Fine English mahogany triple fusee original verge bracket cl...

Hammer

£3,600

Fine English mahogany triple fusee original verge bracket clock, the 8" brass arched dial signed John Gilbertson, Rippon to the silvered dial, with sweep centre date hand, with subsidiary strike/silent dial to the arch, the six pillar movement striking the quarters on a graduated set of three bells and the hours on a larger bell, the back plate finely engraved with scrolling foliage and with locking pendulum, the stepped case with cast cherub-head fretwork to the sides and brass carrying handles above, surmounted by a bell top and five classical turned brass finials, 24" high (pendulum and keys)

This clock has been recently serviced and new lines fitted

**There is a detailed write-up about this clock and the maker in the book by David F. Severs - Ripon's Clockmakers, Clockmaking in a Former West Riding Market Town, see pages 40-57

There is a further write-up about this particular clock by Leigh Extence of Fine Antique Clocks, which presents evidence that would indicate  Gilbertson 'bought-in' from the workshops of the well regarded maker John Taylor of London

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This clock is in generally very good condition for age with some minor restorations and imperfections to the casework, see images for guidance, personal viewing always advised where possible.