By James Murray Royal Exchange, London, dated 1862 Surmounted by a Persian human-headed winged bull on a rectangular base, above a spreading case centred by a circular dial indistinctly inscribed James Murray Royal Exchange, the substantial twin fusee movement with anchor escapement, bell lacking, the sides with columns decorated with hieroglyphs, flanked to each side by a sphinx, on a stepped base inscribed to the front To the venerable J.Whitley Stokes, archdeacon of Armagh,/from grateful and admiring friends,in remembrance of his "labour of love" in sending them during more than twenty years copies of his scripture calendar./The fruits of which it is hoped, have been found in this life, and will be further enjoyed, when "time shall be no more"./1862., the dial also inscribed to the reverse James Murray/Royal Exchange/London, 57.5cm x 18cm x 60cm
By James Murray Royal Exchange, London, dated 1862 Surmounted by a Persian human-headed winged bull on a rectangular base, above a spreading case centred by a circular dial indistinctly inscribed James Murray Royal Exchange, the substantial twin fusee movement with anchor escapement, bell lacking, the sides with columns decorated with hieroglyphs, flanked to each side by a sphinx, on a stepped base inscribed to the front To the venerable J.Whitley Stokes, archdeacon of Armagh,/from grateful and admiring friends,in remembrance of his "labour of love" in sending them during more than twenty years copies of his scripture calendar./The fruits of which it is hoped, have been found in this life, and will be further enjoyed, when "time shall be no more"./1862., the dial also inscribed to the reverse James Murray/Royal Exchange/London, 57.5cm x 18cm x 60cm
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