England
Thomas Harper, London, an 18th century mahogany bracket clock, the case with molded arch top and base, and on brass bracket feet, the case front with three textile backed brass frets, the upper crescent shaped, and the two lower frets conforming to the
case in an old finish, and with minor repairs, case front and right side with splits, case top with numerous tight splits and minor veneer losses, short piece of molding replaced, back, upper right, rear arch molding with splits, rear door with minor losses and repairs, dial with restoration, minute hand replaced, movement clean, ticks and strikes, repeating correctly
Eureka Clock Co., London, battery powered mantel clock with oversized balance wheel movement on a brass base and a cream color porcelain dial, s#2550
Heavy cast brass base. Original porcelain dial has a small hairline crack at 11 o'clock. Original hands. An example of this model with a dial mounted above the balance wheel can be found on page 15 of "The Eureka Clock" by F. G. Alan Shenton.
Connell, Late Ganthony, 83 Cheapside, London, a large, mid 19th century mahogany bracket clock, rectangular molded base with compressed ball feet, the case front with applied carved foliate ornaments with scrolls terminating in pendant husks, and with
case in an old finish, veneer on front with splits and minor losses at bottom of dial, minor scrapes and scratches, left side with splits, veneer with losses at back, above foot, rear door with losses to edge of veneer and a poor repair at lower left, dial with spotting and tarnish, gaps between dial and bezel, hour hand replaced, movement ticks and strikes, but very dirty, and will need service, pendulum with ragged cutout for crutch pin, suspension spring broken,
John Pace, Bury, St. Edmunds, a rare miniature skeleton timepiece, the brass scroll frames and brass base with beveled edges, the back plate measuring just 5 1/4" in height, 8 day fusee movement with thread suspension and recoil escapement and light
brass base, feet and frames with minor tarnish, hole in back plate for pallet arbor enlarged, and with burrs, dial good, hands reblued, hour hand with minor oxide, wheel side of barrel with scratches, dents and solder, barrel also with replaced teeth, crutch replaced, pendulum replaced, and with repairs, ebonized base with loss at left, dome good.
John L. Fenn, a Victorian mahogany table regulator, the arch top case with squat ogee bracket feet and molded base, the door with half round molding with carved leaves and vine, seemingly wrapped around the molding, Roman numeral silvered dial with
case in an old refinish, right side with split, top with minor deformation due to case segments moving under veneer, old dings and scratches under the refinish, rear feet replaced, dial with minor spots and minor tarnish, hands with specks of oxide, carving below dial replaced, movement and dial replaced, incorrect and mismatched movement mounting brackets, pendulum of later manufacture, a spectacularly confusing clock
Charles Monks, Prescot, Lancashire, England, tall clock, 8 day, time and strike, weight driven movement in a Gothic revival mahogany case with reverse painted glass inserts above hood door, Gothic shaped trunk door over a base with framed panel on
the case retains its original finish. The glass panels are intact and without damage. The thin right return molding below case is detached but present. There are minor age cracks below hood. The dial is faded with some flaking to moon phase and the signature is only perceptible under black light. Hands appear original. Brass eagle finial an old replacement. This style of clock had fancy wood finials.
Emperor Clock Co. Ltd., London, a reproduction Congreve rolling ball timepiece, fusee movement with separate dials for minutes, hours and seconds, the plates supported by four turned columns, all resting on ball feet, the tray with zig zag path for the
brass components with peeling lacquer, scratches, staining, and spotting, some steel with minor oxide, running, dome dirty
The Synchronome Co., Ltd., England, master clock, oak case, Roman numeral silvered dial, electromechanical movement providing impulse every thirty seconds from a falling gravity arm to pendulum and cylindrical bob, NRA #3439
the case is refinished with replaced hinges. The door catches are absent and the door lock is present but not attached. The suspension spring is broken.
Probably London, England, an early 18th century striking lantern clock, the brass case with turned, tapered columns at the corners, with ball feet and slender urn finials, the top with arcaded brass gallery fixed to the top plate, front and sides with
minor tarnish and loss to silvering on dial, brass with some staining and tarnish, hand lacking blue, and fitting very closely to dial center, exterior of bell artificially aged, inside of bell bright, will tick and strike, lacking weights and pendulum
Thomas Gaskell, Knutsford, County Cheshire, England, tall clock, 8 day, time and strike, weight driven movement in a flat top heavily inlaid mahogany case with cross hatching and conch shell decorations. The painted metal square dial has seconds bit and
the case retains an old finish with a long splits in the plinth. The hood has repairs and restoration and it has a monogram inlaid above hood door. The base may be original and is very old. The movement is tarnished and needs cleaning. There are no weights. This was a very decorative and expensive clock of the late 18th century / early 19th century.