Lot 93
RARE GEORGE II GRAND-SONNERIE EBONISED BRACKET CLOCK, THOMAS GORDON, EDINBURGH
CIRCA 1730
Auction: 20 November 2019 from 10:00 GMT
Description
the bell top case with a brass handle and knopped finials, above an arched gilt brass dial with silvered chapter with Roman and Arabic numbers signed THO GORDON/ EDINBURGH, with a Strike/Silent dial to the arch, mock pendulum aperture and date aperture; with a glazed back and brass fret sides, the eight day, six pillar, three train movement with pull-repeat mechanism striking a bell, with chiming six bells on the quarter hours, enclosed by a backplate engraved with flowers, foliage, and birds, all raised on a moulded base and squat brass feet
Dimensions
32cm wide, 54.5cm high (handle up), 21cm deep
Footnote
Note: Thomas Gordon, Edinburgh 1688-1743 was apprenticed to Andrew Brown and freed in 1703. He worked for forty years making watches as well as longcase and bracket clocks. Existing clocks by him are very rare, as indeed, all early Edinburgh clocks are. Further information can be found in Old Scottish Clockmakers by John Smith.