Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 3rd July 2024

Lot 227

A GEORGE III EBONY BRACKET CLOCK

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1638

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Description

A GEORGE III EBONY BRACKET CLOCK

BY JOHN SKINNER, EXETER, C.1780-1800

the brass eight day twin fusee movement with repeat mechanism and anchor escapement and striking on a bell, the backplate with engraved foliate decoration, the silvered dial with black Roman hours and Arabic five minutes, subsidiary seconds dial and inscribed 'John Skinner EXETER', a 'Strike Silent' dial to the arch, with gilt spandrels, the domed case with a brass swing handle, pinecone finials and silk backed sound frets, with a pendulum

44.2cm high, 25cm wide, 17.5cm deep