A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK

BY JOHN LONG, LONDON, C.1780

the brass five pillar eight day movement striking on a bell, with a replaced anchor escapement, the backplate with Rococo engraved decoration, the arched dial with a silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, with date aperture and strike / silent dial, with gilt metal scrolls and foliage spandrels, signed 'John Long London', the case with cone finials and fret panels to the sides, now missing

50cm high, 30.2cm wide, 18cm deep

Catalogue Note

John Long is recorded in Baillie, G.H. 'Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World' as apprenticed in London in 1767.