Lot 47

WILLIAM AND MARY EBONISED AND REPOUSSE BRASS MOUNTED BRACKET CLOCK BY GEORGE ETHERINGTON, LONDON
CIRCA 1690




Auction: 26 March 2013 at 11:00 GMT
£21,250
Description
the 6 inch square dial with cherub spandrels, with subsidiary dials for fast/slow and silent/strike, the matted centre with a date aperture and a crescent shaped aperture for a bob, the silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and signed 'Etherington, London', the 8-day quarter repeat bell striking movement with foliate engraved back plate, signed 'George Etherington, London', the case with a dolphin and eagle mask handle above a pierced cushion top decorated with ho ho birds, masks and scrolls against a red silk backing, the square case with a moulded apron and brass bun feet
Dimensions
24cm wide, 34cm high
Footnote
Provenance: Collection of Basil Hodson



