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Year going table clock made by Thomas Tompion in 1690 at the British Museum in London #219592632
Description
Year-going table clock; gilded-brass dial with matted centre; silvered chapter-ring and silver spandrels; blued steel hands, minute hand counterpoised; days of week and their corresponding planets shown in apertures; at top is a strike/silent crank. Case of ebony veneered onto oak, mounts of silver and gilded brass; dome bears Royal coat-of-arms and Britannia with shield bearing combined crosses of St George and St Andrew; at corners are rose England, thistle Scotland and lion and unicorn Royal Supporters; other mounts include emblematic crossed sceptres with crown, military trophies and lion masks; female mask at centre of base is flanked by garlands
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