A miniature carriage clock timepiece by Thomas Cole and his brother James Fergusson Cole. The eight day single fusee movement with english lever escapement.The case is decorated with the ‘Rose and Trellis’ pattern as seen on another of Coles clocks retailed by Edward Dent with the same handle and case construction ( JB Hawkins, “The Hawkins Pictorial Survey of Cole Clocks – Part I” p168). The side pillars have a distinctive convex profile with the tops and bottom sections of the case made up in layers and held between turned tapered feet and acorn finials. The dial centre is engraved with the same pattern as the sides and back of the clock with a roman chapter and subsidiary seconds dial with the dial surround engraved with a foliate scroll pattern. The case still retains its original mercury gilded finish and is in remarkable original condition. The Cole Brothers worked together supplying clocks to other retails after J.F. Cole narrowly avoided bankruptcy, their work was ...