A WALNUT CASED COMMEMORATIVE 'DANIEL QUARE' MODEL MONTH GOIN...

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£500 - £700

A WALNUT CASED COMMEMORATIVE 'DANIEL QUARE' MODEL MONTH GOING QUARTER-CHIMING TABLE/BRACKET CLOCK F.W. ELLIOTT FOR GARRARD, LONDON, CIRCA 1970The nine pillar triple fusee movement with graduated split frontplate and chiming a choice of three tunes on a graduated nest of eight bells for the quarters before sounding the hour on a further larger bell, the going train with platform lever escapement regulated by sprung monometallic balance set within an aperture to the backplate inscribed Elliott, London to centre, with scroll inscribed decoration to three corners and numbered 17/250 to lower margin, the 7 inch wide rectangular gilt brass dial with oval plate engraved Garrard to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with cruciform half hour markers, Arabic five minutes to outer track and inscribed MADE IN, ENGLAND to lower margin, with scroll pierced steel hands and winged cherub mask and scroll cast gilt spandrels to angles with the upper two interrupted by subsidiary FAST/SLOW regulation and CHIME/SILENT selection dials, beneath arch centred with WESTMINSTER/WHITTINGTON/WINCHESTER chime selection dial flanked by conforming mounts, the case with hinged gilt brass carrying handled pierced with DQ monogram to the uprights applied to cavetto over convex caddy superstructure and with double cavetto top mouldings, the hinged front with 6.5 inch break-arch glazed dial aperture with cockbeaded surround and with conforming bordered fretwork panels to upper quadrants, the sides with further shaped sound frets over break-arch windows, the rear flush with rectangular glazed door set within the frame of the case, on moulded skirt base with full depth moulded pad feet.40cm (15.75ins) high with handle down, 25.5cm (10ins) wide, 16cm (6.25ins) deep.The present lot was made in a limited edition of 250 examples by F.W. Elliott for Garrard, the Crown Jewellers, to commemorate the anniversary of Daniel Quare who was gained his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1671.

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Movement is complete, appears free from alteration or noticeable replacements but is in fairly neglected condition hence a clean/service is required. The timepiece is running and the quarter and strike trains are operational albeit a little lazily and prone to sometimes not tripping. The minute hand around 1 minute out of sync (ie. sounds around 1 minute after the hour/quarter). There also appears to be an automatic silencing function that prevents the clocks striking between 11pm and around 9am. The dial appears to be in very good original condition with minimal oxidation to the silvering only. The case is also in very good original condition with faults very much limited to a few very slight bumps, scuffs and scratches only.Clock does not have a winder present; no case key or pendulum are required.