95th Auction
2017/5/6
Lot 224
Hunt & Roskell, , 156 New Bond St., London, 170 x 110 mm, circa 1840
A very fine and rare Victorian strut clock with 8 day power reserve, half hour / hour self strike, hour repeater and calendar with manually adjustable day and date indicator
Case: brass, gilt. Dial: silvered, lavishly engraved. Movm.: rectangular-shaped brass movement, keywind, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, 2 barrels, platform with English lever escapement, screw compensation balance.
A typical Victorian clock in a finely chased, stepped case with floral engraving, with exquisite half hour strike "en pasante".
Similar clocks are illustrated and described in: "Carriage and other Travelling Clocks" by Derek Roberts, Atglen 1993, p. 263-280.
The manufactory of Hunt & Roskell was founded by the famous gold and silversmith Paul Storr. When Storr went into partnership with John Mortimer and John Samuel Hunt, he took up the retailing of clocks and watches in addition to his original business of selling gold, silver and jewellery in their New Bond Street shop. The partnership dissolved at the end of 1838, and Mortimer, J.S. and J. Hunt continued trading as Mortimer & Hunt at 156 New Bond Street. When Mortimer retired in 1843, he was replaced by Robert Roskell, and the company continued as Hunt & Roskell until it was bought by J.W. Benson in 1866. They had additional premises in Manchester and produced watches for the China trade as well as fine minute repeating watches and watches with spherically-sprung spring-detent tourbillons. Hunt & Roskell exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867.
A very fine and rare Victorian strut clock with 8 day power reserve, half hour / hour self strike, hour repeater and calendar with manually adjustable day and date indicator
Case: brass, gilt. Dial: silvered, lavishly engraved. Movm.: rectangular-shaped brass movement, keywind, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, 2 barrels, platform with English lever escapement, screw compensation balance.
A typical Victorian clock in a finely chased, stepped case with floral engraving, with exquisite half hour strike "en pasante".
Similar clocks are illustrated and described in: "Carriage and other Travelling Clocks" by Derek Roberts, Atglen 1993, p. 263-280.
The manufactory of Hunt & Roskell was founded by the famous gold and silversmith Paul Storr. When Storr went into partnership with John Mortimer and John Samuel Hunt, he took up the retailing of clocks and watches in addition to his original business of selling gold, silver and jewellery in their New Bond Street shop. The partnership dissolved at the end of 1838, and Mortimer, J.S. and J. Hunt continued trading as Mortimer & Hunt at 156 New Bond Street. When Mortimer retired in 1843, he was replaced by Robert Roskell, and the company continued as Hunt & Roskell until it was bought by J.W. Benson in 1866. They had additional premises in Manchester and produced watches for the China trade as well as fine minute repeating watches and watches with spherically-sprung spring-detent tourbillons. Hunt & Roskell exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867.
Sold
estimated
2.800—5.500 €
Price realized
13.700 €