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Circa 1825
Sold
21 inches high
An unusual and rare ebonised striking drop dial wall clock. CASE The fine quality ebonised fruitwood case has brass-lined drop door to the base and similarly lined fielded panel above flanked by scroll ears, fretted door to the right side, full-length door in the backboard. DIAL The 12-inch painted wood convex dial retains the original cream-painted ground with Roman chapters and blued steel hands, signed Barraud Cornhill London 1188 MOVEMENT The high quality five pillar twin fusee movement has rack strike on a bell and anchor escapement with pendulum holdfast to the backplate Barraud Paul Phillip Barraud 1750 - 1820 was the son of Francis Gabriel Barraud and Magadalen Benine (née Crespin) who was the daughter of a well know Huguenot silversmith. He was admitted to the Clockmakers' Company in 1796 and elected Master in 1810 and 1811. He entered into partnerships with George Jamieson and also with William Howells. He had seven children and his sons Frederick Joseph, John and James all joined him in hthe family business and were variously admitted into the Clockmakers' Company between 1806 - 1815. The company joined with John Richard Lund in 1838 and made very fine quality chronometers right up until 1929.