QUEEN ANNE EBONISED BRACKET CLOCK BY PETER WISE, LONDON
CIRCA 1710
£2,500
Auction: 5 March 2014 at 11:00 GMT
Description
the brass dial with silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, signed 'Peter Wise London' at the VI, with a mock pendulum and date apertures, and winged putti mask spandrels, the eight day silent pull quarter movement striking on two bells, verge escapement, in an ebonised case with a dome top with brass loop handle and marked at the corners with pointed brass finials, with a foliate and phoenix head engraved backplate
Dimensions
27cm wide, 36cm high, 16.5cm deep
Footnote
Provenance:
Property from a private Scottish collection of clocks
Purchased The Dyal, New Barnet, 1969
Note: Peter Wise listed Clockmakers Company 1693, Master 1725-41.