A late Regency ormolu and bronze library timepiece, circa 1820, the 3.5 inch white enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic minutes at the quarters, single fusee movement signed 'F.BAETENS, 23 GERRARD ST. LONDON', the backplate applied with a rectangular plate stamped indistinctly..'LONDON', contained within a drum case with finely turned bezel and surmounted by a helmeted Greek warrior and resting on a Vitruvian scroll plinth and bronze base cast with a floral and ribbon swag to the front, the stepped base on gilt ball feet, 29cm high, 8cm deep, 13cm wide

Footnote

F.J.Baetens of 28 Gerrard Street London is recorded in Kent's directory in London, 1820 as a 'bronze or-molu manufacturer'

Condition Report
No pendulum, light surface wear commensurate with age. Incorrect screws retaining the movement

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