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A large carved walnut chiming bracket clock
the case with moulded caddy top carved with fishscales, with egg-and-tongue cornice, volutes below, foliate carving to the arched glazed door, fret-carved sound frets to the sides, on rising rectangular base with block feet, the silvered dial with Roman chapter ring and subsidiary dials to the arch for Chime/Silent, Slow/Fast and 8 Bells/Westminster, the substantial triple going barrel movement with anchor escapement, hour strike on gong and pin barrel chimes on four gongs and eight bells, probably German, early 20th century -- 24in.(61cm.) high
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the case with moulded caddy top carved with fishscales, with egg-and-tongue cornice, volutes below, foliate carving to the arched glazed door, fret-carved sound frets to the sides, on rising rectangular base with block feet, the silvered dial with Roman chapter ring and subsidiary dials to the arch for Chime/Silent, Slow/Fast and 8 Bells/Westminster, the substantial triple going barrel movement with anchor escapement, hour strike on gong and pin barrel chimes on four gongs and eight bells, probably German, early 20th century -- 24in.(61cm.) high
See Illustration