Clock
James Bradford
Category
Horology
Date
1840
Materials
Brass, Mahogany, Paint
Measurements
428 x 305 x 162 mm
Place of origin
Torquay
Collection
Greenway, Devon
NT 118978
Summary
Clock - Mahogany table timepiece, English, circa 1840, painted dial signed Jas.Bradford, Torquay, five pillar fusee movement with anchor escapement, the case with serpentine top applied with carved moulding, angled corners inlaid with brass, Gothic side frets, the rectangular plinth flanked by leaf carved corbels and raised on bun feet.
Provenance
Introduced to the Property by Agatha Christie Mallowan. Inventory taken just before the house was requisitioned by the American Navy 1942, page.8 Library
Marks and inscriptions
Jas.Bradford, Torquay (signed)
Makers and roles
James Bradford, horologist