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A SMALL DANISH STAINED FRUITWOOD AND BRASS-MOUNTED STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK WITH REPEAT

JENS VILLADSEN BUNDGAARD, FRIISENBORG. MID 18TH CENTURY

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A SMALL DANISH STAINED FRUITWOOD AND BRASS-MOUNTED STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK WITH REPEAT
JENS VILLADSEN BUNDGAARD, FRIISENBORG. MID 18TH CENTURY
The case with brass handle to the bell top, flanked by stylized urn finials, brass-lined front door, glazed side panels, stepped and moulded base with pierced and engraved foliate skirt on baluster feet, the brass dial with signature roundel in the arch signed Bundgaard, silvered pewter foliate spandrels to an engraved pewter chapter ring, the trellis engraved centre signed Fryfenborg, brass hands, the movement with four baluster pillars, twin line fusees, balance spring with verge escapement, hour strike and repeat on one bell to the underside
28 cm. high (handle up)

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Lot Essay

Jens Villadsen Bundgaard (1713-1782), recorded working in Friisenborg in the province of Aarhus, North Jutland.
Bundgaard is regarded as a famous Danish clockmaker, known for his high quality movements.

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