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QUARTER REPEATING
BRACKET CLOCK
by William Garfoot, Middle Temple, London
A rare 17th century clock from the heart of the Inns of
Court. The ebonised case has locking front and back
doors and side windows with a cushion top and gilt brass
Eagle & Dolphin carrying handle. The cushion top has
silk backed pierced repousse gilt decorative sound frets
depicting animals and birds hidden in foliage. There are
four gilt brass corner finials and a repousse escutcheon
on the door. The clock stands on four cast gilt brass
claw feet. There is a silk repeat pull cord. The 7” gilt
dial has a silvered chapter ring with Roman hours, the
inner ring with quarter and half hour gradations. The
outer minute ring has 5 minute Arabic markings. The ring
is signed Wm. Garfoot, Midel Temple. The dial
centre ia finely matted and there are beautifully cast
Angel corner spandrels. The blue steel hands are finely
fretted and pierced. The single fusee movement has verge
escapement and the pull wind repeat mechanism sounds the
quarters on two bells and the hours on a single bell.
There are five turned, ringed and latched pillars and
the back plate and the verge cock are finely engraved
with a tulip design. The movement has fixing screws
under and the dial has half disc retainers
William Garfoot worked in the Middle Temple and no doubt
supplied
the Barristers with their clocks and watches. He was
working prior to 1678
and was Free of the Clockmakers Company 1680-1701. He
was also noted
as a maker of verge watches.
Stock No: PA010 Price: POA |
