Catalogue - Antique Clocks and Barometers
Catalogue - Antique Clocks and Barometers
Catalogue - Antique Clocks and Barometers
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CHARLES CABRIER, LONDON<br />
fine George III period chinoiserie red lacquer inverted bell top table<br />
clock, the 8 Day hour striking movement with quarter chimes on 8 bells.<br />
The finely mounted brass dial has a raised silvered chapter ring, a central<br />
alarm disc <strong>and</strong> a subsidiary strike/silent dial within the arch.<br />
The blued steel h<strong>and</strong>s are finely pierced <strong>and</strong> appear to be original <strong>and</strong> the gilt<br />
foliate corner sp<strong>and</strong>rels are well cast <strong>and</strong> chased.<br />
The substantial triple fusee movement has a fully engraved foliate backplate<br />
with a basket of flowers in the centre. The alarm work is mounted within a<br />
subframe to the right h<strong>and</strong> side. The movement retains its original rare<br />
tic tac escapement.<br />
Date: circa 1760<br />
Height: 20½ in (52 cm)<br />
* Charles Cabrier was a third generation clockmaker of the same name, having<br />
succeeded his father <strong>and</strong> gr<strong>and</strong>father. He was active in London between 1752 until<br />
his death in 1777. He was a prolific maker of fine musical table <strong>and</strong> longcase clocks,<br />
especially for the export market to Europe <strong>and</strong> the Far East.<br />
An exceptional pair of musical <strong>and</strong> automaton clocks in the oriental taste are<br />
illustrated in Richard Barder’s book ‘The Georgian Bracket Clock’, Colour Plate 27,<br />
page 164. These were reportedly made for the King of Nepal.<br />
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