Dent, London, Clockmaker to the King, 61, Strand London No. 57738.

Circa 1913

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56½ inches high

A very fine quality solid mahogany 8-day wall regulator. CASE The well-constructed solid mahogany case has a break arch top, inset door with lead glass, double locks and baize-lined fitting, three hinges with 5 knuckles DIAL The 10-inch painted dial with Roman chapters and large intersecting seconds ring with original blued steel hands, signed Dent (within triangle) Clockmaker to the King 61, Strand London 57738 MOVEMENT The robust movement has thick brass rectangular plates with four slightly tapered pillars, going train with maintaining power, Vulliamy-type deadbeat escapement with the original oak-rod pendulum with zinc cylindrical bob and calibrated rating nut with pointer beating against the original calibrated beat scale mounted to the solid mahogany backboard E. DENT & Co. Edward John Dent (1790-1853) was one of the most influential clockmakers of precision horology in the 19th century, ranking alongside Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy and Charles Frodsham. He specialised in many fields including marine and pocket chronometers table clocks, wall and longcase regulators, all of the very highest quality. Perhaps the company's most famous achievement was the construction of the world-famous clock at Westminster, otherwise known as Big Ben. From 1876 the Company traded as E. Dent & Co and in 1897 they became a limited company and adopted their famous trademark name DENT within a simple triangle – as can be seen on the present wall regulator. Having previously had different serial number sequences for their clocks, watches, and marine chronometers, from 1876 the company adopted a single-series numbering sequence starting at No. 38,000 which covered all their clocks, watches and chronometers inclusive. Dent produced a small number of high-quality precision clocks for domestic use, typified by the present example for sale here. This particular clock has a simple but beautifully constructed solid mahogany case, the movement has Dent's high-quality deadbeat escapement, the original painted dial and it even retains the original oak-rod pendulum, together with the original brass-cased weight and pulley.