This
item has been sold.
English
George III styled musical pedestal clock signed by
Johnson - Details:
This
is a well proportioned George III styled English pedestal
clock incased in flame mahogany with fretted doors
and ormolu mounts and finials. The break-arch painted
8 3/4" dial with Roman and Arabic chapter ring
and pierced brass hands is signed Johnson, Royal Exchange,
London.
There
are two subsidiary rings for ‘strike/silent’
and ‘chime/silent’, and a tune-change selector
offering a total of six tunes sounding on the hour.
The
large triple chain fusee movement has six pillars,
anchor escapement, a 3 1/2” diameter pin barrel
activating
22 hammers on a nest of 12 bells to play the tunes,
and a large bell mounted on the finely engraved back
plate for sounding the hours. The
accompanying pedestal perfectly matches the wood grain,
finish, and even the ormolu castings of the clock.
Circa 1785
Provenance:
Vitale Collection until 1996.
Dimensions:
Clock: 34"h x 18"w x 14"d; Pedestal:
35"h x 20"w x 15"d.
View - On
Pedestal Stand
Back
View
- Dial
Front
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