Antique English or England Shelf Clock

Price Type: retail
Sold Date: 2/13/2002
Pre-Sale Estimate: (subscribers only)
Sold For: (subscribers only)

Catalog Description:

Georgian bracket clock with bell top, circa 1780 A Georgian bracket clock in a mahogany case with a bell top dating from circa 1780 with a rare painted dial. The clock has been in one Sussex family, very probably from new. The twin fusee movement originally had a verge escapement, but has been altered to the later anchor escapement, probably in Victorian times. The engraved backplate has chinoiserie decoration. The dial is painted in the style of the earliest painted longcase dials, c1780 with flowers in the corners (see Barder: "The Georgian Bracket Clock" p103). The chinoiserie backplate, the case style and the design of the pineapple finials, all support a date around 1775-1780. The clock is shown here in its original condition. It is currently under restoration and will be ready in January 2002. The dial will be lightly and sympathetically restored, the movement overhauled and the case cleaned and restored.

The Antique Clocks Price Guide database contains actual sales information about this piece and more than 20,000 other antique clocks. Most records tell you what it sold for at auction and where it was sold. Some records tell you the price that retail dealers are asking for this or similar clocks.

For as little as $6.95 for a five-day pass you can view the complete information for all the antique clocks in our database. To find out more about our low cost five-day, one-month or one year subscription plans, click here.

Back to List