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A GEORGE III BRASS-MOUNTED WALNUT EIGHT-DAY STRIKING TABLE CLOCK WITH MOONPHASE
A GEORGE III BRASS-MOUNTED WALNUT EIGHT-DAY STRIKING TABLE CLOCK WITH MOONPHASE

EARDLEY NORTON, LONDON, CIRCA 1780

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A GEORGE III BRASS-MOUNTED WALNUT EIGHT-DAY STRIKING TABLE CLOCK WITH MOONPHASE
EARDLEY NORTON, LONDON, CIRCA 1780
CASE: the arched case with brass-mounted chamfered edges with bell-flower motif, acorn finials, with brass fretwork to sides DIAL: the 8 inch silvered dial with Roman hours, Arabic five-minute marks and calendar ring, signed Eardley Norton London and numbered 1230 to centre, brass spandrels, the arch engraved with foliage and inset with painted moonphase dial MOVEMENT: twin fusee movement with recoil anchor escapment, trip repeat and rack striking to bell, the engraved back plate signed Norton, with pendulum; two winding keys and case key
24 in. (61 cm.) high; 15½ in. (39.5 cm.) wide; 10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) deep

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Eardley Norton (b.1728) was working in London in 1762 and became a member of the Clockmakers' Company in 1770. In 1771 he patented a striking mechanism for clocks and repeating works for watches. He made an astronomical clock for George III which remains in the Royal Collection.