A George III mahogany-cased bracket clock with automaton. Robert Beels, Kings Lynn, circa 1780. Having a 7″ break-arched painted Roman dial inscribed “Rob’t Beels KINGS LYNN”, the spandrels painted with domestic and wild animals, the arch with a rural landscape depicting a woodcutter, with articulated arm, before a village with articulated windmill sails, the wire-driven twin-fusee movement with foliage-engraved backplate, the anchor escapement and pendulum driving the woodcutter’s arm, the windmills sails on a silk thread pulley, the bell with rebated edge for silent option, the caddy-top case with brass carrying handle over moulded door and conforming glazed sides, the latter with circular sound frets, raised on brass ogee bracket feet, 18.5″, (47cm) high excluding handle.
Condition
Dial – fresh and bright, suggesting repainting. Movement – backplate is unsigned. Alterations to pendulum crutch to govern woodcutter arm are quite crude, but probably original. Case – has a nice warm colour and is in good order. Fellows do not guarantee the working order or accuracy of any clocks sold.
A George IV mahogany bracket clock case. Circa 1825, with later dial and movement by Winterhalder & Hoffmeier, circa 1910. Having an 8″ silvered Arabic dial, the two-train movement stamped “W&H Sch 2″, ting-tang quarter-striking on two coiled gongs, the case with berry finial and stepped pediment over fluted frieze, recessed spandrels and convex-glazed spun bezel, the sides with ring handles over fish-scale frets, on stepped moulded plinth and block feet, 20”, (51cm) high.
Condition
Dial – light tarmishing, wear around winding squares. Movement – appears sound. Case – some rubbing and spotting to lacquered brass furniture, typical scuffing to corners, has been repolished years ago, scuffs to sides. Potential to insert period dial and movement. Fellows do not guarantee the working order or accuracy of any clocks sold.
A FINE GEORGE III MAHOGANY PULL REPEATER BRACKET CLOCK
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A FINE GEORGE III MAHOGANY PULL REPEATER BRACKET CLOCK by John Taylor of London, with silvered chapter ring and gilt bronze mounts. 34 cm x 58 cm.
A PHILIP HAAS PHS BRACKET CLOCK
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T/S, Westminster chime. Black painted PHS rabbit relief weight. Beveled glass door front, pierced metal backing, pendulum, key. Measures 14 x 10.75 x 7.25 inches.
Condition
No condition report is available, this clock is sold AS-IS.
A George III style quarter chiming bracket clock
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A large George III style brass mounted mahogany quarter chiming bracket clock
Maple & Co. Ltd, London
second half 19th century
The circular painted dial with Roman hours inscribed MAPLE & CO. LTD. / LONDON, with slow/fast adjuster above XII and chime/silent adjuster at III, the three train fusee movement with anchor escapement and locking pendulum, with a pull repeat, striking on five gongs.
height 22in (56cm); width 16in (41cm); depth 9 1/2in (25cm)