Property of a descendant of William Beckford & The Dukes of Hamilton
A Louis XV-style gilt-bronze mounted turtleshell contra-boulle mantel clock, circa 1860
Lot Closed
January 14, 02:49 PM GMT
Estimate
400 - 600 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a descendant of William Beckford & The Dukes of Hamilton
A Louis XV-style gilt-bronze mounted turtleshell contra-boulle mantel clock, circa 1860
3½-inch thirteen piece enamel cartouche dial, signed to the centre Payne & Cie, Paris, the similarly signed Vincenti movement with Brocot suspension, outside count wheel striking on a bell, the waisted case with eagle surmount, veneered in brass and inlaid with red shell
37cm. 14½in. high
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Possibly William, 12th Duke of Hamilton (1845–1895) or Mary, Duchess of Hamilton (1854-1934);
Thence by descent.
Thence by descent.
The present lot appears to be that on a chimneypiece of a public room in a late 19th century photograph at Easton Park, Suffolk, the English estate of the Dukes of Hamilton.