CHINESE SATSUMA & OAK MANTEL CLOCK

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Photograph March 2006  -  Lady Bullough's Drawing Room.

A fine example of a Satsuma koro, incense burner, on three feet with Shisui finial atop the 

pierced domed cover, recorded in the 1978 Inventory as a pair.

The Inventory for 1978 records:

“Gun Room - a pair of Samson china vases and domed covers painted with flowers,

7½ inches high.”

The 1992 and 1996 Inventories record:

“Lady Bullough’s Drawing Room -

a single Satsuma two-handled koro and cover, decorated with figure panels,

the cover with shisui finial, 18 cms. high. Handles off.”

Images left and right taken in March 2006

show the handles reinstated.

The 2007 Inventory records:

“Lady Bulloughs’ Drawing Room -

A Satsuma two-handled koro and cover decorated with figure panels,

the cover with Shisui finial. (Handles restuck.)”

Like so many of the Castle’s treasures, over the years items has been moved from room to room, thoughtlessly separated to fill gaps, and exposed to major damage.

  

One must ask, why, on whose authority?

Equally, why a tighter check was not kept on these publicly owned items?

Where is the second Koro ?

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OAK SQUARE MANTEL CLOCK

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An Oak Square Mantel Clock with brass mounts, 14 inches (34 cms.) high.

Stamped: No. 12224  4.4    *    Chimes hours and half hours. 

Pendulum inscribed: RA Depose

6004

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The circular dial contains a white chapter ring with Arabic numerals

and sixty evenly spaced increments to denote minutes in the hour.

Within the chapter ring is a stippled gilt centre with two winding points.

Origin is uncertain, but most likely French.

Inside the body of the clock is a small stamp 2 cms. in diameter. A rubbing was made:

Posted 2 AUGUST 2016

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