THOMAS MUDGE & WILLIAM DUTTON
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK
Thomas Mudge & William Dutton
The case on double footed plinth applied with a raised rectangular panel, arched trunk door beneath the hood with reeded stop-chamfered angles flanking the ogee-moulded door, original foliate pierced-wood sound frets to the sides, concave mahogany moulding to the top surmounted by the original giltbrass ball-and-spire finial, the dial with white enamel (some haircracks and chips) Roman and Arabic chapter disc signed Thos. Mudge. Wm. Dutton, London with pierced blued steel hands, white enamel subsidiary calendar ring in the arch with similarly pierced hand, foliate giltmetal spandrels, strike/silent lever above XII, the high quality five pillar rack striking movement with anchor escapement and strike on bell; original steel rod pendulum with brass faced bob and calibrated rating nut
7 ft. 4 in. (224 cm.) high
Thomas Mudge & William Dutton
The case on double footed plinth applied with a raised rectangular panel, arched trunk door beneath the hood with reeded stop-chamfered angles flanking the ogee-moulded door, original foliate pierced-wood sound frets to the sides, concave mahogany moulding to the top surmounted by the original giltbrass ball-and-spire finial, the dial with white enamel (some haircracks and chips) Roman and Arabic chapter disc signed Thos. Mudge. Wm. Dutton, London with pierced blued steel hands, white enamel subsidiary calendar ring in the arch with similarly pierced hand, foliate giltmetal spandrels, strike/silent lever above XII, the high quality five pillar rack striking movement with anchor escapement and strike on bell; original steel rod pendulum with brass faced bob and calibrated rating nut
7 ft. 4 in. (224 cm.) high