Antique clocks, antique bracket clocks

Antique Bracket Clocks

Although seldomley accompanied or made with a bracket these clocks which sit perfectly on a table or mantle piece have acquired the sobriquet of bracket clock.

Bracket clock cases and dials like the long case clock mirror the developments in styles and use of materials as other contemporary furniture. Early Charles 2nd bracket clock cases use ebony, walnut and marquetry in their decoration, the Georgian period saw the introduction of mahogany and later in the early 19th century one finds satinwood and rosewood.

The diversity in the range of bracket clocks is as varied as one would expect from over 150 years of development as has fascinated the many who have cultivated fine collections.

Mechanically the bracket clock is very similar to the longcase clock. One significant difference however is that the bracket clock is powered by a coiled spring and not a weight. This feature gives the bracket clock a degree of portability. The strike repeat and quarter repeating mechanisms on many bracket clocks suggest that the original
owners carried them from room to room and even took them to bed.

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		George 1 Bracket Clock
		Joshua Seddon
		George I verge escapement bracket clock signed Joshua Seddon, London. Pull-wind quarter repeat timepiece, striking the last hour on a large bell followed by a ting tang of the quarters on two smaller bells. Fine 6" dial with date dial and pointer in the break-arch and mask head spandrels. Ebonised fruit wood case with inverted bell top, decorative pierced frets on front and back doors and sides. Height to the top of the raised handel 17" 43cm. Circa 1720.

		Fine Architectural Bracket Clock
		Savory & Sons
		Fine architectural bracket clock signed Savory and Sons, Cornhill, London. Circa 1820. The quality of this clock can be seen in the use of the well figured cuban mahogany veneer particularly on the front panels and columns. References to the classical Greek order of Ionian architecture give the proportions of the case great beauty and elegance. Height from the feet to the apex of the portico 22". The 7 1/2" brass silvered dial gives a distinctive contrast to the finely engraved and black wax filled signature and numerals. The quality of the dial is also enhanced by heart shaped blue steel hands which were used by some of the the finest bracket clock makers of the period such as Vulliamy, Dutton and Payne. The two train fusee bracket clock movement is also fitted with a strike repeat facility. The stepped flame mahogany veneered bracket upon which the clock stands reinforces the classical gravity of this fine clock.

		Partridge Wood Bracket Clock
		John Grant
		Partridge wood bracket clock signed John Grant, Fleet street, London. No. 521. Two train fusee movement also signed and numbered on the back plate with anchor escapement and strike repeat facility. Fine partridge wood veneer with boxwood stringing and satinwood inlay. 7” enamel convex dial with matching steel hands. Height 15”, depth 7”. Circa 1800

		English Fusee Timepiece
		John Payne
		Small marble English fusee timepiece signed John Payne 163 New Bond Street. The front of the black marble case is finely etched with a floral pattern and owl and cockerel motif around an hour glass. Fine 4 1/2” guilded engine turned dial with matching heart motif steel hands. Height 9 3/4” depth 4 1/4”. Circa 1840.