Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 12th January 2022

Lot 198

AN EARLY GEORGE III EBONY BRACKET CLOCK

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £6000

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Description

AN EARLY GEORGE III EBONY BRACKET CLOCK

BY ROBERT FLEETWOOD LONDON

the brass eight day twin pull repeating movement with an alarm, striking on seven bells, with a verge escapement and with four turned pillars, the backplate engraved with Rococo scrolling foliage, the arched brass dial with a silvered chapter ring, with Roman and Arabic numerals, with date aperture and a subsidiary strike / silent and seconds dials, signed 'Robt Fleetwood, Abchurch Lane, London', the moulded case with brass mounts and cone finials, the bell top with a brass handle

36.7cm high, 23.7cm wide