Bidspirit auction | CLIFTON, LIVERPOOL. A GEORGE III


CLIFTON, LIVERPOOL. A GEORGE III LANCASHIRE MAHOGANY DOUBLE FUSEE BRACKET CLOCK, the pagoda top above a swan neck pediment and glazed door flanked by reeded columns on ogee bracket feet, the 7” arched brass dial with masked spandrels and silvered chapter ring surrounding a chequered engraved matted centre with concentric calendar, the arch with rolling moonphase below an arched silvered engraved plaque inscribed ”TIME SHEW'S THE WAY OF LIFES DECAY”. The eight-day double fuse movement with signed scroll engraved backplate and anchor escapement striking the hours on a bell. (49cm high )