A William IV rosewood bracket clock Aquila Barber, Bristol, circa 1830 The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum with holdfast to the shouldered backplate, the eight inch circular silvered Roman numeral dial signed Aquila Barber, BRISTOL to centre and with steel hands set behind hinged convex glazed cast brass bezel, the case with brass-bound vase finial to the gadroon carved domed superstructure incorporating complex mouldings to lower margin over cavetto cornice and brass fillet inset mouldings to the recessed quadrant panels around the dial to front, with beaded angles and brass ring handles over rectangular fishscale sound frets to sides, the rear with rectangular glazed door, on brass line inlaid shallow skirt base incorporating gadroon moulding to upper edge and with brass ball feet, 51cm (20ins) high overall. Aquila Barber is recorded in Moore, A. J. THE CLOCKMAKERS OF BRISTOL 1650-1900 as working from circa 1781-1846. He was based in Wine Street, Bristol and was one of the most prolific makers and suppliers of timepieces based in the city at that time. Condition report disclaimer
A William IV rosewood bracket clock Aquila Barber, Bristol, circa 1830 The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum with holdfast to the shouldered backplate, the eight inch circular silvered Roman numeral dial signed Aquila Barber, BRISTOL to centre and with steel hands set behind hinged convex glazed cast brass bezel, the case with brass-bound vase finial to the gadroon carved domed superstructure incorporating complex mouldings to lower margin over cavetto cornice and brass fillet inset mouldings to the recessed quadrant panels around the dial to front, with beaded angles and brass ring handles over rectangular fishscale sound frets to sides, the rear with rectangular glazed door, on brass line inlaid shallow skirt base incorporating gadroon moulding to upper edge and with brass ball feet, 51cm (20ins) high overall. Aquila Barber is recorded in Moore, A. J. THE CLOCKMAKERS OF BRISTOL 1650-1900 as working from circa 1781-1846. He was based in Wine Street, Bristol and was one of the most prolific makers and suppliers of timepieces based in the city at that time. Condition report disclaimer
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