A rare Victorian gilt-brass and ebony timepiece in the form of a mortar Thomas Cole London, No. 1791. Circa 1863/4 The mortar well engraved with a military trophy and with adjustable elevation, the detachable muzzle fitted with a simulated silvered cannon ball painted with Roman chapters and with later blued steel hands, the movement with going barrel and lever escapement with three-arm steel balance, the backplate signed Thos Cole London , the movement cover with shuttered escapement portal, winding handle and stamped 1791 , the mortar secured to a substantial moulded ebony plinth 8¼in. (21cm.) high
A rare Victorian gilt-brass and ebony timepiece in the form of a mortar Thomas Cole London, No. 1791. Circa 1863/4 The mortar well engraved with a military trophy and with adjustable elevation, the detachable muzzle fitted with a simulated silvered cannon ball painted with Roman chapters and with later blued steel hands, the movement with going barrel and lever escapement with three-arm steel balance, the backplate signed Thos Cole London , the movement cover with shuttered escapement portal, winding handle and stamped 1791 , the mortar secured to a substantial moulded ebony plinth 8¼in. (21cm.) high
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