A FINE GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND GILT BRASS MOUNTED BRACKET / TABLE CLOCK WITH PULL REPEAT BY EARDLEY NORTON, LONDON, CIRCA 1760 the case with brass handle surmounting bell top and flanked by four fruiting finials, the sides with glazed panels below roundels, both with gilt pierced floral sounds frets, on a plinth base and four scrolling foliate feet, the break-arch, brass 7.75 inch dial with gilt Rococo style spandrels and silvered Roman chapter ring with Arabic five minute markers, the gilt matted centre with chamfered date aperture and mock pendulum aperture, with silvered name plate signed 'Norton London', with strike / silent subsidiary dial to the arch, the twin fusee movement with verge escapement striking on a bell, with pull cord repeat, the backplate finely engraved with a basket of flowers flanked by scrolling foliage, the brackets similarly engraved, the pendulum with pear shaped bob, with winder, 54cm high Provenance: A private London collection. Condition: Seen running and striking on owner's home but not fully tested or guaranteed.
A FINE GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND GILT BRASS MOUNTED BRACKET / TABLE CLOCK WITH PULL REPEAT BY EARDLEY NORTON, LONDON, CIRCA 1760 the case with brass handle surmounting bell top and flanked by four fruiting finials, the sides with glazed panels below roundels, both with gilt pierced floral sounds frets, on a plinth base and four scrolling foliate feet, the break-arch, brass 7.75 inch dial with gilt Rococo style spandrels and silvered Roman chapter ring with Arabic five minute markers, the gilt matted centre with chamfered date aperture and mock pendulum aperture, with silvered name plate signed 'Norton London', with strike / silent subsidiary dial to the arch, the twin fusee movement with verge escapement striking on a bell, with pull cord repeat, the backplate finely engraved with a basket of flowers flanked by scrolling foliage, the brackets similarly engraved, the pendulum with pear shaped bob, with winder, 54cm high Provenance: A private London collection. Condition: Seen running and striking on owner's home but not fully tested or guaranteed.
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