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Lot 867

Lot 867

An early 18th century ebonised bracket clock

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Lot 867

Lot Description

A mid 18th century ebonised bracket clock.
The 7-inch two-piece break-arched dial having a silvered chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic minutes plus inner quarter hour track and fleur de lis half hour divisions framing a matted centre with mock pendulum aperture over ringed winding arbours and terrestrial calendar within crown spandrels, the separate arch with silvered boss "John Bushman London" between cherub supporters, the knopped and finned five-pillar movement, now single chain fusee with anchor escapement, with foliage-engraved backplate, the case with ogee caddy top, double scroll handle, pierced fretwork spandrels and sound frets over stepped base, 16", (41cm) high excluding handle, sold with later pendulum, key and later winder.
Provenance: Private collection, purchased Phillips New Bond Street, 11th December 1990, lot 149, sold with copy receipt.

Postage: Auction Default

Weight: No

Total lot weight: No

Dial - two piece (separate arch), otherwise good.
Movement - looks good, but with modern metal brackets. Single fusee as catalogued but with a false winding arbor.
Case - fine cracking, eg to caddy top, roof and door frames as well as spandrels.

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