J. Stockall, Clerkenwell Rd, EC, mahogany wall timepiece for stations or administrations, circa 1870. Painted flat dial with signature, Roman numerals for the hours and graduations for the minutes, every five marked by a triangle, blued steel spade hands, cast convex bezel with flat glass and moulded mahogany outer. Single gut fusee movement with rectangular plates with cut upper corners united by four knopped pillars, recoil anchor escapement. Autonomy 8 days.
Dimensions
External diameter 14 1/2” (37 cm), dial diameter 11 ¾” (30cm), overall depth 5 1/2” (14cm)
Bibliography
Brian Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, NAG Press, 1984.
Price
€ 3500.-