A WILLIAM AND MARY EBONISED DUTCH-STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK joseph knibb london, circa 1695 The gilt dial with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, finely sculpted blued steel hands, the matted centre with calendar aperture, winged cherub spandrels, the dial signed at the base Joseph Knibb London , latches to the dial feet and to the five ringed baluster pillars, twin fusees [wire lines], verge escapement, Dutch strike on two bells via a twice numbered large diameter countwheel on the tulip engraved backplate with Knibb's typical script signature engraved Joseph Knibb Londini Fecit in a downward curve, the case with foliate-cast giltmetal mounts to the cushion-moulded top with D-ended foliate-tied handle, foliate urn finials, winged cherub swivel escutcheon to the front door, glazed sides and rear door and on simple moulded base 12¼in. (31cm.) high
A WILLIAM AND MARY EBONISED DUTCH-STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK joseph knibb london, circa 1695 The gilt dial with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, finely sculpted blued steel hands, the matted centre with calendar aperture, winged cherub spandrels, the dial signed at the base Joseph Knibb London , latches to the dial feet and to the five ringed baluster pillars, twin fusees [wire lines], verge escapement, Dutch strike on two bells via a twice numbered large diameter countwheel on the tulip engraved backplate with Knibb's typical script signature engraved Joseph Knibb Londini Fecit in a downward curve, the case with foliate-cast giltmetal mounts to the cushion-moulded top with D-ended foliate-tied handle, foliate urn finials, winged cherub swivel escutcheon to the front door, glazed sides and rear door and on simple moulded base 12¼in. (31cm.) high
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