Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1750s.
It strikes hours on a bell and repeats hours via the pull cord. The fine dial, with its original ornate spandrels, incorporates “Strike/Silent” control in the arch; mock pendulum below “XII” and date aperture above “VI”. Original blued steel hands. Free delivery and setting-up 100 miles around Bath. circa 1750-1770; 18ins high, with handle down.
Thomas Gardner: (active: 1740-1770) of The Minories, London. A longcase clock by him can be seen in the Virginia Museum. He died in 1770.
Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1750s.
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