Lot 40
GEORGE II MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK AND BRACKET
ARLANDER DOBSON, LONDON, CIRCA 1750
Auction: 28 September 2011 at 13:00 BST
£3,750
Description
the inverted bell top with brass handle over an arched brass dial with silvered Roman numeral chapter and Arabic seconds ring, two winding holes, date aperature, and false pendulum aperature, pierced brass corner spandrels surmounted by a boss signed 'Arland Dobson/ London', the sides and back with fretwork and glazed panels, foliate engraved brass backplate and bell strike; the bracket with a rectangular shelf with wavy apron and side drawer, raised on scrolling support and pierced back with foliate carved finial
Dimensions
clock, 45cm high; bracket, 40cm high