Edward Simmons

Circa 1835

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8 inches high

A small brass-inlaid ebony mantel timepiece. Case With architectural top, arched glazed sides and brass-bound base on adjustable acorn feet Dial With unusual elliptical engine turning signed Edwd. Simmons on a silvered plaque beneath the silvered chapter ring with blued steel hands Movement With four cylindrical pillars, single fusee and spring barrel, anchor escapement with pendulum backplate holdfast