A George I gilt-brass mounted ebony bracket clock, Claudius Du Chesne, London circa 1720

the silvered dial signed Claudis Du Chesne, Londini.  Three train movement with verge escapement.

Overall very good condition; hairline age cracks to the ebony veneers; the interior later ebonized; wear to plinth before the front door and with small chips and losses to the ebony veneers at the edge of the molding; the cresting lacking the brass molding to the right side; glass panels to the sides later; one pendulum, two winding cranks, one key to case.
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