A good early 18th century English table clock with pull quarter repeat by John Purdom
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$2,000 – $3,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$4,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]May 06, 2023[/restrict]
John Purdom, London, a good early 18th century table clock with pull quarter repeat, the ebonized case with molded, brass trimmed base and cushion feet, the front and rear doors with brass aperture molding and paired escutcheons, molded cornice and brass trimmed caddy top with finely pierced and engraved brass fret, and turned, gilt wood finials, the sides with knopped handles and engraved brass frets matching the top, brass composite dial with roman numeral silvered chapter ring and blued steel hands, the matted center with date aperture and mock pendulum below 12:00, Dutch style day of the week aperture above 6:00, and subsidiary strike/ silent and rise and fall regulation dials flanking a lunar date chapter with penny moon, eight day three train fusee movement, now with recoil escapement, the back plate engraved with wheatear border enframing scrolling acanthus, birds, and canephore, counting the hours on a bell, and with pull quarter repeating on six bells, with brass clad pendulum