A Scottish clock, Jn Turnbull Hawick, 1790

A Scottish clock, Jn Turnbull Hawick, 1790

Price: Price on request

Offered by Cor van der Heijden Antique Clocks



A Scottish clock, Jn Turnbull Hawick, 1790 A Scottish clock, Jn Turnbull Hawick, 1790 A Scottish clock, Jn Turnbull Hawick, 1790

Eight-day weight-driven platinum movement with anchor escapement and long seconds pendulum. The oak cabinet has an elegant gooseneck shade with domed wooden rosettes

Dial

Arched brass dial with a silver-plated chapter ring with engraved Roman hour numerals surrounded by a minute ring and Arabic minute numerals every five minutes. Above the sixth hour a date window with behind it a silver-plated and engraved Arabic numerals. Below the twelfth hour an engraved and silver-plated seconds ring with seconds division and Arabic numerals. The blued steel hour and minute hand are cut openwork. Above the bar is a convex round brass plate, engraved and silver-plated with the signature 'Jn Turnbull Hawick', surrounded by cast and chiselled bronze ornaments and also cast and chiseled floral ornaments around the chapter ring in the corners.

Movement

Eight-day weight-driven platinum movement with anchor escapement and long seconds pendulum. Call the percussion full the hour with a corrective sawing percussion.

Housing

The oak cabinet has an elegant gooseneck shade with domed wooden rosettes. The dial door flanked by two columns with gilded bases. The top features beautiful floral lace sawwork. Double arched wardrobe door flanked by quarter ribbed pilasters. A square base with an overlaid panel, standing on a base plinth.

Signature

'Jn Turnbull Hawick'

Origin
United Kingdom, Shotland
Period
around 1790
Material
Brass, Gilded metal, Silverplate, Oak
Signature
Jn Turnbull Hawick
Reference
100-51
Sizes
214 x 52 x 29 cm

Offered by

Cor van der Heijden Antique Clocks

't Hofke 28
5374 HE Schaijk
The Netherlands

+31(0)6 51 169 169
http://www.clocksantique.nl

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