English Regency ebonized and brass inlaid bracket clock by James McCabe
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Regency period
This antique English Regency period bracket clock, crafted by the renowned maker James McCabe of Royal Exchange, London, is a sophisticated timepiece featuring an ebonized case accented with brass inlay.
The clock is crowned with a distinctive pineapple finial and stands upon brass ball feet, while the sides are fitted with ornamental brass drop ring handles. The 8-inch circular cream-painted dial displays black Roman numerals and bears the maker's signature and serial number 1400. Internally, the clock is powered by a high-quality five-pillar, eight-day twin-chain fusee movement. This mechanism utilizes a rack and snail striking system to chime on a bell and features shouldered plates with an anchor escapement, regulated by a lenticular bob pendulum.
The backplate is also engraved with the maker's name, the serial number 1400, and includes a dedicated pendulum holdfast bracket. With overall dimensions of approximately 50cm in height, 28cm in width, and 17cm in depth, this timepiece serves as a classic example of fine English horology from the Regency era.
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- Ebonized wood, brass
- Dimensions
- 50cm H x 28cm W x 17cm D
- Dial diameter
- 8-inch
Technical characteristics
- Sound
- Bell strike
- Movement
- Eight day, five pillar, twin-chain fusee
- Escapement
- Anchor escapement
- Regulation
- Lenticular bob pendulum
- Striking mechanism
- Rack and snail system
Design
- Dial
- Cream painted convex
- Numerals
- Roman
- Decoration
- Brass inlay, pineapple finial, drop ring handles, brass ball feet
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- James McCabe
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.