A GEORGE III GILT-BRASS MOUNTED EBONISED QUARTER-CHIMING BRACKET CLOCK
A GEORGE III GILT-BRASS MOUNTED EBONISED QUARTER-CHIMING BRACKET CLOCK
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A GEORGE III GILT-BRASS MOUNTED EBONISED QUARTER-CHIMING BRACKET CLOCK

THOMAS WASHBOURN, LONDON, CIRCA 1770

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A GEORGE III GILT-BRASS MOUNTED EBONISED QUARTER-CHIMING BRACKET CLOCK
THOMAS WASHBOURN, LONDON, CIRCA 1770
The case with herm caryatids to the chamfered angles and on bracket feet, the dial with subsidiary strike and regulation dials to the arch flanking the signature plaque 'Thos. Washbourn / London', with date aperture below, the substantial three-train movement with anchor escapement, quarter-striking with eight hammers striking eight bells, profusely engraved backplate; together with a conforming bracket
19 ¾ in. (50.2 cm.) high; 13 ¾ in. (34.3 cm.) wide; 8 ¾ in. (22.2 cm.) deep; the bracket 14 ¾ in. (37.5 cm.) wide; 9 ¾ in. (24.7 cm.) deep
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