Live Auction, 18 November 2019
Lot Estimate
R 6 000 - 8 000
Selling Price
Unsold
About this Item
A German oak bracket clock, retailed by H F Seale, Cape Town, 20th century
the 23cm circular dial with a silvered chapter ring with Roman hour numerals and Arabic minute numerals, inscribed H. F. Seale, Cape Town, subsidiary strike-silent and regulation dials, four-pillar anchor escapement with Westminster quarter chime on four gongs and striking the hour on a bell, with pull repeat function, the backplate stamped W & H Sch, (Wiinterhalder and Hofmeier) the triangular pediment with gilt foliate grille, above a glazed door flanked by fluted columns, the sides with fretwork doors, on a stepped base raised on bracket feet, lacking winder, the movement in need of a service, distress, 54cm high
the 23cm circular dial with a silvered chapter ring with Roman hour numerals and Arabic minute numerals, inscribed H. F. Seale, Cape Town, subsidiary strike-silent and regulation dials, four-pillar anchor escapement with Westminster quarter chime on four gongs and striking the hour on a bell, with pull repeat function, the backplate stamped W & H Sch, (Wiinterhalder and Hofmeier) the triangular pediment with gilt foliate grille, above a glazed door flanked by fluted columns, the sides with fretwork doors, on a stepped base raised on bracket feet, lacking winder, the movement in need of a service, distress, 54cm high
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