A fine and impressiveVictorian silver mounted walnut quarter-chiming presentation bracket clock with wall bracket John Moore and Sons, London, dated 1867 The six finned baluster pillar movement chiming the quarters on a nest of eight graduated bells and sounding the hour on a coiled gong, the going train with anchor escapement regulated by heavy lenticular bob pendulum with pivoted beam rise/fall regulation to the suspension, the 8.25 inch wide single sheet silvered brass arched dial signed JOHN MOORE & SONS, CLERKENWELL, LONDON, 14239 to centre and with blued steel hands within fine foliate strapwork engraved decoration to lower angles beneath arch incorporating subsidiary SLOW/FAST regulation and STRIKE/SILENT selection dials within conforming foliate infill, the ogee arch-top case surmounted by fine cast and chased Gothic foliate bud finials united by a pierced gallery running front to back over four further finials flanking the pediment applied with an oval silver gilt panel engraved with a view of St. Pauls Church, Rusthall and a pair of cast leafy rosettes to front, the hinged glazed dial surround decorated with further small silver rosettes to frame and with canted silvered brass fillet to interior, the angles inset with Gothic columns incorporating leafy caps and the sides with foliate scroll-pierced arched sound frets, on inverted breakfronted skirt base centred with further shaped gilt cartouche engraved PRESENTED BY, FRIENDS & NEIGHBOURS, TO EDWARD OTTLEY WOLLASTON ESQ., ON HIS LEAVING THE PARISH OF, ST PAUL'S RUSTHALL flanked by additional rosettes and concave moulded sections beneath the pillars, on original wall bracket with moulded inverted breakfront table over pierced scroll outline side supports, the mounts hallmarked for London 1867 (maker's mark S.S), the clock 72.5cm (28.5ins) high; the clock on wall bracket 97.5cm (38.5ins) high overall. John Moore and Sons succeeded the partnership of George Handley and John Moore (both of whom were apprenticed to, and were successors of John Thwaites who died in 1800) on the death of George Handley in 1824. The firm worked from 38-9 Clerkenwell Close and became particularly well known for producing public clocks and supplying movements to other makers. The last of the Moore dynasty of clockmakers, Henry James died aged 60 in 1899, however the firm is thought to have continued into the early years of the 20th century. St. Pauls Church, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells was built to a design by Henry Isaac Stevens (1807-73) and was consecrated on 14th August 1850. Condition report disclaimer
A fine and impressiveVictorian silver mounted walnut quarter-chiming presentation bracket clock with wall bracket John Moore and Sons, London, dated 1867 The six finned baluster pillar movement chiming the quarters on a nest of eight graduated bells and sounding the hour on a coiled gong, the going train with anchor escapement regulated by heavy lenticular bob pendulum with pivoted beam rise/fall regulation to the suspension, the 8.25 inch wide single sheet silvered brass arched dial signed JOHN MOORE & SONS, CLERKENWELL, LONDON, 14239 to centre and with blued steel hands within fine foliate strapwork engraved decoration to lower angles beneath arch incorporating subsidiary SLOW/FAST regulation and STRIKE/SILENT selection dials within conforming foliate infill, the ogee arch-top case surmounted by fine cast and chased Gothic foliate bud finials united by a pierced gallery running front to back over four further finials flanking the pediment applied with an oval silver gilt panel engraved with a view of St. Pauls Church, Rusthall and a pair of cast leafy rosettes to front, the hinged glazed dial surround decorated with further small silver rosettes to frame and with canted silvered brass fillet to interior, the angles inset with Gothic columns incorporating leafy caps and the sides with foliate scroll-pierced arched sound frets, on inverted breakfronted skirt base centred with further shaped gilt cartouche engraved PRESENTED BY, FRIENDS & NEIGHBOURS, TO EDWARD OTTLEY WOLLASTON ESQ., ON HIS LEAVING THE PARISH OF, ST PAUL'S RUSTHALL flanked by additional rosettes and concave moulded sections beneath the pillars, on original wall bracket with moulded inverted breakfront table over pierced scroll outline side supports, the mounts hallmarked for London 1867 (maker's mark S.S), the clock 72.5cm (28.5ins) high; the clock on wall bracket 97.5cm (38.5ins) high overall. John Moore and Sons succeeded the partnership of George Handley and John Moore (both of whom were apprenticed to, and were successors of John Thwaites who died in 1800) on the death of George Handley in 1824. The firm worked from 38-9 Clerkenwell Close and became particularly well known for producing public clocks and supplying movements to other makers. The last of the Moore dynasty of clockmakers, Henry James died aged 60 in 1899, however the firm is thought to have continued into the early years of the 20th century. St. Pauls Church, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells was built to a design by Henry Isaac Stevens (1807-73) and was consecrated on 14th August 1850. Condition report disclaimer
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