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Circa 1820
Sold
15 inches (38cm) high
An unusual brass-bound mahogany striking bracket clock with enamel dial. CASE The rectangular gilt-brass bound case has brass fish scale sound frets to the sides and top and pierced mahogany frets to the rear door. DIAL The 8-inch diameter enamel dial has a Roman chapter ring with gilt-brass spade hands and a strike/silent lever at the top. The oval enamel signature plate below is signed Thos. Moss Ludgate Street London. MOVEMENT The twin chain fusee movement has long brass plates, five pillars and twin chain fusees, the going train with anchor escapement and the strike on the rack system striking on a bell fixed to the similarly signed backplate. Together with a purpose-made wall bracket