George IV Mahogany Gothic Lancet-Arch Bracket Clock by Dutton, London
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1725
This George IV period bracket clock features an elaborate mahogany case in a distinctive Gothic lancet-arch style. The clock stands at 56cm high, 27cm wide, and 19cm deep, supported by brass bun feet.
The case is richly decorated with a pineapple finial atop a gadroon-carved cushion superstructure, cluster columns with finials at the front angles, and a recessed panel displaying stylized anthemion carving. Both sides incorporate rosette-decorated brass ring handles and lancet-shaped windows with Gothic tracery overlays. The interior houses a five-pillar twin fusee bell-striking movement with an anchor escapement regulated by a half-seconds pendulum, mounted on an engraved backplate.
The seven-inch cream-painted circular dial features Roman numerals, blued steel spade hands, and is signed "Dutton, London." The dial is set behind a hinged, convex-glazed cast brass caddy-moulded bezel. A paper label inside the case identifies it as retailed by George G. Cocks of Bristol. The rear of the clock includes a lancet-shaped glazed door, showcasing fine craftsmanship throughout its exterior and mechanical design.
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Depth
- 19 cm
- Width
- 27 cm
- Height
- 56 cm
- Material
- mahogany, brass, glass
Technical characteristics
- Movement
- five pillar twin fusee bell striking
- Pendulum
- half-seconds
- Escapement
- anchor
Design
- Dial
- 7 inch circular cream painted
- Hands
- blued steel spade
- Numerals
- Roman
- Ornamentation
- quatrefoil motif, anthemion carving, cluster columns, gadroon carvings
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
- Dutton, London
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.