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Millington Adams
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Knutsford
Knutsford
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England

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George III mahogany bracket clock by Alexander Campbell, London (c. 1790 England)

Reference no. 28417

Signed/Inscribed/Dated

Dial signed Alexander Campbell, London

Dimensions

31.00cm wide    40.00cm high    22.00cm deep (12.20 inches wide  15.75 inches high  8.66 inches deep)

Provenance

From a private collector in East Anglia

Literature

English, George III, circa 1790

Condition

Excellent. The clock movement has been fully overhauled and serviced, minor restorations to the case.

Description / Expertise

A very good George III mahogany bracket clock, by Alexander Campbell, London. The twin fusee, 8 day, movement with original verge escapement striking the hours on a bell. The case with broken arch form, with circular painted dial, with roman numerals to the circumference, makers cartouche "Alexander Campbell, London", original brass fish scale fretwork to the lower quarters and the sides. The rear has a broken arched glazed door revealing the elegantly peripherally engraved movement. The extremely well figured mahogany case with a broken arch brass bound single pad top, with carry handle. The clock stands on brass ogee bracket feet. An elegant clock of compact proportions in excellent original condition.

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