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Late Victorian oak cased bracket clock with triple fusee movement

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

late Victorian

This late Victorian bracket clock is constructed from oak and features an elaborate case design. The clock sits on a breakfront base with bracket feet and is accompanied by a later made single-door pedestal.

The case is heavily decorated with relief carvings, including a mask and foliate scrolls on the top, lions' masks, and herm columns. The sides are further embellished with carved and pierced mask and scroll fret panels. The clock features a brass arched dial equipped with a silvered chapter ring displaying Roman hour numerals and a matt center. The dial is framed by cast and pierced gilt scroll spandrels and includes three subsidiary dials for chime/silent, slow/fast, and chime selection functions.

The clock is powered by an eight-day triple fusee movement designed to chime the quarters on four gongs and eight bells, while striking the hours on a large gong. It is supplied with a pendulum and keys. The clock measures approximately 67cm high by 29.5cm wide and 42cm deep, with the pedestal measuring 106cm high.

Evidence at a glance

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Physical characteristics

Material
oak
Dimensions clock
67cm H x 29.5cm W x 42cm D
Dimensions pedestal
106cm H x 48cm W x 33cm D

Technical characteristics

Chime
quarters on four gongs and eight bells
Dials
chime/silent, slow/fast, chime selection
Strike
hours on a large gong
Movement
eight day triple fusee

Design

Dial
brass arched with silvered chapter ring
Numerals
Roman
Decorations
cast and pierced gilt scroll spandrels, mask and foliate scroll carvings, lions masks, herm columns

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.

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.