Giant small clock and mini longcase both tick auction boxes
Qualifying for the oxymoronic term ‘giant carriage clock’, the 8in (20cm) tall gilt-metal carriage clock shown below had the quality to trigger a bidding battle between specialists at Chilcotts (19.5% buyer’s premium) in Honiton on December 2.
Signed to the dial and engraved to the backplate Cha’s Frodsham & Co To the Queen 84 Strand No…