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Property from T.R.H. The Dukes of Gloucester
A GEORGE I EBONISED QUARTER-CHIMING TABLE CLOCK WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT
SAMUEL BRIDGER, LONDON, CIRCA 1720
Details
A GEORGE I EBONISED QUARTER-CHIMING TABLE CLOCK WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT
SAMUEL BRIDGER, LONDON, CIRCA 1720
The inverted-bell top case with loop handles, glazed sides and rear door, the dial with date square and mock pendulum aperture, pierced mask-head spandrels, ‘strike / silent’ lever above ‘XII’, signature roundel to arch ‘Samll. / Bridger / London’, the twin train movement with converted recoil anchor escapement, striking the quarters on a nest of six bells and the hour on a single bell, the backplate with foliate engraving, the movement and case possibly associated
16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high; 10 in. (25.4 cm.) wide; 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) deep
SAMUEL BRIDGER, LONDON, CIRCA 1720
The inverted-bell top case with loop handles, glazed sides and rear door, the dial with date square and mock pendulum aperture, pierced mask-head spandrels, ‘strike / silent’ lever above ‘XII’, signature roundel to arch ‘Samll. / Bridger / London’, the twin train movement with converted recoil anchor escapement, striking the quarters on a nest of six bells and the hour on a single bell, the backplate with foliate engraving, the movement and case possibly associated
16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high; 10 in. (25.4 cm.) wide; 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) deep
Literature
P. Buchanan, ‘The London home of TRH the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Homes and Gardens, June 1951, p. 37, illustrated in situ in the Duchess’ sitting-room
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