Dent Furniture

A Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer By Dent, London No.58553 Two day marine chronometer by Dent housed in a beautiful three tier mahogany brass bound box with inset carrying handles t...

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...

A good late 19th century ship’s bulkhead clock. The silvered 5 inch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and signed “DENT, London”. The original eight day ...

Large brass ships bulkhead clock. Eight inch enamel dial with Roman numerals, ‘blued’ steel hands and signed ‘Dent, London’. Heavy cast brass bezel with side ‘keep’ and bevel...

A rare two day chronometer by the celebrated firm of Dent, with their patent staple balance and numbered 51958. The high quality movement, which is fully signed and numbered on the silvered dial, exhibits all the usual refinements of a precision chronometer but unusually has Dent’s Patent staple or “Z” balance generally reserved for his best workmanship and consequent accuracy. The original mahogany case retains the firm’s trade label and is signed and numbered on the distinctive circular recessed plate to the case front. Literature E.J.Dent established this most celebrated firm of clockmakers in the early 19th century and produced many of the finest precision clocks and chronometers until 1976. Dent is universally known for making the Westminster clock...