A GEORGE III IRISH BRACKET CLOCK

A GEORGE III IRISH BRACKET CLOCK

BY FITZPATRICK, DUBLIN, C.1770

the brass eight day, twin fusee movement with a verge escapement, five knopped pillars, repeat mechanism and striking on a bell, the backplate inscribed 'Fitzpatrick DUBLIN' inside a scrolling cartouche, the brass dial with a silvered chapter ring with black Roman and Arabic numerals around a lattice engraved centre with a false pendulum, date aperture and inscribed 'Fitzpatrick Dublin', beneath a 'Strike Silent' dial to the arch, the ebonised case with a caddy top, brass finials and feet, with a pendulum

50.5cm high, 31cm wide, 19.5cm deep