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Louis XV 18th C Ebonized Bracket Wall Clock
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Louis XV hourglass shaped bracket wall clock of ebonized wood with enameled dial, cold fired ormolu mounts and gold floral stenciling. Missing glass inset on one side and age cracks to enameling. Measuring 36 inches H x 14 W x 5 deep all assembled. With key.
18th Century Ebonized Bracket Clock
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18th Century Ebonized Bracket Clock: verge movement.
A Continental ebonized bracket clock
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A Continental gilt metal mounted ebonized bracket clock
mid 18th century
The arched dial with silvered chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic minutes and mock pendulum aperture within repousse gilt spandrels, the twin train movement with verge escapement striking on a bell.
height 17in (43cm); width 12in (30.5cm); depth 6 1/4in (16cm)
A later 18th century ebonized quarter striking bracket clock signed Michael Remred London
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Probably Michael Dermer, Ochsenhausen, Germany, a later 18th century ebonized three train bracket clock, the case with molded top and base, the door with glazed, break arch aperture, and upper corners with gilt spandrels, sides also with glazed break arch openings, and flattened, molded bell top with cast brass carrying handle, gilt and engraved composite dial with silvered, roman numeral chapter ring, blued steel hands, and mock pendulum below 12:00, the arch with signed boss and subsidiary dials for strike control, brass, two day, three train movement with verge escapement and bob pendulum, striking petit sonnerie Viennese quarters on two bells, with grand sonnerie repeating on demand
Louis Philippe Gilt & Ebonized Bracket Clock
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Mid-19th century French Louis Philippe gilt mounted, ebonized bracket clock, with French Renaissance Revival elements, the dial with two wind holes. [26 1/4" H x 12 1/4" W x 6 1/2" D]. Losses and wear to dial; some mounts loose, movement loose from case; glass panel broken; wear and abrasions to finish.
A late 18th century EBONIZED STRIKING TABLE CLOCK WITH
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A late 18th century EBONIZED STRIKING TABLE CLOCK WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT
Signed William Hughes, Holborn, London
The case surmounted by a caddy top with brass carrying handle flanked by bud finials, glazed side panels with gilt fillets, on a moulded base. The brass dial with gilt scroll spandrels, silvered strike/silent dial in the arch, silvered Roman chapter ring enclosing date, mock pendulum and silvered signature plaque in the matted centre, with scroll hands. The movement with rectangular plates, engraved with foliate scrolls enclosing signature cartouche, five knopped pillars, twin fusees with wire lines, verge escapement with knife edge suspended bob pendulum, striking the hour on a bell mounted above the case with pull quarter repeat on six bells.
Size: 17 ½ in (44cm) high including handle.
Footnotes:
William Hughes worked at 119 High Holborn from 1755-1792. In 1763 he took Thomas Earnshaw as an apprentice, who eventually took over his premises when Hughes died.
Illustrated in Dzik, Sunny. Engraving on English Table Clocks, 1660-1800 fig. H21-2
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A good mid 18th century ebonized table clock with pull quarter repeat by John Pepys
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John Pepys, London, a good mid 18th century table clock with pull quarter repeat, the ebonized case with molded, brass trimmed base on cast brass bracket feet, canted corners with caryatid mounts above bowknot – suspended floral garlands flanking glazed doors with break arch apertures, case sides with fabric backed pierced brass frets, and caddy top with decorative cast mount and folding handle, 7 inch composite dial with silvered roman numeral chapter ring, matted center with apertures for mock pendulum and date, and silvered plate engraved "J. Pepys London", cast, gilt spandrels, strike/ silent selector in the arch, and well finished blued steel hands, 8 day, three train movement with acanthus engraved back plate, verge escapement with bob pendulum, and pull quarter repeating on six bells