Richard Ganthony

Circa 1825

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12 inches high over the clock. 18-� inches with wall bracket

A very rare harlequin pair of ebonised bracket clocks. Richard Ganthony No. 234 & Richard Ganthony No. 214 No. 234 CASE The lancet-form case has lacquered brass mouldings, �-columns with a geometric brass-inlaid panel to the front, with lion mask ring handles to the sides and the base raised on ball feet. DIAL 12cm. diameter circular white enamel dial signed Richd. Ganthony London 234, with lacquered brass spade hands. MOVEMENT Single fusee movement with gut lines, arched plates, anchor escapement with pendulum holdfast on the backplate. Sold with a purpose-made ebonised and brass-lined wall bracket No. 214 CASE The lancet-form case has lacquered brass mouldings, �-columns at the sides and a geometric brass-inlaid panel to the front, with lion mask ring handles to the sides and the base raised on ball feet. DIAL 12cm. diameter circular white enamel dial signed Richd. Ganthony No.49 Lombard Street 214, with lacquered brass spade hands MOVEMENT Single fusee movement with gut lines, arched plates, anchor escapement with pendulum holdfast on the backplate. Just under 12 inches high over the clock 18-� inches high with wall bracket Richard Ganthony is listed as starting his apprenticeship in 1785. He was made a Freeman of the Clockmakers� Company in 1794, when he set up business in Penton Place, Clerkenwell. Then in 1811 he moved to Lombard Street (presumably where he made the present two clocks. He died in 1845.