Highlights from the first tranche of the clock collection of Isle of Man entrepreneur and horologist Dr John C Taylor (b.1936) were offered for sale by dealership Carter Marsh in London last week.
Close to half of the Part I catalogue was sold on the June 23 opening day at the Mayfair galleries of furniture dealer Ronald Phillips, with other sales anticipated later in the week. The exhibition, featuring all 46 pieces, will now be offered in Carter Marsh’s Winchester premises from July 3-24.
The leading individual sale completed prior to opening was the Mudge Green, one of two shagreen-cased marine timekeepers made by Thomas Mudge as he pitched for the Longitude Prize in 1777. It had been bought by Dr Taylor at Sotheby’s in 2004 for $1.24m and was priced at £1.2m.