106th Auction

2022/5/21

Lot 227

Thomas Mercer, St. Albans

A noble carriage clock with 8 day power reserve and spring detent escapement with original gold-tooled leather travelling box and original certificate

Sold

estimated
5.0008.000 €
Price realized
4.300 €
specific features
Case
Brass, gilt, 140 x 200 x 105 mm, facet glazed.
Dial
Silvered.
Movement
Rectangular-shaped brass movement, gilt, chain/fusee, spring detent escapement according to Thomas Earnshaw, chronometer balance with 2 screws and 2 weights.
Diam.200 mm
Circa1980
Ctry.England
Wt.8400 g


A near mint, heavy and decorative clock that combines the classic design of the carriage clock with the sophisticated chronometer technology that Mercer has continued from the mid-19th century to the present day. Here, with the large balance, Earnshaw's escapement, chain / fusee, and clear silvered dial chronometer technology is presented to its finest shelf-ready.