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A WALNUT TERRESTRIAL GLOBE MANTEL TIME PIECE, UNSIGNED, GERMAN, CIRCA 19005
作品估价：GBP 500
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1020
拍品名称：
A WALNUT TERRESTRIAL GLOBE MANTEL TIME PIECE, UNSIGNED, GERMAN, CIRCA 19005
拍品描述：
A WALNUT TERRESTRIAL GLOBE MANTEL TIME PIECE, UNSIGNEDGERMAN, CIRCA 1900 43cm high, 21.5cm wide, 19cm deepThe circular movement with skeletonised plates and lever escapement regulated by sprung monometallic balance and with worm take-off from the rear of the centre wheel to drive the rotating globe surmount, the 3.5 inch circular silvered Arabic numeral dial with five minutes to outer track within moulded bezel, the case of outward swept plinth form with cavetto top moulding and surmounted with 7 inch diameter rotating globe applied with 12 coloured printed gores with countries, major cities, important topographical features, oceans, shipping lanes, islands, tropics and other features annotated in French and pivoted between the poles within a patinated brass meridian arc, the equator with a brass band annotated with Arabic twenty-four hour numerals supported by two perpendicular circles and the bottom pivot applied with a wheel driven by another connected to the movement housed in the case beneath, the rear of the timepiece with brass cover stamped GES. GESCHUTZ, REGISTERED, DEPOSE, on moulded skirt base incorporating shaped apron to front. Clocks incorporating globes to allow 'world time' to be displayed became popular during the latter part of the 19th century most likely in response to telegraph technology bringing real-time global communication within reach. Such timepieces are able to provide the relative time at any given global location by reading the twenty-four-hour ring against the longitude for the location once the globe has been orientated such that the hour ring provides correct local time.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW.With wear, marks, knocks and scratches commensurate with age and useDiscolouration and wear to surface of globe and clockface, please see images Glass case missing from clockface Key present Wood in fairly good condition overallADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW.With wear, marks, knocks and scratches commensurate with age and useDiscolouration and wear to surface of globe and clockface, please see images Glass case missing from clockface Key present Wood in fairly good condition overallADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot.