Object Description
A fine George III period mahogany longcase clock with brass dial movement, hour strike, strike/silent and chiming on 6 bells at the quarters.
The top-quality London case is veneered with figured flame mahogany and has fine patination. The pull-forward arched top hood is flanked by turned pillars with brass capitals and bases and has an inset brass sound fret below the top cornice moulding. The full-length trunk door has a moulded bridge top and quarter columns with similar brass capitals and bases. The quarter columns are repeated in the moulded panelled base.
The 12-inch arched brass dial has an applied chapter ring with foliate corner spandrels. There is an aperture to view the day of the month above VI and a subsidiary seconds dial below XII. The blued steel hands are finely pierced and the maker’s signature – Wm. Frodsham Redlion Square London – is engraved on the centre of the dial. Within the arch there is a subsidiary dial for strike/silent.
The 8-day movement has rack strike with the hours sounded on a bell and the quarters on six bells. As one would expect from a maker of Frodsham’s stature, the movement is of the highest quality with fine wheelwork and large plates.
Date: circa 1785
Height: 85 ½ in (225 cm)