Georgian style mahogany bracket clock, Charles Frodsham
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
early 20th century
Maker / issuer
Charles FrodshamThis early 20th-century Georgian-style mahogany bracket clock features a bell top case fitted with a brass carrying handle and rests on brass bracket feet. Its circular silvered dial is signed 'Chas.
Frodsham, 27 South Molton St, London' and displays black Roman numerals, an outer minute track, and a single winding hole above the VI hour marker. Inside, the timepiece is powered by a single-barrel movement utilizing a Swiss platform escapement.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Bracket clock
- Dimensions
- 29cm high, 18.5cm wide, 13.5cm deep
- Case Design
- Bell top with brass handle and bracket feet
- Maker Signage
- Chas. Frodsham, 27 South Molton St, London
- Place recorded
- United Kingdom
- Maker / attribution
- Charles Frodsham
- Movement Escapement
- Swiss platform escapement
Design
- Visible features
- • Mahogany bell-top case with a hinged brass carrying handle on the crest • Silvered circular dial framed by a hinged brass bezel with side latch • Spade-style blued or blackened hands pointing to Roman numeral hour markers • Brass bracket feet supporting the molded plinth base
- Case Architecture and Form
- The timepiece is housed in an early 20th-century Georgian-style mahogany case featuring a bell top with a brass handle and brass bracket feet. Visual observation shows a hinged brass carrying handle atop the crest and a molded plinth base supported by the bracket feet. The dial is framed behind a hinged brass bezel with a side latch.
- Dial Configuration and Maker Marking
- The circular silvered dial is signed 'Chas. Frodsham, 27 South Molton St, London' and is set with Roman numerals and a single winding hole. Observation notes spade-style blued or blackened hands pointing to the Roman numeral chapter ring, consistent with a single-barrel timepiece layout.
- Reported Movement and Documented Provenance
- According to the auction catalogue, the clock is driven by a single-barrel timepiece movement fitted with a Swiss platform escapement. The movement itself is not depicted in the source photography. The catalogued provenance records that the piece was formerly at Letterfourie, Morayshire, and passed by descent through the Gordon family.
Identification
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Movement and interior platform escapement are not pictured
- Research required: Rear case view is omitted