A good mid 18th century ebonised and brass-mounted quarter repeating bracket clock
Ellicott, London
Surmounted by a handle over the inverted bell top, over brass-framed glazed side panels to a plinth base on brass block feet, the 6.75 inch arched brass dial with strike/silent subsidiary over the signed Roman and Arabic chapter ring with matted centre and chamfered date aperture, the twin (wire) gut fusee five-pillar movement with verge escapement on a knife edge striking the hours on a bell and repeating the quarters on a run of six bells and hammers, the backplate signed within a cartouche set below foliate scrolls 51cms (20ins) high.
Surmounted by a handle over the inverted bell top, over brass-framed glazed side panels to a plinth base on brass block feet, the 6.75 inch arched brass dial with strike/silent subsidiary over the signed Roman and Arabic chapter ring with matted centre and chamfered date aperture, the twin (wire) gut fusee five-pillar movement with verge escapement on a knife edge striking the hours on a bell and repeating the quarters on a run of six bells and hammers, the backplate signed within a cartouche set below foliate scrolls 51cms (20ins) high.
Sold for
£9,375
inc. premium
Category: Clocks and Watches / Clocks
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