction: Fine & Classic, 9th Jul, 2026
We are delighted to present the Summer edition of the popular Fine & Classic Sale which begins with an exciting section of selected silver and novelty plate, a good range of Asian Art, British ceramics including Moorcroft, a private collection of clocks, chronometers and scientific instruments from a Cheshire farmhouse, decorative bronzes, fine watercolours and attractive oils with artists including Stanhope Alexander Forbes R.A. and William Mellor, a varied offering of Country House-style furniture and furnishings, diverse collectors' items including an important Polar Medal group, a fine French cello and much more.
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