N Wilson Antiques Clocks has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
This stunning antique Double fusee bracket clock has a fantastic mahogany case with a beautiful gothic design. The top of the case has two wonderful obelisk style spires to the left and right with beautiful shaped mouldings leading up to the main point in the middle. The front of the case then has a wonderful shaped door with a brass dial surround to the inside flanked by two barley twist columns. The sides of the case then have wonderful gothic style brass fretwork panels backed by red material so that the chimes can be heard more clearly. Finally the bottom of the case features further moulding leading to the four wonderful shaped feet on each corner.
The dial is then painted a fabulous cream colour and is set out in black Roman numerals. The dial has a wonderful, and unusual shape in keeping with the gothic design and features a smaller subsidiary dial reading “STRIKE” and “SILENT”. The dial is then signed to the centre “FRODSHAM Gracechurch St” as well as “LONDON” who was a London maker of high quality clock for which i shall provide some background at the bottom of the listing. Finally the clock is finished by three lovely shaped brass hand.
The movement is then wound from the front and accessed from the back and comes complete with its pendulum and key. The clock is ticking away and chiming as it should and has the features of being both strike silent (so that the chime can be turned on or off) as well as being pull repeat. The clock strikes the number of hours on a bell. The movement is also signed “FRODSHAM GRACECHURCH STREET LONDON” which is lovely as it shows that the movement is completely original to the clock.
“John Frodsham (1781-1849)
Biography of clockmaker, watchmaker and chronometer maker John Frodsham (1781-1849)
John Frodsham (1781-1849) was born 1781 and is recorded as working as a watch, clock and chronometer maker at 33 Gracechurch Street in London, moving there in 1825 having taken over the firm following the death of his father William Frodsham (1755-1805) in 1805 and his grandfather, also William Frodsham (1728-1807), in 1807.
Frodsham was made a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers in 1830 with the firm becoming Frodsham & Sons between 1835 and his death in 1849, the sons being Henry John Frodsham, who was apprenticed to him, and George Edward Frodsham who was John Frodsham's successor.”
The clock measures approximately:
21.5” / 54.5cm Tall.
14.25” / 36.25cm Wide.
7.25” / 18.5cm Deep.
N Wilson Antiques Clocks has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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Antique Gothic Double Fusee Bracket Mantel Clock By Frodsham London Pull Repeat
