By Henry Jenkins, London No 2892, circa 1760
Estimate: | £1,200 - £1,800 |
Hammer price: | £1,200 |
The bell top case with a brass carrying handle, above a moulded pediment, the panel door with fretted spandrels, arched moulding and glazed panel, the sides each with a fretted roundel and rectangular panel, on stepped moulded base and block feet, the 6 ¾ in. arched brass dial with strike/silent to the arch, pierced brass spandrels, silvered chapter ring enclosing a matted centre with cut-out silvered signature escutcheon, central alarm-setting disc, above calendar aperture, the twin train wire gut fusée movement with foliate engraved backplate and pendulum locking block
47 cm high, handle down
Condition Report:
1 pendulum. 3 case keys
The clock is in good original condition. The movement is clean but will require a service. It has an anchor escapement and was originally verge. It ticks and strikes and the alarm functions.