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Fusee Five Glass Library Clock by Dent
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Fusee Five Glass Library Clock by Dent

19th century
Description

A quality 8-day timepiece movement, with chain fusee, an anchor escapement and a London-style pendulum. The back plate is engraved ‘Dent, 4 Royal Exchange, Cornhill’ and also features a pendulum lock for use when transporting the clock.

Silvered brass dial similarly signed Dent, 4 Royal Exchange, with engraved Roman numerals and floral swags to the corners, all within a silvered mask. Original non-matching blued steel hands.

The case of dark satinwood features glass to the front, back, sides and top, and locking doors.

Please note that this clock has been photographed before restoration.

Serviced and guaranteed for 3 years.

Height: 9 ¾” or 25 cm

CIRCA. 1870

Provenance: Private collection, UK

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Date of Manufacture

The Antique Clock Co. has dated this Mahogany Fusee Library Clock to the 1870s.

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Height
25cm (9.84")
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SA1199583
Description
A quality 8-day timepiece movement, with chain fusee, an anchor escapement and a London-style pendulum.
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The back plate is engraved ‘Dent, 4 Royal Exchange, Cornhill’ and also features a pendulum lock for use when transporting the clock.
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fig 1. A Victorian mahogany five-glass library clock featuring a silvered dial with Roman numerals and engraved corner spandrels.
fig 1. Fusee Five Glass Library Clock by Dent

Silvered brass dial similarly signed Dent, 4 Royal Exchange, with engraved Roman numerals and floral swags to the corners, all within a silvered mask. Original non-matching blued steel hands.

The case of dark satinwood features glass to the front, back, sides and top, and locking doors.

Please note that this clock has been photographed before restoration.

Serviced and guaranteed for 3 years.

Height: 9 ¾” or 25 cm

CIRCA. 1870

Provenance: Private collection, UK

Would you like to view this clock in your own home?

Contact us to arrange a viewing with our Homeview service.

(T&C’s apply.)

Date of Manufacture

The Antique Clock Co. has dated this Mahogany Fusee Library Clock to the 1870s.

Height
25cm (9.84")
Reference Numbers
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SA1199583
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Fusee Five Glass Library Clock by Dent

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Weymouth
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DT3 4JT
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A Victorian mahogany five-glass library clock featuring a silvered dial with Roman numerals and engraved corner spandrels.
FUSEE FIVE GLASS LIBRARY CLOCK BY DENT
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A Victorian mahogany five-glass library clock featuring a silvered dial with Roman numerals and engraved corner spandrels.
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  • ObjectClocks
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialMahogany, Glass, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsFive-glass case, Silvered dial, Roman numerals, Engraved spandrels
  • SizeH 25 cm (10 in)

This Victorian five-glass library clock dates from 1870 in the gentleman's library style. The mahogany case displays a warm brown finish with visible grain, structured with architectural top and bottom mouldings, flat plinth feet, and a rectangular glass aperture revealing the dial. Inside, a silvered brass dial bears black Roman numerals, black engraved floral corner spandrels, and original non-matching blued steel hands. Above the central hands, the dial is signed Dent, 4 Royal Exchange, Cornhill, with the word London positioned above the winding hole at the bottom. Measuring 25 cm high, the compact form sits upright on a flat wooden base. Position this timepiece on a mantelpiece, study desk, or bookshelf to add traditional horological character to a living room, office, or hallway. The visible glass panels on multiple sides allow natural light to pass through the cabinet, highlighting the inner mechanics and the engraved face from various angles. The warm timber tones coordinate easily with period desks, wooden shelving, and traditional interior schemes.

FAQs

A fusee library clock is a high-grade 19th-century table timepiece incorporating a conical pulley device known as a fusee to equalize the mainspring tension, encased in a multi-glazed housing designed for study or library placement.

Victorian library clocks commonly featured dense hardwoods such as flame mahogany, rosewood, or walnut, combined with bevelled glass panels, silvered brass dials, and blued steel clock hands.

Authentic period pieces feature hand-engraved maker signatures on the silvered dial or backplate, distinct movement serial numbers, solid brass fusee mechanisms, and precise mahogany joinery.

Position the clock centrally on a stone mantelpiece, dark wood console, or within a tailored bookcase alongside architectural volumes to anchor a traditional or eclectic interior scheme.

Mechanical fusee clocks require professional horological servicing every five to seven years, winding with a correct-fitting key, and placement away from direct heat sources or high humidity.
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