 William
Underwood of London
c. 1740
Height 19 ½” Width 12 ¾”
Depth 8 ½”
Price:-
P.O.A.
A fine triple fusee quarter
repeating bracket clock. The
brass dial with chapter ring and spandrels has subsidiary strike/silent to the
arch. The fully engraved
backplate is outstanding. The 8
day movement strikes each hour in a bell with pull quarter repeat on a
carillon of 10 bells.
The ebony on fruitwood case
with inverted bell top has reeded columns to the front and fine brass fretwork
to each side of the arch. There
are glass panels and frets to the case side.
 Charles Cabrier of London
c.
1770
Height 24” Max Width at Base
14"
Max Depth 10”
Price:- P. O. A.
 An outstanding musical bracket
clock by the famous and sought after maker.
The brass dial with chapter ring and spandrels has subsidiary
strike/silent to the arch and sweep tune hands. The tunes are played each hour on a carillon of 13 bells.
The tunes are engraved across the dial arch and are March, Minuet,
Gavotte, Jig and Garrotte.
The finely engraved backplate
with triple fusee movement and adjustable fly mechanism retains its original
verge escapement and has pull repeat for the music.
The mahogany inverted
bell top case is of fine proportions and pattination with 5 finials and brass
columns, brass bracket feet and glass side panels.
Charles Cabrier is considered
an outstanding maker and has examples of his work at The Royal Museum in
Stockholm. He is also recorded as
making a fine clock for the King of Peking.
 William
Hunter of London
c. 1770
Height
17½" (exc. handle)
Price: £22,500
A rare
musical bracket clock with finely engraved brass dial having flower corners and
decorative urn to the arch, with sweep tune band - the tunes engraved to
the arch top:-
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1. Mrs Baker's Hornpipe
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2. God Save
the King
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3. The Waterman
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4. 104th Psalm
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The
tunes are played each hour on a carillon of 10 bells and striking each hour on a
single bell.
The back
plate is fully engraved to a very high standard. The verge movement has
pull repeat cords for music and hour strike.
The
inverted bell top case of ebony is finely proportioned and has brass pillars,
feet and inlay with 4 finials to the hood and frets to each side to release the
sound of the music.
 Winterhalder
& Hoffmeir
c.
1890
Height 28”
Price :- £6,950
A fine quarter chiming bracket
clock by Winterhalder & Hoffmeir, Playing each quarter hour on four
gongs and each hour on a single gong.
The brass silvered dial has subsidiary
dials for chime/silent and rise & fall regulation to the arch.
The carved case is quite outstanding.
 Vienna Wall Clock
C. 1870
Height 58½”
Price:- P.O.A.
A rare and outstanding 3-train Vienna
Wall Clock with sonnary striking.
The case, of walnut and ebony, has
finely carved and turned pillars and inset panels of exceptional quality
and proportions.
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