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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY MUSICAL BRACKET CLOCK
JNO. ANDERTON, LONDON
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY MUSICAL BRACKET CLOCK
Jno. Anderton, London
The brass-lined case with foliate brass handle to break-arch top with three raised rectangular panels, pierced trellis sound frets to the sides and on brass bracket feet, the dial signed Jno. Anderton London on a silvered plaque in the arch flanked by two subsidiary silvered rings for pendulum regulation and music selection, (Psalm 104 & Minuet), the narrow silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with pierced blued hands, matted centre with subsidiary calendar window and mock pendulum aperture, the five pillar triple chain fusee movement with verge escapement, the music played on eight bells via eight hammers and 52 mm. long pin barrel, hour strike on further bell, backplate well engraved with scrolling foliage and centred by a musical trophy within a foliate cartouche, similarly engraved pendulum bob and movement securing brackets
18 in. (45.5 cm.) high (2)
Jno. Anderton, London
The brass-lined case with foliate brass handle to break-arch top with three raised rectangular panels, pierced trellis sound frets to the sides and on brass bracket feet, the dial signed Jno. Anderton London on a silvered plaque in the arch flanked by two subsidiary silvered rings for pendulum regulation and music selection, (Psalm 104 & Minuet), the narrow silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with pierced blued hands, matted centre with subsidiary calendar window and mock pendulum aperture, the five pillar triple chain fusee movement with verge escapement, the music played on eight bells via eight hammers and 52 mm. long pin barrel, hour strike on further bell, backplate well engraved with scrolling foliage and centred by a musical trophy within a foliate cartouche, similarly engraved pendulum bob and movement securing brackets
18 in. (45.5 cm.) high (2)