A GEORGE III GREEN LACQUERED MUSICAL BRACKET CLOCK

A GEORGE III GREEN LACQUERED MUSICAL BRACKET CLOCK

BY ROBERT WARD, LONDON, C.1760

the brass twin fusee movement with a verge escapement striking on a single bell and chiming on a nest of eight bells, with twin repeat mechanisms for hours and minutes, a bob pendulum and scrolling foliate engraved backplate, the 7 1/2inch brass dial with a chapter ring with black Roman hours and Arabic five minutes, the matted centre engraved 'Robt'. Ward/London' inside scrolling foliate spandrels and beneath 'Chime Not Chime' and 'Song Jigg' dials to the arch, the case with a caddy top and gilt floral decoration, with twin carry handles, urn finials and arched glazed doors and side panels, on brass bracket feet

59cm high, 36.5cm wide, 23.7cm deep