Beschreibung:

A late Victorian gilt brass mounted mahogany quarter chiming bracket clock Unsigned, late 19th century The four pillar triple chain fusee movement with spotted backplate and anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum incorporating rise/fall regulation to suspension, chiming a choice of two melodies for the quarters on a nest of eight graduated bells and striking the hour on a gong, the 7.5 inch gilt brass break-arch dial with matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles with foliate festoon and scroll cast spandrels beneath arch applied with subsidiary FAST/SLOW dial above further CHIME/SILENT and WESTMINSTER/CHIME ON EIGHT BELLS selection dials within conforming cast mounts, the gable pedimented case with gilt brass vase finials over cast basket-of-flowers and foliate scroll decorated tympanum and break-arch glazed rectangular front door inset with brass fillet moulding to dial aperture and with conforming scallop shell centred upper quadrant mounts, the angles with recessed gilt Corinthian columns and the sides with arched cast brass sound frets each decorated with mask centred sunburst, the rear with brass grille inset rectangular door, on gilt repeating leaf moulded stepped skirt base over large lobed bun feet, 58.5cm (23ins) high. Condition report disclaimer