Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1750s.
The 8-day movement retains its original verge escapement, striking hours on a bell and repeating hours and quarters on six subsidiary bells with its row of six hammers.
The good dial features "Strike/Silent" in the arch; mock pendulum; date aperture above "VI" and engraved signature on the silvered cartouche. 18ins high; 10ins wide; 7.5ins deep. Samuel Whichcote II worked in Fleet Street 1764-1769 and died in 1775.
Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1750s.
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18thcentury Quarter-repeating Verge Bracket Clock
