A GEORGE III GREEN LACQUERED STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK, BY HENTON BROWN, LONDON, FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
£3,528
Auction: 15 JANUARY 2025 FROM 10:00 GMT
Description
the bell top surmounted by a central brass pinecone finial above pierced sound frets and matching finials to the corners, above a break arch case with brass drop carrying handles and side glass panels between stop-fluted column set corners, on a block-moulded stepped base; the 7 ½ in. silvered brass dial with subsidiary Strike/Silent and Chime/Not Chime, the arch engraved with original (now removed) four tune selection: The Romeaca, Sabac Hafif, Air Turque, Uschac Devir, and Air Greek; above a Turkish dial with silvered signature plate, and pierce brass foliate spandrels, mock pendulum and calendar apertures to the matted centre; the two train movement with verge escapement striking a bell, with a foliate engraved backplate
Dimensions
44cm wide, 68cm high, 29cm deep