A FINE JOHN BUSHMAN GILT BRASS REPOUSSE EBONISED QUARTER REPEATING AND STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
Description: A FINE JOHN BUSHMAN GILT BRASS REPOUSSE EBONISED QUARTER REPEATING AND STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
Elaborate gilt brass repoussé and pierced basket top with floral motif set against crimson silk, with centre front and verso medallions depicting St George slaying the dragon, female busts within medallions on each end. The gilt handle in the form of two mermaids, their arms turned backwards to meet at a floral motif. The door bezel with gilt repoussé swag and floral fretwork, the sides with repoussé and pierced gilt sound frets set against crimson silk culminating in a laurel medallion with a windowed viewing port. Sat on gilt claw feet. The square gilt face incorporating a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring for hours and minutes, with signature to base. A silent / strike setting switch to the top. The matted centre with winding squares, date aperture decorated with engraved floral motifs and a pendulum aperature for bob. Cherub spandrels to edges. The gilt movement backplate signed John Bushman London within medallion, the rest covered with engraved floral motifs. The main spring set-up rachets visible at the backplate. A catch claw for keeping the pendulum during travel. Verge escapement rack striking on a bell. Cord pull repeating the quarters on three nested bells.
Circa 1690s.
Height 42cm; Width 23cm; Depth 14cm
PROVENANCE:
G. E. Marsh Antique Clocks, Winchester, United Kingdom
The Collection of Dr Trevor Hyde, Sydney, acquired from the above
OTHER NOTES:
John Bushman of Aldersgate Within, in the City of London was the son of the renowned clockmaker Johann Bushmann II was active in London between 1687 and 1710. He became a freeman in the Clockmakers' Company in 1692
The false pendulum bob aperture (attached to the verge staff) to the face was popular between 1690 and 1695. The cherub spandrels were common on bracket clock faces until 1690.
Condition:
Condition: Old cracks to the top of the case and to the left hand side rear upright, gilt on hood tarnished in spots, movement working but not tested for timekeeping.
The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice.
Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.
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Description: A FINE JOHN BUSHMAN GILT BRASS REPOUSSE EBONISED QUARTER REPEATING AND STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
Elaborate gilt brass repoussé and pierced basket top with floral motif set against crimson silk, with centre front and verso medallions depicting St George slaying the dragon, female busts within medallions on each end. The gilt handle in the form of two mermaids, their arms turned backwards to meet at a floral motif. The door bezel with gilt repoussé swag and floral fretwork, the sides with repoussé and pierced gilt sound frets set against crimson silk culminating in a laurel medallion with a windowed viewing port. Sat on gilt claw feet. The square gilt face incorporating a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring for hours and minutes, with signature to base. A silent / strike setting switch to the top. The matted centre with winding squares, date aperture decorated with engraved floral motifs and a pendulum aperature for bob. Cherub spandrels to edges. The gilt movement backplate signed John Bushman London within medallion, the rest covered with engraved floral motifs. The main spring set-up rachets visible at the backplate. A catch claw for keeping the pendulum during travel. Verge escapement rack striking on a bell. Cord pull repeating the quarters on three nested bells.
Circa 1690s.
Height 42cm; Width 23cm; Depth 14cm
PROVENANCE:
G. E. Marsh Antique Clocks, Winchester, United Kingdom
The Collection of Dr Trevor Hyde, Sydney, acquired from the above
OTHER NOTES:
John Bushman of Aldersgate Within, in the City of London was the son of the renowned clockmaker Johann Bushmann II was active in London between 1687 and 1710. He became a freeman in the Clockmakers' Company in 1692
The false pendulum bob aperture (attached to the verge staff) to the face was popular between 1690 and 1695. The cherub spandrels were common on bracket clock faces until 1690.
Condition:
Condition: Old cracks to the top of the case and to the left hand side rear upright, gilt on hood tarnished in spots, movement working but not tested for timekeeping.
The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice.
Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.
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