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Miniature English Library Clock Timepiece Signed Mccabe - London
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Miniature English Library Clock Timepiece Signed Mccabe - London

19th century
Description

The fine and robust 8-day duration fusee timepiece movement with anchor escapement and five knopped pillars, has a 3"silvered brass dial with Roman numerals and signed "Jas McCabe, London with finely pierced Breguet style blued steel hands.

The beautiful case is made from some of the best Rio rosewood with brass inlay, bun feet and turned finial.

Serviced and guaranteed for 3 years.

Height: 8 ¾? or 19.5 cm

CIRCA. 1880

Provenance: Private collection - U.K.

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19.5cm (7.68")
Declaration

The Antique Clock Co. has dated this Miniature English Library Clock to the 1880s.

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SA1037895
Description
The fine and robust 8-day duration fusee timepiece movement with anchor escapement and five knopped pillars, has a 3"silvered brass dial with Roman numerals and signed "Jas McCabe, London with finely pierced Breguet style blued steel hands.
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The beautiful case is made from some of the best Rio rosewood with brass inlay, bun feet and turned finial.
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fig 1. A miniature mahogany library clock featuring a square dial signed by Jas McCabe London with Roman numerals, blued steel hands, a carved finial, and bun feet.
fig 1. Miniature English Library Clock Timepiece Signed Mccabe - London

Serviced and guaranteed for 3 years.

Height: 8 ¾? or 19.5 cm

CIRCA. 1880

Provenance: Private collection - U.K.

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Height
19.5cm (7.68")
Date of Manufacture

The Antique Clock Co. has dated this Miniature English Library Clock to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1037895
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Archive I A miniature mahogany library clock featuring a square dial signed by Jas McCabe London with Roman numerals, blued steel hands, a carved finial, and bun feet.

MINIATURE ENGLISH LIBRARY CLOCK TIMEPIECE SIGNED MCCABE - LONDON

Archive II A miniature mahogany library clock featuring a square dial signed by Jas McCabe London with Roman numerals, blued steel hands, a carved finial, and bun feet. View II
Archive III A miniature mahogany library clock featuring a square dial signed by Jas McCabe London with Roman numerals, blued steel hands, a carved finial, and bun feet. View III
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Weymouth
Dorset
DT3 4JT
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A miniature mahogany library clock featuring a square dial signed by Jas McCabe London with Roman numerals, blued steel hands, a carved finial, and bun feet.
MINIATURE ENGLISH LIBRARY CLOCK TIMEPIECE SIGNED MCCABE - LONDON
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A miniature mahogany library clock featuring a square dial signed by Jas McCabe London with Roman numerals, blued steel hands, a carved finial, and bun feet.
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A library clock is a small table or mantel timepiece typically designed with an enclosed wooden case, popularised in England during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries for use in private studies and reading rooms.

These clocks were commonly housed in solid wood or veneered cases made of mahogany, rosewood, or walnut, featuring brass mounts, blued steel hands, and silvered or enamel dial plates.

Authentic period examples feature hand-engraved dial plates often signed with the makers name and location, hand-cut gear teeth within mechanical movements, and hand-carved wood joinery on the case.

Place the timepiece as a central focal point on a fireplace mantelpiece, within an open bookshelf arrangement alongside leather-bound volumes, or situated atop a traditional executive desk.

Keep the clock situated away from direct heat sources and sunlight to prevent wood warping, wind the mechanical movement regularly using the correct size key, and employ a qualified horologist for periodic servicing.
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