A George III Scottish mahogany and brass-mounted striking table clock, circa 1790 By Alexander Dickie, Edinburgh
Auction: 25 June 2008 at 12:00 BST
Description
the bell-top case with brass handle and four urn finials above glazed side panels and chamfered and fluted angles, on squat ogee feet, the brass-framed front door with winged cherub mounts, the brass dial with rococo spandrels and a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with dot minute track, the silvered centre engraved with flowerheads and swags around the winding holes, with mock pendulum and date apertures, blued steel hands, with subsidiary rings for strike/silent and regulation to the arch, surmounted by a plaque signed Alexander Dickie/EDIN.R, the eight day twin wire fusee movement with five pillars and verge escapement striking on bell, the back plate engraved with leaf scrolls and flowerheads to the fusee arbors
Dimensions
29cm wide, 50cm high, 18.5cm deep