Antique American Clocks July 2021
1. $2500
English 8-bell bracket clock, ca. 1843-1897. An intricately carved walnut
case, 29.5 inches tall by 14.5 inches wide, with a dark original finish. I see no missing pieces of trim or carvings. The silvered dial sits behind a thick beveled glass in the silvered bezel, which releases with a push-button on the side. The
dial is signed Hunt & Roskell, London, well regarded jewelers on Bond St who held a highly prestigious Royal Warrant from Queen
Victoria. The clock plays Westminster Chimes on four bells and a tune I don’t recognize on eight bells; there is a lever on
the upper right of the dial to select 4 or 8 bells, and a lever on the upper left to silence the chime. The heavy brass plate,
triple fusee bracket movement is unsigned; it is running without problem, chiming on the quarter hours and counting the hours on a
large cathedral gong. The only shortcoming I can find is the lack of a latch on the back door. $2500-$5000.
