N Wilson Antiques Clocks has dated this Burr Walnut Mantel Clock to the 1960s.
It is the “basket top” example hence the lovely shaped top adorned with a brass carry handle. The body of the case is then square with thick bevelled glass panels to the front, back, and sides so that the movement can be fully seen. The case is the finished by a moulding to the base leading to four shaped brass feet.
The movement is then brass with a silvered chapter ring set out in black Roman numerals. The dial then has a lovely spandril to each corner. To the right side of the dial the clock can be switched between “silent”, “Whittington”, “St Michael” and “Westminster” tunes. The dial is then signed “Comitti LONDON” as well as being signed by the retailer “MAPPIN & WEBB”. Finally the dial is finished by two lovely shaped and blued hands.
The movement is then wound from the front and accessed from the back. It is ticking away and chiming as it should and comes complete with its winding key. It plays the tunes on each quarter along with the number of hours on the hour.
It measures approximately:
12” / 30.5cm Tall.
8.5” / 21.5cm Wide.
6.5” / 16.5cm Deep.
N Wilson Antiques Clocks has dated this Burr Walnut Mantel Clock to the 1960s.
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Lovely Comitti of London Burr Walnut Basket to Mantel Clock 3 Tune Movement
