299. $500
Thwaites & Reed fusee bracket clock, ca. 1890. Thwaites & Reed claim to be the oldest clock company in the world, building clocks for public use as early as the 1600’s. This impressive clock is 25.5 inches tall and almost 18 inches wide, with beautiful flame mahogany veneer and carved mahogany ornamentation. Note the carved feet and base in front and the acorn feet in back, as well as the carved crest and finial. There are some small
breaks to the veneer on the front on either side of the dial and to the trim piece above the base. The dial glass is convex
in a brass sash; the signed dial may have been repainted, but more likely just professionally touched up, as around the winding arbor. The hands are proper and matched. There is a key to open the sash with a latch on the right. The large brass plate, single
fusee, 8-day movement is also signed with the location “Clerkenwell”, which was home to the clock and watchmaking trades in the Victorian
era. It is running with a passing strike on the hour and half-hour on an overhead bell. This is an impressive clock. $500–$800.
Antique American Clocks JANUARY 2025