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EBONISED TABLE
CLOCK
by Thomas Landifield - London
An imposing Georgian table clock in an ebonised case
with a bell top and brass carrying handle. The square
front door with lock incorporates the round convex glass
in a cast brass bezel. The ribbon twist brass casting on
either side highlights the front of the clock. The case
has full length inspection glasses at the sides and has
a glazed back door with lock. There are 4 cast brass
flambeau finials on the top corners and the clock stands
on 4 cast brass bracket feet. There is a repeat pull
cord under. The 8” round convex ceramic dial is set in
an inner brass bezel, it is very rare to find a ceramic
dial in an English table clock and this dial is up to
half an inch thick, it has Roman hour numerals, Arabic
5minute markers and is is signed Thos. Landifield London
with the lettering of the ‘London’ very elegantly
scrolled. There are blue steel heart hands. The ejght
day double fusee movement has anchor escapement and a
rack strike with star wheel sounding the hours on an
alto bell. The repeat pull sounds the last hour.
The rectangular plates have five turned pillars, the
back plate is decorated with floral designs which extend
to the side fixing brackets and the pendulum suspension
bracket. The top rated pendulum also has a similarly
engraved pendulum bob. The movement is held firmly in
place by the seating platform, the side brackets and by
the close fitting dial and dial plate within the inner
bezel. Thomas Landifield worked in London c.1770
and was free of the Clockmakers Company in 1772, it is
recorded that he retired in 1777. He was also noted as a
watchmaker.
Stock No: CA 661
Price:£3950 |
