Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 21st October 2020

Lot 152

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK BY EDWARD HOWARD

Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £480

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Description

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK

BY EDWARD HOWARD, LONDON, C.1770

the brass eight day movement with an anchor escapement, striking on a bell, the backplate finely engraved with Rococo scrolls and centred with an arch, the arched silver dial and chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, the polished centre with a date aperture and signature panel, inscribed 'Edwd Howard London', with pierced hands, the arch with a strike / silent dial and with gilt Rococo spandrels, the bell top case with a brass handle, with glazed sides and doors, on brass ball feet

47.5cm high