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SMALL VERGE WALL CLOCK
by Richard Laurence - Bath
A Georgian wall timepiece by this renowned maker. The
overall diameter of the turned mahogany surround is only
12” with a brass bezel enclosing the silvered dial. This
7.5” dial has Roman hour numerals and Arabic 5 minute
markers, there is a subsidiary silvered dial with a
regulating lever, it also contains an aperture for the
false pendulum bob. The dial is finely engraved Richard
Laurence – Bath. The blue steel hands are fretted and
pierced. The rebuilt mahogany box has a locking trap
door under. The 8 day fusee movement has A shaped plates
with 4 turned and ringed pillars, the verge drives
through a crutch and a suspended pendulum as favoured by
this maker; the suspension spring is fixed to a beam
moved up or down by an eccentric wheel connected to the
regulator lever. Richard Laurence was born in Warminster
in 1729, he moved to Bath and set up a flourishing clock
and watch making business. He was also very much part of
the lively social scene in Bath at that period. He
became a Sheriff in 1770. He died in 1773.
Stock No: CA911 Price: £4950
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