JOHN TAYLOR, LONDON. A FINE GEORGE III ORMOLU MOUNTED MAHOGANY MUSICAL BRACKET CLOCK

JOHN TAYLOR, LONDON. A FINE GEORGE III ORMOLU MOUNTED MAHOGANY MUSICAL BRACKET CLOCK the case having an inverted bell top pediment and gilt torch finials above a glazed door flanked by ormolu caryatid canted corners enclosing an 8" brass arched dial with gilt pierced spandrels and silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals surrounding a matted centre with calendar aperture, the arch with two subsidiary dials for Chime/ Not Chime and Tune Selection fronting a large eight-day triple fusee movement with fully engraved backplate and verge escapement chiming one of two tunes on nine bells and the hours on a larger bell, when pressure is applied to the fusse barrell the music train plays the bells so theres no visible damage.

68cm high