LOT 131 A rare late 18th century English ting-tang quarter striking centre seconds clock movement with pin-wheel escapement made for the Chinese market Possibly by Henry Borrell, London
Viewed 384 Frequency
Pre-bid 0 Frequency
Name
Size
Description
Translation provided by Youdao
Possibly by Henry Borrell, Londonthe 3 inch white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with gilt spade hands and blued steel centre seconds hand, the twin chain fusee movement with substantial plates measuring 5 and 5/16ths of an inch by 5 and 1/16th of an inch, united by five tapering pillars, the going train terminating in a pin wheel escapement on a wheel of five crossings, the faceted steel rod pendulum mounted on a knife edge and with brass lenticular bob, the strike train sounding the hours and the quarters on a pair of bells, the hammer arbors set on a separate shaped cock mounted on the backplate, now contained in a Chinoiserie-decorated case surmounted by a handle over quatrefoil sound frets on a moulded base and squat ogee bracket feet, 33cms (1ft 1ins) high
Online payment is available,
You will be qualified after paid the deposit!
Online payment is available for this session.
Bidding for buyers is available,
please call us for further information. Our hot line is400-010-3636 !
This session is a live auction,
available for online bidding and reserved bidding