Catalogue - Antique Clocks and Barometers
Catalogue - Antique Clocks and Barometers
Catalogue - Antique Clocks and Barometers
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ROBERT WARD, LONDON<br />
beautifully patinated late George II period walnut veneered table<br />
clock by this good London maker. The eight day movement, which<br />
strikes the hours on a single bell, has a restored verge escapement<br />
<strong>and</strong> short bob pendulum. There is a subsidiary dial in the arch for<br />
strike/silent. The maker’s signature is set on a cartouche above VI.<br />
The dial has gilt foliate corner sp<strong>and</strong>rels <strong>and</strong> a Roman chapter ring<br />
with Arabic minutes. The date indicator is inset above VI <strong>and</strong> there is<br />
a crescent shaped aperture for the false pendulum within the finely<br />
matted dial centre. The elaborate back plate is engraved with flower <strong>and</strong><br />
foliate scrolls.<br />
The elegant case is constructed primarily in oak <strong>and</strong> veneered with highly<br />
figured walnut. It has an inverted bell top with a brass carrying h<strong>and</strong>le<br />
<strong>and</strong> four gilt pineapple finials.<br />
Date: circa 1690<br />
Height: 79½ in (201.5 cm)<br />
* Robert Ward was both a clockmaker <strong>and</strong> goldsmith working in London<br />
between 1751 <strong>and</strong> 1775.<br />
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