A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK LATE 18TH CENTURY the brass eight day, twin fusee movement with a verge escapement and striking on a bell, the backplate engraved with a basket of fruit beneath swags and foliage, the brass dial with a silvered chapter ring with black Roman hours and Arabic minutes, with date aperture and a shaped panel inscribed 'Richd. Clarke London', beneath a 'Strike Silent' dial to the arch, the arched triple pad case with glazed front and back doors and gilt metal, silk lined fishscale grilles and on bracket feet, with a bob pendulum 40.5cm high, 29.8cm wide, 21.2cm deep

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