Lewis Walduck
Cataloguer
Lot 112
A late 18th century brass-mounted mahogany bell top table clock John Davidge, London
2 July 2025, 13:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,584 inc. premium
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A late 18th century brass-mounted mahogany bell top table clock
John Davidge, London
Surmounted by a brass handle, applied swags and four ribbed urn finials over a break-arched front with pierced and engraved sound frets backed in blue silk, the canted front corners with term mounts framed by pierced and engraved sound frets to the side, on a brass-bound moulded base and ogee bracket feet. The 6.75-inch brass Roman and Arabic dial framed with lacquered spandrels and a strike/silent selection lever to the break arch. The centre engraved with a central urn and foliate detail over a date aperture, with blued steel hands, signed John Davidge, London
The five-pillared double chain fusee movement converted from verge to anchor escapement, with engraved backplate decorated with neoclassical foliate scrolls and designs. Striking the hours and repeating on a polished bell. Ticking, striking and repeating. Accompanied by two case keys and one winding key.
54cms (21ins) high.
Surmounted by a brass handle, applied swags and four ribbed urn finials over a break-arched front with pierced and engraved sound frets backed in blue silk, the canted front corners with term mounts framed by pierced and engraved sound frets to the side, on a brass-bound moulded base and ogee bracket feet. The 6.75-inch brass Roman and Arabic dial framed with lacquered spandrels and a strike/silent selection lever to the break arch. The centre engraved with a central urn and foliate detail over a date aperture, with blued steel hands, signed John Davidge, London
The five-pillared double chain fusee movement converted from verge to anchor escapement, with engraved backplate decorated with neoclassical foliate scrolls and designs. Striking the hours and repeating on a polished bell. Ticking, striking and repeating. Accompanied by two case keys and one winding key.
54cms (21ins) high.
Footnotes
John Davidge worked in London from 1802 to 1804, though it is likely that his time in the city extended beyond this two-year period.
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