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John Bennett, 65 Cheapside, London, a mahogany bracket timepiece the eight-day duration, single fusee timepiece movement having an anchor escapement, the seven-inch round silvered dial engraved with black Roman numerals and signed 'Bennett, 65 Cheapside, London, Maker to the Admiralty', with blued steel spade hands, the dial within a dome top setting with carved acorn decoration to the surround, standing on a rectangular break-front base with an inset panel and flat feet, height: 42.5 cm.
Estimate: £350 - £450
Realised: £490
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John Bennett, London, a silver key-wound open-faced pocket watch, the chain fusee movement having a lever escapement with a plain gold balance, the backplate signed 'John Bennett, 65 & 64 Cheapside, London, 33794', the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, blued steel spade hands and signed 'John Bennett, London', the case hallmarked for silver, London, 1878 and stamped 'P W.' for the casemaker, the inner cuvee stamped 'Maker to the Royal Observatory' and with Bennett's usual engraved Royal crest, diameter: 50mm.
Estimate: £100 - £150
Realised: £80
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