A JOSHUA WILSON EBONY AND BRASS BRACKET CLOCK
Description: A JOSHUA WILSON EBONY AND BRASS BRACKET CLOCK
Of basket top form with gilt brass handle, plain front bezel with a pierced brass sound fret to top of door, with similar fretwork to the sides backed by crimson silk, viewing glass to both sides below. Sat on gilt round feet. The square gilt face incorporating a silvered dial with Roman chapter numerals for the hours and subsidiary Arabic numerals for minutes. A plain matted centre with two winding squares. Cherub spandrels to edges. Signed 'Joshua Wilson London' below the dial. The gilt movement backplate signed within a medallion and surrounded by engraved foliate scrollwork culminating in a green man above the signature. A catch claw for keeping the pendulum during travel. Verge escapement rack striking on a bell.
Circa 1695.
Height 42cm; Width 25.5cm; Depth 16cm
OTHER NOTES:
Joshua Wilson was bound as apprentice to William Fuller in 1688, he was active until 1733.
Condition:
Condition: Left corner of moulding chipped, cracks to the ebony, the silk panels damaged. Movement in working order 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 JOSHUA WILSON EBONY AND BRASS BRACKET CLOCK
Of basket top form with gilt brass handle, plain front bezel with a pierced brass sound fret to top of door, with similar fretwork to the sides backed by crimson silk, viewing glass to both sides below. Sat on gilt round feet. The square gilt face incorporating a silvered dial with Roman chapter numerals for the hours and subsidiary Arabic numerals for minutes. A plain matted centre with two winding squares. Cherub spandrels to edges. Signed 'Joshua Wilson London' below the dial. The gilt movement backplate signed within a medallion and surrounded by engraved foliate scrollwork culminating in a green man above the signature. A catch claw for keeping the pendulum during travel. Verge escapement rack striking on a bell.
Circa 1695.
Height 42cm; Width 25.5cm; Depth 16cm
OTHER NOTES:
Joshua Wilson was bound as apprentice to William Fuller in 1688, he was active until 1733.
Condition:
Condition: Left corner of moulding chipped, cracks to the ebony, the silk panels damaged. Movement in working order 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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