GEORGE III MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK, WILLIAM LIPTROT, LONDON, THE CASE AFTER A DESIGN BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
18TH CENTURY
£8,750
Auction: Five Centuries: Furniture, Paintings & Works of Art
Description
the arched brass dial with a silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numbers and a matte centre and pierced brass spandrels, with two winding holes, date and false pendulum apertures, and signature plate inscribed 'William Liptrot/ LONDON', the arch with a subsidiary Strike/ Silent dial, in a carved arched topped mahogany case with pierced fretwork and carved with acanthus scrolls, the canted corners with Doric columns, on a moulded base with acanthus carved scroll feet, pull repeat on the right side; the eight day movement with verge escapement striking a bell and chiming on six bells, enclosed by an engraved backplate signed 'Wm. Liptrot/ London', with a bob pendulum
Dimensions
47cm wide, 68.5cm high, 23cm deep
Footnote
Note: The model for this clock case, which is rich in rococo embellishments, is taken directly from Thomas Chippendales 'Gentleman's and Cabinet Maker's Director', first appearing in the 1754 and 1755 editions as plate CXXXVIII, then renumbered as plate XLXV in the edition of 1762.