What materials are traditionally used in Victorian library clock construction?

These clocks are typically housed in solid or veneered flame mahogany cases, featuring brass movement plates, cast brass bezels, and silvered or painted brass dials.

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Barraud and Lunds Fusee Library Clock

Name: Barraud and Lunds Fusee Library Clock
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA898551
Price: 1950 GBP
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19th century

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A single fusee mantel timepiece by Barraud and Lunds of London, in a mahogany case with an engraved silvered dial with roman chapter ring behind thick bevelled convex glass in a brass bezel with blued steel hands, The movement and dial both signed and numbered 8225. The case is of extremely fine quality richly figures solid mahogany with a barrel domed arch top, sitting on gilt bun feet and has both front and back locks with seperate gilt keys.

Barraud and Lunds was the final iteration of one of the best clockmaking firms in 19th century Britain, founded in 1838 when the clockmaking dynasty of Barrauds was joined by John Richard Lund to form Barrauds and Lund, in 1869 Lunds two sons John Alexander and Arthur Jackson Lund joined the firm it became Barraud and Lunds and is known to have been operating from 14 Bishopsgate street 1870. The company was dissolved in 1902 with the death of John Alexander Lund, dating this clock to within this 32 year period. The company was known for its high quality precision timepieces of which this is an excellent example.

This clock comes with our two year guarantee.

33cm H x 24.5cm W x 14.5cm D

Physical Dimensions

Height

33cm (12.99")

Width

24.5cm (9.65")

Depth

14.5cm (5.71")

Declaration

Chalfont Clocks has dated this Mahogany Fusee Library Clock to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers

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SA898551

Dealers Internal Reference

043

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The case is of extremely fine quality richly figures solid mahogany with a barrel domed arch top, sitting on gilt bun feet and has both front and back locks with seperate gilt keys.

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Barraud and Lunds was the final iteration of one of the best clockmaking firms in 19th century Britain, founded in 1838 when the clockmaking dynasty of Barrauds was joined by John Richard Lund to form Barrauds and Lund, in 1869 Lunds two sons John Alexander and Arthur Jackson Lund joined the firm it became Barraud and Lunds and is known to have been operating from 14 Bishopsgate street 1870. The company was dissolved in 1902 with the death of John Alexander Lund, dating this clock to within this 32 year period. The company was known for its high quality precision timepieces of which this is an excellent example.

This clock comes with our two year guarantee.

33cm H x 24.5cm W x 14.5cm D

Physical Dimensions

Height

33cm (12.99")

Width

24.5cm (9.65")

Depth

14.5cm (5.71")

Date of Manufacture

Chalfont Clocks has dated this Mahogany Fusee Library Clock to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA898551

Dealers Internal Ref

043

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A fusee library clock is a 19th-century English mechanical timepiece featuring a cone-shaped pulley system known as a fusee, which regulates the power delivery from the mainspring to ensure accurate timekeeping.

Authentic period examples generally display hand-cut brass gears, chain-driven or gut-line fusee mechanisms, maker signatures engraved on the dial or backplate, and hand-joined timber cases.

Place the clock as a focal piece on a fireplace mantelpiece, console table, or within a bookshelf, pairing the rich mahogany timber alongside neutral walls and brass accents.

Keep the clock in a temperature-controlled environment away from direct heat sources, wind the mechanism regularly with the correct size key, and have the movement professionally oiled every five years.

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