c.1850 English Double Fusee Carriage Clock by Gowland.

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c.1850 English Double Fusee Carriage Clock by Gowland.
Inv. #: E106
Maker:

James Gowland, 52 London Wall, London

Case:

The patinated case has columns to the corners, beveled glasses to the top and sides, a decorative cast top, a solid rear door and a decorative hinged handle above.

Dial:

The engraved silvered dial has Roman numerals for the hours, steel-cut hands, is signed by the maker, James Gowland, 52 London Wall, London. and has a heavily cast decorative gilt-bronze mask.

Movement:

The eight-day twin fusee time and strike movement has a pull repeat out the bottom, strikes on a gong and has a very high-quality lever platform above.

Notes:

This clock was sold in 2005 through Bonhams who included in the lot text the story of its journey.

The label on the bottom which designates it as a part of the Jack Henley Collection seems to indicate he was the buyer at the 2005 sale.

Ref:

Bonhams : A fine and rare mid 19th Century bronze English carriage clock with freesprung lever escapement, original box and related ephemera from the family of the original owner James Gowland, 52 London Wall, London 2

For a similar example see: A Century of Fine Carriage Clocks by Fanelli, Clock 87.

Size: 7 in case
8 3/4 in with handle

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