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300-year-old clock sells for £230k at auction

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A 300-year-old timepiece made by England's most famous clockmaker has sold at auction for hundreds of thousands of pounds.

The bracket clock from 1690 was made by Thomas Tompion - named by the auctioneer as "Father Time".

The clock had been found on the Belper estate of a man linked to the mining industry.

It was bought by an anonymous UK buyer for £230,000 when it went under the hammer on Friday.

Auctioneer, Charles Hanson, said: "It's a truly magnificent and historically important object which thoroughly deserves to achieve this sale figure.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-45863458

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