Superior Brighton Drop Dial Fusee Wall Clock

Clockwise is delighted to present for your consideration a fine example of a Victorian drop-dial fusee wall clock with plenty of Georgian influences. These are becoming increasingly difficult to source in excellent condition such as this example.

The recently overhauled and cleaned eight day duration chain-driven fusee timepiece movement has an anchor escapement and A-frame shaped plates - all features to be expected of a clock of this period and quality.

It comes complete with its original pendulum. The twelve inch painted dial is in lovely condition and adorned with the maker 'Cunditt, Brighton'. The dial is complimented by original pierced hands beneath the original cast brass bezel and glass which locks securely via a tab.

The case is a standard two-piece design with the surround attaching to the back box via four lovely matching wooden pegs. Adorned with fan ears the flame mahogany veneered trunk has brass inlay to the lenticle and there is a locking door complete with key to the bottom. There is an access door to the right flank of the clock.

"Cunditt Brighton" refers to Robert and Frederick Cunditt, a pair of prominent 19th-century Victorian watchmakers, clockmakers, and jewellers who operated out of Brighton. Their partnership flourished during the mid-to-late 1800s from their storefront and workshop at 54 North Street, which was (and remains) a bustling commercial artery in Brighton, which at the time was expanding rapidly as a fashionable seaside resort.

Shaped plates were time-consuming to craft and indicate a deluxe, bespoke movement. This style was highly favored by elite London-trained makers and premium provincial clockmakers who wanted their internal mechanisms to look as beautiful and refined as the exterior woodwork.

The transition of the dial text to crisp block capitals, paired with a traditional chain fusee and hand-sculpted shaped plates, securely dates this lovely wall clock to circa 1860-1880. During this era, English makers were facing heavy competition from cheaper French and American imports. Cunditt choosing to build a high-spec, chain-driven movement with artistic shaped plates shows they refused to compromise, targeting affluent buyers who demanded traditional British quality. The high quality Georgian influences to the hands and fan ears help elevate this clock to one of premium quality.

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