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FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks has dated this piece to the 1750s.
The high quality brass bound breakarch case veneered in beautifully figured curled mahogany.
The arched silvered brass dial signed Barraud London to the dial centre, with strike silent to the arch and ringed calendar zone to the lower dial.
The high quality twin fusee movement of eight day duration, united by five knopped pillars, with the original verge escapement and striking the hours on a single bell, with strike silent facility and pull repeat. Signed to the back plate Barraud London.
Finely fretted blued steel hands.
Maker: Francis Barraud 1756 - 1794, Fleet Street, London.
Date: Circa 1780
Height: 17"
Width: 11"
Depth: 7.5"
Overall a very original and fine clock with the movement fully restored to an extremely high level.
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FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks has dated this piece to the 1750s.
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A Fine Quality Mahogany Bracket/mantel/table Clock by Barraud of London, C.1780
