blackened wood, glass, bronze, brass, steel; height 47.7 cm, width 29.9 cm, depth 19.5 cm.
England, London, 33 Gracechurch St.; 1766-1794.
Rectangular cabinet, of blackened wood, glazed, supported on volute bronze legs. Bell-shaped canopy, decorated at the top and corners with cone-shaped pinnacles (one missing). Rectangular dial topped with a semicircle, with an applied ring with Roman hour and Arabic minute divisions; a calendar window at the bottom; openworked hands; in the arcade a dial regulating the beat of the clock; on the sides applied decorative thread and a pair of openworked cornets; in the lower corners - rosettes (one loose). Mechanism signed: "Thom Wagstaffe / London".
Condition: missing decoration and restorations, cracks in the case; 2 tension keys included; no cabinet key.
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