SCOTTISH REGENCY MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK, BY JOHN URQUHART, PERTH
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
£1,638
Auction: Day 1
Description
the cream dial with Roman numerals and date dial to the inner chapter ring, signed ‘Urquhart, Perth’, the plain arched case with a pair of lion and ring handles, the side panels with pierced brass frets, the front with boxwood and ebonised stringing, on a plinth base with brass ball feet, the twin-train movement striking a bell, signed backplate
Dimensions
27cm wide, 43cm high, 17cm deep
Footnote
Note: John Urquhart is recorded working in Perth in the first half of the 19th century. He was listed as a lapidary and watchmaker and had a jeweller's shop in Perth at 54 George Street.