A Regency mahogany striking bracket clock, the case in the Egyptian taste on foliate carved feet and with brass lined and shaped recessed panel to the front flanked by bronze Egyptian caryatids on carved wood volutes and surmounted by carved wood acroteria, brass-lined gadrooned top surmounted by a gilt-metal pineapple finial, glazed brass bezel to the re-painted cream Roman dial signed Mantegani Wisbeach, blued moon hands, strike/silent lever above XII, the five pillar twin fusee movement with anchor escapement and strike on bell on the border engraved backplate with pendulum holdfast, similarly engraved movement with securing brackets to the case

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A Regency mahogany striking bracket clock, the case in the Egyptian taste on foliate carved feet and with brass lined and shaped recessed panel to the front flanked by bronze Egyptian caryatids on carved wood volutes and surmounted by carved wood acroteria, brass-lined gadrooned top surmounted by a gilt-metal pineapple finial, glazed brass bezel to the re-painted cream Roman dial signed Mantegani Wisbeach, blued moon hands, strike/silent lever above XII, the five pillar twin fusee movement with anchor escapement and strike on bell on the border engraved backplate with pendulum holdfast, similarly engraved movement with securing brackets to the case
20in. (51cm.) high

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