Bracket clock
J. W. Benson (1826 - 1878)
Category
Horology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Burr walnut, Dalbergia nigra, Glass, Metal, Rosewood [dalbergia nigra], Silver
Measurements
1240 mm (H)
Place of origin
Old Bond Street
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Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1255159
Summary
Mid-Victorian rosewood and burr walnut bracket clock and bracket. The engraved silvered face with three subsidiary dials. The three-train movement chiming on eight gongs or with Cambridge chimes. Signed J.W. Benson, 25 Old Bond Street London. In gothic tabernacle case with crocketed pediment and lozenge-bordered base. The bracket with two foliate scrolled supports.
Makers and roles
J. W. Benson (1826 - 1878), horologist