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A George Etherington tortoiseshell bracket clock, basket top…
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Sydney
Date:
7-Dec-2020
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A George Etherington tortoiseshell bracket clock, basket top form with silver handle, the door side bezel with silver repousse swag and floral fretwork, the sides with silver floral and figural sound frets backed with dark crimson silk. Sat on silver claw feet. The square brass face incorporating a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring for hours and minutes, with signature to base. Subsidiary strike/silent setting dial to the upper right, with a regulation dial to the upper left. The matted centre with winding squares, sparsely decorated date aperture and pendulum aperature for bob. Cherub spandrels to edges. The gilt movement backplate signed George Etherington London within medallion, the rest covered with engraved floral motifs. A catch claw for keeping the pendulum during travel. Verge escapement rack striking on a bell. Cord pull repeating the quarters on three nested bells. Circa 1690-1695. Height: 31 cm. Provenance: G. E. Marsh antique clocks, Winchester, United Kingdom, the collection of Dr Trevor Hyde, Sydney, acquired from the above. Other Notes: the false pendulum bob aperture (attached to the verge staff) to the face was popular between 1690 and 1695. The cherub spandrels were common on bracket clock faces until 1690.
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