By Joseph Smith, Bristol, Circa 1750
Estimate: | £5,000 - £8,000 |
Hammer price: | £4,800 |
The case with inverted bell top and knopped carrying handle, above moulded edge, above brass mounted glazed door, with two glazed panels to each side, the 7 in. arched brass dial, signed on a sector in the arch above the moon phase aperture, the engraved dial plate with two subsidaries for regulation and strike/silent, silvered chapter ring with Roman chapters and Arabic five-minute markers, fleur-de-lys half-hour, enclosing a matted centre with false pendulum and calendar aperture, pierced brass spandrels, the twin train wire gut fusée verge movement, with engraved backplate, striking the hour on a bell and with quarter repeat on four, on a stepped brass mounted base
46 cm high, handle down
Condition Report:
1 pendulum. 3 case keys
The clock is in good condition. It ticks and the repeat functions. It appears that there has been some replacement to the repeating work. It appears very well done. It may also likely that the verge escapement has been re-instated, together with the pendulum regulation lifting arm? The painting to the moon dial is likely to have been restored.