Beschreibung:

A weight-driven lacquered brass skeleton timepiece Fred Whitlock for Dent, London, 1970's the shallow pierced frame with six squat pillars enclosing two-day four-wheel train with anchor escapement, lenticular bob pendulum and silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, beneath gilt eagle-surmount and curved supports for the driving weight and counterweight linked via brass chains in an endless system to a pulley set behind the Fahrenheit thermometer fronted twin Doric column base, incorporating pulley ratchet-wind operating via the cord exiting the stepped green marble base, 48cm high, with glass cover (top panel cracked) 58cm high overall. Provenance: Acquired directly from the maker by a family member of the vendor. This attractive timepiece is based on a French model of circa 1830 by Auguste Moineau and Rolland Degrege. THIS CATALOGUE ENTRY TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE OR AVAILABLE FROM THE SALEROOM ON REQUEST.