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MC.KENSY LONDON; FOURTH QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
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A George III ebonised striking bracket clock
Mc.Kensy London; fourth quarter 18th century
The brass-lined case with foliate cast handle to triple-pad top, pierced fishscale sound frets to the sides, the brass-bound base on bracket feet, the dial signed Mc.Kensy London on a signature plaque in the silvered centre with calendar aperture, Roman and Arabic chapter ring with finely pierced and sculpted blued steel hands, foliate spandrels, strike/silent ring in the arch, the five pillar twin fusee movement with verge escapement and strike/trip repeat on bell, foliate engraved backplate and similarly engraved movement securing brackets to the case;
the backplate illustrated on page 98
17 ins 43 cm high
Mc.Kensy London; fourth quarter 18th century
The brass-lined case with foliate cast handle to triple-pad top, pierced fishscale sound frets to the sides, the brass-bound base on bracket feet, the dial signed Mc.Kensy London on a signature plaque in the silvered centre with calendar aperture, Roman and Arabic chapter ring with finely pierced and sculpted blued steel hands, foliate spandrels, strike/silent ring in the arch, the five pillar twin fusee movement with verge escapement and strike/trip repeat on bell, foliate engraved backplate and similarly engraved movement securing brackets to the case;
the backplate illustrated on page 98
17 ins 43 cm high