Victorian Brass Cased Fusee Ships Clock by Dent, London

Edwardian Double Fusee Bracket Clock, Dent, London Edwardian bracket clock housed in a mahogany arch top case with inset front panel banded in brass with brass inlay, stepped plinth...

Victorian mahogany round dial clock resting on a foliate carved bracket with centrally mounted thermometer with bone engraved register plate. Twelve inch painted dial with Roman numerals signed ‘G.Morris, Great Dover Street, London. Eight day chain fuse movement. circa 1890 Watchmakers and clockmakers of the world by Brian Loomes...

Regency bracket clock in an arch top case with brass inlay and dentil moulding, side carrying handles and standing on four brass ball feet. Painted dial with Roman numerals and original spade hands signed ‘Memess, Trafalgar Square, London’. Glazed rear door to the fine quality eight day single fuse movement with arch shaped plates and ‘regulating’ pendulum. C.1820. ‘Watchmakers and clockmakers of the world’ by Brian Loomes...

A William IV Skeleton clock of fine quality with two massive scroll plates sitting on rectangular, silvered plinths and standing on a mahogany base with block feet. Eight day doubl...

George III Bracket Clock. Stunning mahogany case with Cupola top surmounted by a ‘pineapple’ finial, profusely inlaid with brass, fishscal...

Brass cased Carriage clock in a bevel glazed cornice case with oval viewing aperture with silvered platform lever escapement. Gilded dial mask with foliate engraving. Enamel dial ...

A striking two train bracket clock of exceptional quality by one of the great nineteenth century makers. The eight day twin fusee movement strikes on a blued steel gong behind a silvered arabic dial, signed Dent and numbered 58242 on both th dial and the back plate. Housed in a solid mahogany case with brass mounts and a gadrooned pergoda top surmounted by an acorn finial, and supported by bun feet. The sides ar pierced with attractive fish scale sound vents lined with dark blue velvet. The movement and case are both of remarkable quality, as you would expect from a clock made by Dent. The history of Dent & Co. spans three centuries of precision watch and clock making in Great Britain. Established in 1814 by Edward J. Dent, the company embraced the Victorian fervour for technological innovation and created precision chronometers to navigate the Royal Navy and guide some of the most intrepid explorers on their voyages. The British Empire was in full expansion and its maritime tradition had produced some remarkable technological breakthroughs from the late 18th century. Propelling the impetus of Britain’s primacy, Dent proved a key player in Victorian horological history manufacturing the Standard Clock at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich which was to keep “Greenwich Mean Time” the time to which all others in the Empire were referred (better known today as G.M.T.) and continued to do so until replaced by an electronic clock in 1946. Dent also made probably the most famous clock in the world - the Great Clock for the Houses of Parliament, familiarly known as Big Ben. Dent’s reputation soared and their chronometers accompanied some of the century's most influential and colourful explorers. Dent chronometer...

Maker: Dent Originally designed by W. Wigston and W. Strutt c.1820. Dial: The skeletonized dial has white Arabic numbers for the hours, black dots for the minutes and steel...

An unusual english single fusee mantel clock in a Louis XV style rocaille ormolu case in the french taste. The eight day fusee movement is of superb quality with a pendulum descendin...

An impressive fusee timepiece by J.Shore. The high quality eight day four columnar pillar single chain fusee movement and thick brass plates is in excellent condition. Housed in a ca...

Thomas Moss Fusee bracket clock, London, brass silvered dial signed by the maker. "Thomas Moss, London." A mahogany veneered case with brass trim and bracket top. The movement is an ...

An 18th century balloon shaped bracket or table clock by John Leroux of Charing Cross, dating from circa 1790. The waisted case surmounted by a brass pineapple finial over a drum hou...