Lot 65
  • 65

A brass inlaid mahogany chiming bracket clock, William Preddy, Langport, circa 1825

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • William Preddy
  • Clock 80cm. 31½in. high Bracket 28cm. 11in. high
10-inch painted dial with musical trophy  and flower corners, the arch painted with Chronos flanked by subsidiary strike/silent and chime/silent dials, the massive three train fusee and chain movement  with unusual layout, chiming on a nest of eight bells and striking a chord on a pair of bells, the backplate with engraved border and signed in a cartouche W Preddy, Langport, the case with ogee top and tapered spire finials, brass ring handles and scale side frets, Egyptian revival caryatid corners, foliate brass inlay; together with a later bracket