George III mahogany & gilt brass mounted bracket clock Henry Gratte, London
( England
c. 1780
)
Signed/Inscribed/Dated
Signed to the dial centre: Henry Gratte, Kennington Lane
Dimensions
11.50inch wide
19.50inch high
8.75inch deep
(29.21 cm wide 49.53 cm high 22.22 cm deep)
Provenance
From a private collector in Surrey
Literature:
English, George III, circa 1780. Henry (Henricus) Gratte is listed by Baillies Clockmakers of the world as working circa 1770-1800m
Condition:
Excellent. The movement has been fully overhauled, minor restorations to the case, cleaning & waxing.
Description / Expertise
A George III gilt brass mounted mahogany bell top bracket clock by Henry Gratte, London. The five-pillar twin fusee rack and bell striking movement with verge escapement and basket of flowers within foliate scroll engraved back plate. The 7 inch single sheet silvered brass break-arch Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minutes and subsidiary calendar dial to the centre signed Henry Gratte, Kennington Lane, the arch with “strike-silent” selector. The well figured mahogany bell-top case with hinged carrying handle and pineapple finials above foliate cast female caryatid mounted canted angles and gilt pierced scroll infill above arch, the sides with break-arch windows, on moulded base with scroll cast feet. All the mounts being particularly well cast and retaining excellent original colour to the gilding. A superb clock.
Prix
gbp 10900.00 (Pound Sterling)
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