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ANTIQUE #SA1154794

Arnold & Frodsham Rare Small Portable 'fusee' Mantel Clock With Repeat

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Its About Time

It''s not often you will have the opportunity to buy a rare twin fusee carriage / mantel clock of small proportions made by Arnold & Frodsham - two of Englands finest makers.
 
John Roger Arnold had a prestigious clock and watch shop and workshops at 84 The Strand. He was the apprentice of his father John Arnold and Abraham Louis Breguet. He formed a business with Edward John Dent ( of Big Ben fame - the Westminster Clock) between 1830 and 1840, becoming Arnold & Dent. In 1843, when J.R. Arnold died suddenly, Dent opened a shop at 82 The Strand while Charles Frodsham bought the Arnold''s business and premises at 84 The Strand, becoming Arnold & Frodsham. Interestingly, this clock has ''Arnold 84 Strand'' marked on the dial, and to the backplate lower corners ''Charles Frodsham 84 Strand'' (see pictures), so I think we can assume that this clock was started by Arnold but finished and sold by Frodsham after Arnold''s demise . This clock is bell striking with a pull repeat. The engraved...
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Antique clock and watch shop specialist (featured on Salvage Hunters The Restorers) with select fine furniture.
Essex
United Kingdom
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THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD