The movement by William Camden, London, circa 1730
Estimate: | £2,500 - £4,000 |
The ogee pediment with a brass knopped handle, above panel door with glazed arch and two glazed panels to each side, on brass ogee bracket feet, the 8in arched brass dial with engraved wheat-ear edge, the arch with subsidiary dial for the moon’s age and an aperture showing the state of the moon, flanked by putti on eagle spandrels, above strike /silent lever, the silvered chapter ring signed Wm Camden, London about the VI, with pierced mask spandrels, enclosing a matted centre with false pendulum and calendar aperture, pierced blued steel hands, the twin chain gut fusée movement with signed, engraved backplate, verge escapement and pull quarter repeat on a nest of six bells, dial/movement possibly associated to the case
48cm high (handle down)
William Camden, apprenticed 1701. A member of the Clockmaker's Company 1708-51.
CONDITION REPORT
There is one key and a crank key for winding. The clock is in good restored condition, albeit some time ago. The movement is clean and functions. The oil appears dry so a service is recommended. The verge may have been re-instated. As mentioned in the cataloguing, the dial/movement may be associated to the case. There is a vacant hole in the base of the case for a bolt to the central bottom pillar, however; there is no screw hole in the pillar. The ogee feet are likely replacements and of the wrong period.