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

Lot 233

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2520

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Description

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK

BY JAMES TREGENT, LONDON, C.1770-80

the brass five pillar, eight day twin fusee movement with a verge escapement and repeat mechanism striking on a bell, with a bob pendulum, with a foliate engraved backplate, the brass dial with a silvered chapter ring, with black Roman hours and Arabic minutes, with a date aperture and inscribed 'James Tregent / London' to a silvered plaque in the matted centre, beneath a strike/silent dial to the arch, the caddy top case with a brass handle and pine cone finials, with pendulum

45.5cm high