Table clock
J. Jennens
Category
Horology
Date
1885
Materials
Brass, Mahogany, Paint, Zinc
Measurements
355 x 238 x 190 mm
Place of origin
Skinner Street
Order this imageCollection
Greenway, Devon
NT 119276
Summary
Brass-inlaid mahogany table clock in Regency style, English circa 1885, 4-inch painted convex dial signed J Jennens, Skinner Street, London with strike/not strike lever by IX and regulation square at XII, two train chain-fusee, gong striking movement, the pendulum with cylindrical zinc bob, broken-arch case with cornucopia side handles above scale frets, fielded brass-bound panel at the front inlaid with geometric brass designs and stringing, raised on ball feet.
Provenance
Introduced to the Property by Agatha Christie Mallowan. Inventory taken just before the house was requisitioned by the American Navy 1942, page 19 Store Room
Makers and roles
J. Jennens, horologist