c.1803 Small English Mahogany Bracket clock
English
Inv. #: E66
Maker: John Thwaites, Clerkenwell, London
Circa: 1803
Size: 11 in. tall.
10.5 in. wide.
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Case
The small mahogany broken arch case has a hinged handle on a raised brass-bound panel above, 'Neo-Grec' volutes to the sides, crisp moldings, brass corner beads and a brass-bound glazed door.
Dial
The silvered engraved arched dial has Roman numerals for the hours, Arabic numbers for the five-minute marks, a strike/silent chapter with a gilded hand and finely cut decorative gilded-brass hands.
Movement
The eight-day time, strike and repeat twin fusee movement has nicely cut and finished wheelwork, shaped plates with typical Thwaites 'shoulders', finely executed border engraving, an anchor escapement, a heavy brass pendulum with a lenticular bob, shaped rod and locking block, bell striking and is signed on the backplate in an oval cartouche, 'Jn Thwaites, Clerkenwell, London'. It also carries the Thwaites trade mark, 'THWAITES' on the frontplate and the movements serial number, '3005' in two spots.
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