P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers has dated this piece to the 1750s.
The 8 day duration movement striking the hours on a bell.
The arch showing matching spandrels and an engraved silvered brass Tempus Fugit boss. The mahogany case with a long trunk door with shaped top and elaborate brass escutcheon. The base with a shaped mahogany panel and bracket feet. The hood with brass capped reeded angle pillars and a glazed hood door. The flat top hood with dentil moulding and typical Bristol fretwork.
Note: The Wasbrough Family were Clockmakers, Brassfounders and Ironmasters. All working during the latter half of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. We believe this clock was by William Wasbrough jnr, who is recorded as working between 1764 - 1784.
Height: 7'2"
P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers has dated this piece to the 1750s.
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Bristol Grandfather Clock by William Wasbrough
