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c.1800 English Bracket Clock with Exceptional Movement

About the Item

David Hare, London. The beautifully proportioned mahogany broken arch case has three pads on top and numerous brass mounts including corner beads, cast frets to the front door, a hinged handle and fish scale frets. The bottom board has a door that provides access to the pendulum’s fast/slow adjustment. The white porcelain dial has Roman numerals for the hours, Arabic five-minute marks and decorative brass hands. The eight-day time and strike double chain fusee movement has well-cut wheelwork, a strike/silent shut-off lever out the front and is signed in an engraved cartouche ‘David Hare, London’. The unusual verge escapement has the top pivot hole for the crown wheel set into a multi-piece framework with a dovetailed slide that allows the hole to be moved laterally. The pallet arbor has a traditional pivot at the front plate but sits on anti-friction rollers to the back and has a screwed beat adjustment. There are two knurled lock screws that are positioned to either side of the pendulum rod to lock it in place or are moved to a second set of holes while the clock is running. David Hare is listed as working in 1810. This is an exceptional clock with a well-proportioned case, a porcelain dial and a very well-made movement that incorporates several interesting technical features. Size: 14.5 to top of case w/out handle. 11 in. wide. 7.25 in. deep.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)Depth: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1800
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Greenlawn, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: E791stDibs: LU5877225984832
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