A GEORGE III EBONISED BRACKET CLOCK inscribed on a silvered...

Hammer

£1,300

A GEORGE III EBONISED BRACKET CLOCK

inscribed on a silvered panel in the centre of the dial "John Meredith, London", the eight day bell striking movement with a verge escapement, a date aperture, a bob pendulum aperture and a strike/silent indicator in the arched lunette above the silvered chapter ring, with rococo gilt metal spandrels cast and chased with leafy foliage and scrollwork, the back plate with engraved foliate decoration,

ebonised case with flambeau urn finials, moulded brass bracket feet and a swing carrying handle, approx. 56cm high x 31cm wide Note: This clock is visible in a photograph of the Great Hall taken circa 1877 and in a painting of 1885.