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LOT 1964
Georgian Bronze Child's Toy Clock Face
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (6.79 grams, 32 mm).
Discoid miniature clock face with central hole, Roman numerals in the outer band, rococo design and scroll with 'LONDON'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
See Forsyth, H. & Egan, H., Toys, Trifles & Trinkets. Base-Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800,London, 2005, p.336ff, for discussion of toy watches and clocks.
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