An early Victorian mahogany quarter chiming bracket clock, the case in the Indo-gothick style on carved wood gadrooned feet with similar carving to the base, brass-capped cluster columns to the front angles with pierced brass tracery sound frets to the sides, the lancet shaped hinged top with similar carving and three foliate finials, the silvered engraved Roman dial signed B.& W. Younge Strand London in a reserve beneath the chapter ring with pierced blued hands, strike/silent lever above XII, the five pillar triple fusee (wire lines) movement chiming on 8 bells with hour strike on further bell, anchor escapement with pendulum holdfast to the similarly signed plain backplate with securing brackets to case
Details
An early Victorian mahogany quarter chiming bracket clock, the case in the Indo-gothick style on carved wood gadrooned feet with similar carving to the base, brass-capped cluster columns to the front angles with pierced brass tracery sound frets to the sides, the lancet shaped hinged top with similar carving and three foliate finials, the silvered engraved Roman dial signed B.& W. Younge Strand London in a reserve beneath the chapter ring with pierced blued hands, strike/silent lever above XII, the five pillar triple fusee (wire lines) movement chiming on 8 bells with hour strike on further bell, anchor escapement with pendulum holdfast to the similarly signed plain backplate with securing brackets to case
30 1/2in. (77.5cm.) high