Auction Preview: Fine Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments at Dreweatts, Newbury, Feb 20
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What: Fine Clocks, Barometers and Scientific InstrumentsWhere: Dreweatts, 16/17 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5LUWhen: 20 February, 10.30 amPublic Viewing: Sunday 17 February: 10am–2pm; Monday 18 February: 9am–5.30pm; Tuesday 19 February: 8.30am–4.30pm; Day of
Auction Preview: Fine Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments at Dreweatts, Newbury, Feb 20
What: Fine Clocks, Barometers and Scientific InstrumentsWhere: Dreweatts, 16/17 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5LUWhen: 20 February, 10.30 amPublic Viewing: Sunday 17 February: 10am–2pm; Monday 18 February: 9am–5.30pm; Tuesday 19 February: 8.30am–4.30pm; Day of sale: from 8.30amTop lots of the sale:- A rare gilt brass mounted ebony alarm timepiece of month duration with silent-pull quarter-repeat, Thomas Tompion and Edward Banger, London, No. 92. Estimate: £ 30,000 - £ 50,000 ($ 38,854 – 64,757)- A Fine Queen Anne Walnut Eight-Day Longcase Clock, ichard Street, London, circa 1705. Estimate: £ 15,000 - £ 20,000 ($ 19,427 – 25,903)- A fine French Louis XVI ormolu mounted skeleton clock with full annual calendar, moonphase and twin thermometers, Hubert Martinet, Paris/London, circa 1775. Estimate: £ 15,000 - £ 20,000 ($ 19,427 – 25,903)- An important George II/III mahogany domestic regulator, Henry Hindley, York, mid 18th century. Estimate: £ 10,000 - £ 15,000 ($ 12,951 - 19,427)- A rare George III mahogany eight-day precision mean and sidereal longcase clock with annual calendar, John Ellicott, London, mid 18th century. Estimate: £ 8.000 - £ 12,000 ($ 10,361 – 15,542)- A fine William III brass mounted ebony table clock with pull-quarter repeat, Brounker Watts, London, circa 1690-95. Estimate: £ 8.000 - £ 12,000 ($ 10,361 – 15,542)- A fine and potentially historically important George III mahogany striking table regulator, Thomas Mudge and William Dutton, London circa 1770. Estimate: £ 7,000 - £ 10,000 ($ 9,066 - 12,951)- A William III walnut and floral marquetry eight-day longcase clock, Daniel Quare, London, circa 1695. Estimate: £ 7,000 - £ 10,000 ($ 9,066 - 12,951)For details, visit: https://www.dreweatts.com/Click on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin Read more
