A George III mahogany and brass-mounted eight day longcase clock
THOMAS MUDGE, LONDON. CIRCA 1770
A George III mahogany and brass-mounted eight day longcase clock Thomas Mudge London. Circa 1770 The breakarch hood with moulded cornice and surmounted by a brass ball and openwork leaf finial, the glazed side panels overlaid with gilt-brass trellis-work mounts, with reeded front angles, the breakarch trunk door with moulded frame, above panelled plinth raised on a double foot, the 12 in. wide brass dial with foliate spandrels to a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, matted centre with wide diameter subsidiary seconds ring and date aperture, signed on a silvered plaque Thos. Mudge/London , blued steel hands, the arch with strike/silent ring, the movement with five pillars, anchor escapement with A-shaped pallets, double-screwed back cock and roller suspension, rack strike on bell, secured to the seatboard with bolts through the lower pillars and also with a brass bracket to the lower back plate; flat steel rod pendulum with substantial brass lenticular bob with rating nut, two brass weights, crank key, case key 89¾ in. (228 cm.) high
A George III mahogany and brass-mounted eight day longcase clock
THOMAS MUDGE, LONDON. CIRCA 1770
A George III mahogany and brass-mounted eight day longcase clock Thomas Mudge London. Circa 1770 The breakarch hood with moulded cornice and surmounted by a brass ball and openwork leaf finial, the glazed side panels overlaid with gilt-brass trellis-work mounts, with reeded front angles, the breakarch trunk door with moulded frame, above panelled plinth raised on a double foot, the 12 in. wide brass dial with foliate spandrels to a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, matted centre with wide diameter subsidiary seconds ring and date aperture, signed on a silvered plaque Thos. Mudge/London , blued steel hands, the arch with strike/silent ring, the movement with five pillars, anchor escapement with A-shaped pallets, double-screwed back cock and roller suspension, rack strike on bell, secured to the seatboard with bolts through the lower pillars and also with a brass bracket to the lower back plate; flat steel rod pendulum with substantial brass lenticular bob with rating nut, two brass weights, crank key, case key 89¾ in. (228 cm.) high
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