Lot 41TP
An impressive first half of the 19th century brass-inlaid mahogany quarter chiming table clock Frodsham, Gracechurch St, London
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29 November 2023, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £3,000
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An impressive first half of the 19th century brass-inlaid mahogany quarter chiming table clock
Frodsham, Gracechurch St, London
The tall gothic arched case with twin finials over canted front angles inlaid with harebells, foliate scrolls, flowerheads and quatrefoils, the sides with cornucopia ring handles and architectural silk-backed sound frets over ebonised detailing to the shaped base. The 9 inch arched signed painted dial with strike/silent and chime/not chime subsidiaries over the Roman chapters framing the subsidiary date dial, with brass and blued steel hands. The large triple gut fusee movement with steeply shouldered plates united by knopped pillars, the anchor escapement with rack striking on a bell and chiming the quarters on a run of eight bells and hammers. Ticking, striking and chiming the quarters. Together with a door key to operate both doors. 173cm high
The tall gothic arched case with twin finials over canted front angles inlaid with harebells, foliate scrolls, flowerheads and quatrefoils, the sides with cornucopia ring handles and architectural silk-backed sound frets over ebonised detailing to the shaped base. The 9 inch arched signed painted dial with strike/silent and chime/not chime subsidiaries over the Roman chapters framing the subsidiary date dial, with brass and blued steel hands. The large triple gut fusee movement with steeply shouldered plates united by knopped pillars, the anchor escapement with rack striking on a bell and chiming the quarters on a run of eight bells and hammers. Ticking, striking and chiming the quarters. Together with a door key to operate both doors. 173cm high
Footnotes
Provenance:
Purchased Bonhams 5th July 2006, lot 80. The Contents of the Old Rectory, Great Bealings, Suffolk.
Saleroom notices
Please note that the height of the lot is 68cms.