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ANTIQUE #SA978576

Very Small Hooded Wall Clock With Silvered Dial In A Mahogany Case, By George Buckmaster Of Royston. circa 1830.

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: M. C. Taylor

A much smaller than usual and pretty clock with a long pendulum.
 
The 30 hour duration, rope driven posted movement with a long pendulum and Anchor recoil escapement. Also having a rope driven Alarum that sounds on a top-mounted bell.
 
Behind a 5'' wide break arch silvered and engraved dial. The chapter having an outer ring, Roman hour numerals and inner divided minute track with half hour diamonds. The corners and the arch have floral design engraving encompassing the bordered maker''s name cartouche bearing ''G.(eorge) Buckmaster, ROYSTON'' underlined with scrolls. The centre tabbed alarum disc has outer Arabic hour numerals and an inner divided track. The tailed blued steel hand is ornate and pierced.
 
Contained in an attractive solid mahogany case with a large elaborated moulding to the flat top, a plain sliding hood with a break-arch glazed aperture to the front and shaped bracket sides to the carcass. It also has a full-length backboard.
 
George Buckmaster is recorded as ...
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CONTACT DETAILS OF SELLER:
M. C. TAYLOR PROFILE PHOTO WHICH LINKS TO DEALER PAGE
M. C. Taylor
Clockmakers and Restorers Established 1987
Dorset
United Kingdom
Tel: 01202 429718
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD