Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 30th March 2022
Lot 184
AN EBONISED BRACKET CLOCK
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2000
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Description
AN EBONISED BRACKET CLOCK
BY NATHANIEL SEDDON, EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND LATER
the brass eight day movement with an anchor escapement, striking on a bell, the backplate engraved with scrolls and a basket of fruit, the arched dial with a silvered chapter ring, with Roman and Arabic numerals, with pierced handles, signed 'Nathan Seddon at St. James's', the moulded case with brass and fretwork panelled sides
39.8cm high, 25.8cm wide
Catalogue Note
Nathaniel Seddon was sworn into the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers as a free Brother in 1691-92. He is known to have worked until c.1739.