Steel Mantel Clocks

A very fine triple fusee quarter chiming bracket clock in an ebonised case in remarkable original condition. The eight day triple fusee movement with anchor escapement and long heavy bob pendulum and hold fast, chimes on a nest of eight graduated bells with a seperate bell to strike the hours. The movement also has a pull correction lever. The cream painted roman dial is fitted behind the original convex glass held in with a brass ogee bezel, the case has front and rear locks with the movement visible through a glaze back door. The movement is housed in an oak case veneered in ebonised fruitwood with brass case decorations and fish scale sound frets backed with yellow silk, the break arch top is surmounted by a single brass bound pad. The dial and back plate both signed by Thomas Bray, the movement is also stamped J Thwaites 4677 on the front plate behind the dial. This leads us to believe this is one of the two clocks recorded as being made by Thwaites for Thomas Bray to retail. The serial number can be traced in the Thwaites day books and dates the clock to 1811. John Thwaites was a prolific clock maker who specialised in quarter chiming and musical clocks often manufacturing movements for some of London’s most prestigious clock makers. John Thwaites was Master of the Clockmakers Company in 1815, 1819 and 1820, his company eventually went on to found the famous Thwaites and Reed company. Examples of Thomas Bray’s work can be found in the British Museum, John Thwaites clocks...

A miniature French skeleton alarm clock with silk suspension dating from the mid 19th century, with original glass dome on an ebonised and brass inlaye...

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...

This Black Forest cuckoo clock has a twin fusee movement complete with typical wooden plates and original bellows and pendulum. The case is made in the highest tradition of black for...

A rare example of a french torsion suspension or 400 day clock made by Claude Grivolas & Cie, the movement was invented and patented by Claude Grivolas. ...

This is a novelty clock from the later half of the 20th century, powered by the weight of its twenty four steel ball bearings as they descend around the carousel wheel and are deposited in the green base trough in the base of the case. They can however be spring driven – wound by the spokes of the main wheel – and will run for approx 9 days. The movement backplate is signed Sinclair Harding & Co. and is mounted with a Swiss 11 jewel...

Desk clock designed by Jaeger LeCoultre. Fabulous geometric desk-table clock, created in Switzerland by the clockmakers of Jaeger LeCoultre, back in the 1950. This clock is very rare and has been crafted with retro modernist patterns in solid patinated bronze. Mount in a rectangle pedestal...

A delightful French Empire miniature ormolu timepiece mantel clock featuring a cherub with wings, bow and arrow. The cherub has one foot resting on a...

By Stephen Rimbault The impressive mahogany case has a bell top and is surmounted by four pineapple finials on the corners and an additional finial to the centre. There are carrying...

The elegantly proportioned ebony-veneered basket top case has Fine cast brass ornaments to the door and rectangular windows to the sides so that the exquisite movement is almost enti...

For your consideration is the very good quality and extremely attractive Art Deco mantle clock made in Germany and dating to the 1930s. The casing is t...

Aside the very stylish aesthetics of this Art Deco clock, when you pick it up you find it's surprisingly heavy. Quite slender in depth and overall nice size for either mantel or desk...