W25 English wall clock ( Hood Clock)

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Van Brug Collection
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Name
W25 English wall clock ( Hood Clock)
Measurements
Height: 53 cm, Width: 21 cm, Depth: 14 cm
Reference
VBCA100157
Techniques
Cast, Lacquered
Colors
Gold, Brown, White, Black
Categories
Decorative Arts Clocks Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass Bronze Silver Steel
Periods
18th Century Antique 1785
Origin and period
England
Description

A special English wall clock (Clock Hood) signed James Irish Steyning, ca 1785.

The - only - timepiece is equipped with alarm. The time is indicated by means of a steel hand. The silvered chapter ring is made of brass. The brass dial has in the four corners a cast bronze ornament, in the arch a silver plaque with an inscription of the signature of the maker.

Behind the hand is the alarm disc. The movement has an anchor escapement. The duration is 30 hours. The clock cabinet is made ​​of black lacquered fruitwood.

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