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A late 18th century mahogany table clock F Upjohn, London
12 December 2012, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£6,000 - £8,000
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A late 18th century mahogany table clock
F Upjohn, London
The bell top surmounted by a handle over shaped glazed panels to a moulded plinth base on brass block feet, the 6.5 inch arched brass dial with strike/silent subsidiary dial over a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with matted centre displaying the recessed signature plaque and date aperture, the twin fusee movement with verge escapement, trip repeat, and rack strike on a bell, with five knopped pillars, the backplate engraved with a neo-Classical urn amid symmetrical foliate scrolls 51cms (1ft 8ins) high.
The bell top surmounted by a handle over shaped glazed panels to a moulded plinth base on brass block feet, the 6.5 inch arched brass dial with strike/silent subsidiary dial over a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with matted centre displaying the recessed signature plaque and date aperture, the twin fusee movement with verge escapement, trip repeat, and rack strike on a bell, with five knopped pillars, the backplate engraved with a neo-Classical urn amid symmetrical foliate scrolls 51cms (1ft 8ins) high.
Footnotes
Francis Upjohn was a member of the Clockmakers Company from 1781 to 1793. He was based in Bridgewater Square, London and for some time, worked for his father James, another well known clockmaker.