An early Victorian gilt-brass Cambridge quarter-chiming giant exhibition carriage clock Edward White, London, No. 756. Circa 1840 The white enamel Roman chapter disc with recessed subsidiary seconds at XII, blued spade hands, signed E. White 20 Cockspur St., London within a fine engine-turned gilt mask, the five pillar twin chain fusee movement with large escapement platform with underslung lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with flat steel hairspring, the strike train operating on a pump-action hammer system with Cambridge quarter chime on four bells via four hammers with hour strike on a steel gong on the backplate with strike/silent lever and engraved E. White 20 Cockspur St., London. 756 , the massive architectural case with out-set reeded columns with gadrooned and foliate trellis decoration and Corinthian capitals supporting a dentilled cornice and twin gadrooned urn finials, fine foliate-pierced and chased gilt-metal sound frets to the sides within foliate-cast frames, the glazed cupola top with foliate cast frames supporting an eagle surmount, the solid rear door with shuttered holes for hand-set, winding, strike/silent and regulation 14¾ in. (37½ cm.) high
An early Victorian gilt-brass Cambridge quarter-chiming giant exhibition carriage clock Edward White, London, No. 756. Circa 1840 The white enamel Roman chapter disc with recessed subsidiary seconds at XII, blued spade hands, signed E. White 20 Cockspur St., London within a fine engine-turned gilt mask, the five pillar twin chain fusee movement with large escapement platform with underslung lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with flat steel hairspring, the strike train operating on a pump-action hammer system with Cambridge quarter chime on four bells via four hammers with hour strike on a steel gong on the backplate with strike/silent lever and engraved E. White 20 Cockspur St., London. 756 , the massive architectural case with out-set reeded columns with gadrooned and foliate trellis decoration and Corinthian capitals supporting a dentilled cornice and twin gadrooned urn finials, fine foliate-pierced and chased gilt-metal sound frets to the sides within foliate-cast frames, the glazed cupola top with foliate cast frames supporting an eagle surmount, the solid rear door with shuttered holes for hand-set, winding, strike/silent and regulation 14¾ in. (37½ cm.) high
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