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An Amboyna Mantel Clock by Baullier et Fils Rue Vendome Paris
During the 18th and 19th Centuries French craftsmen perfected techniques of decorative metal finishing that have never been surpassed....

Bracket Clock by James Tregent
We know precious little of most 18th Century clockmakers, but the details of James Tregent’s life have always seemed a bit more exotic than most...

Fruitwood Bracket Clock by Charles Dupont
The ebonised fruitwood case is extensively brass-bound and very compact – only 11” high. The most striking feature is its architectural roof...

Wontner Bracket Clock
This year, for the first time, I came across a clock by the original John Wontner...
Small Fruitwood Bracket Clock by James Cowan
We have a small timepiece by him with a typically plain Edinburgh case, but unusually in fruitwood...
Mantel Clock by John Whitehurst of Derby
Of all the clockmaking firms that existed outside London, the most illustrious was undoubtedly that founded by John Whitehurst of Derby in 1736...
Barraud & Lund Mantel Clock
We recently acquired an interesting example of their wooden-cased carriage clocks, which are extremely rare; it bears the serial number 2462, which dates it to 1865...
Mantel clock by John Denne, c 1820
It was common practice in the Georgian era for clockmakers to contract out the manufacture of various components of their products to local specialist craftsmen, particularly in London...
 
 
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