Lot 271
An early Victorian mahogany-cased twin-fusee bracket clock. Anonymous, circa 1840-50. Having a...
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Lot 271
An early Victorian mahogany-cased twin-fusee bracket clock. Anonymous, circa 1840-50. Having a...
Lot 271
Lot Description
An early Victorian mahogany-cased twin-fusee bracket clock. Anonymous, circa 1840-50. Having a 7.5-inch cream-painted Roman dial with moon hands, the unmarked wire-driven movement with anchor escapement, having five knopped pillars between ogee shouldered plates, striking on a bell, the case having a humped top with carved flowers over canted corners and foliate scrollwork with berry terminals, the bombe sides with bevelled glazing, on a stepped base and block feet, 17", (43cm) high, sold with pendulum
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
Dial - Some rubbing and a few scratches, most noticeably below 1 o'clock and around winding arbours.
Movement - Crutch soldered. Some scratches and dints to backplate.
Case - front to back splits to roof. Slight losses to carved frieze. Lower edge of rear door missing. Some veneer chipping to base and to back edge.
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