Bracket clock
Simon de Charmes (fl.1691 - 1730)
Category
Horology
Date
1700
Materials
Tortoiseshell
Measurements
340 x 255 x 160 mm
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Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset
NT 254564
Summary
Red tortoisehell bracket clock by S. de Charmes, London; verge movement, one bell, engraved scrolled back plate; silvered chapter ring, signed false pendulum aperture, and calender aperture, between cherub head spandrels; the case with dome top and fret panel; c.1700. Now surmounted by a French ormolu figure of Jupiter. (Simon de Charmes c.1691-1730)
Marks and inscriptions
S. de Charmes
Makers and roles
Simon de Charmes (fl.1691 - 1730)