A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK

BY CHARLES DOWSETT, MARGATE, LATE 18TH CENTURY

the brass eight day, twin fusee movement with an anchor escapement and striking on a bell (now missing), the backplate engraved with scrolling floral decoration around a central exotic bird, the silvered dial with black Roman hours and Arabic five minutes, the centre inscribed 'Charles Dowsett, Margate' above a date aperture, the arch with a rondel engraved with a sailing boat, with floral spandrels, the arched case with a brass carrying handle, with a pendulum

39.5cm high