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Lot Essay
Charles Frodsham (1810-1871) is perhaps the most well-known member of the Frodsham horological dynasty. In 1845 he was admitted to the Clockmaker's Company and was elected its Master in 1855. The business was famous for its chronometers but it also produced some of the finest regulators. Although the number of carriage clocks produced by Charles Frodsham was relatively low, all are of extremely high quality.
In 1843, after John Roger Arnold's death, Charles Frodsham acquired his business. From this year onwards until 1857, the company was known as 'Arnold & Frodsham'. The signature on the dial and movement of the present clock is unusual as it is only signed with Charles Frodsham's name, yet it was apparently sold at the time when mostclocks were signed with both names. Allix discusses this clock and its dating and concludes that it dates to the early 1840s.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Derek Roberts, Carriage and Other Travelling Clocks, Pennsylvania, 1993, pp. 281-288
Vaudrey Mercer, The Frodshams, The Story of a family of chronometer makers, Kent, 1981
In 1843, after John Roger Arnold's death, Charles Frodsham acquired his business. From this year onwards until 1857, the company was known as 'Arnold & Frodsham'. The signature on the dial and movement of the present clock is unusual as it is only signed with Charles Frodsham's name, yet it was apparently sold at the time when mostclocks were signed with both names. Allix discusses this clock and its dating and concludes that it dates to the early 1840s.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Derek Roberts, Carriage and Other Travelling Clocks, Pennsylvania, 1993, pp. 281-288
Vaudrey Mercer, The Frodshams, The Story of a family of chronometer makers, Kent, 1981