A RARE REGENCY BRASS-MOUNTED EBONISED QUARTER STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
By John Cragg, Vauxhall, circa 1810
Estimate: |
£600 - £1,000
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Hammer price:
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£1,400 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
The chamfered top case with brass pineapple finial, above a stepped pediment, the 8 in. white painted dial with strike/silent at XII and pierced blued steel hands, on plinth base and brass ball feet, the sides each with a brass grille panel, the twin train wire gut fusée signed movement, striking the quarters on two bells and the hours on both, with brass pendulum locking block
48 cm high
Condition Report:
1 case key. 1 pendulum.
The clock is in good condition. There is a very small chip to the edge moulding on the pediment’s left side. The dial has been repainted. The movement is clean and appears well maintained, probably last cleaned around 20 years ago. It strikes each quarter and ticks.
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