Estimated in Salisbury at £8000-12,000, the 2ft 31/2in (70cm) high) clock with twin barrel striking movement, was keenly contested by seven telephone bidders. It was bought by a West Country dealer with a local private buyer as the underbidder.
Victorian tortoiseshell and ormolu mantel table clock
This impressive Victorian tortoiseshell and ormolu mantel table clock with three dials for GMT, Paris and New York time, each inscribed Viner London, sold for £26,000 at Woolley and Wallis’s first furniture sale of the year on January 13.
