30 - Georgian bracket clock, England, c. 1770–1780.

Georgian bracket clock, England, c. 1770–1780. Case made of mahogany and palm wood, with gilded bronze inlays, finials, and openwork. Case with a sinuous “bell-shaped roof” profile. Top finial crowned by a handle flanked by pinecones. Dial in engraved and silver-plated brass with openwork spandrels featuring plant motifs and rocaille. Roman numerals for the hours, Arabic numerals for the minutes, and openwork hands in blued steel. Sub-dial with a selector hand for the striking function. In the center of the sub-dial is the signature “Paul Rimbault, London.” English “twin fusee” movement with an anchor escapement. Dimensions: 60x10x36 cm.