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clockmaker imageAntique Bracket Clocks

Bracket Clocks

The term bracket clock or mantel clock describes a spring driven clock with a short pendulum, housed in a wooden box designed to stand on a table, sideboard, mantelpiece or wall bracket.

Antique Mantel Clocks

For sale below are examples from the mid to late 18th century through to the late 19th century.

 

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Barraud & Lund
 
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Burton of London,
 
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Massey of Lambeth,
 
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Maple and Co
 
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Walnut Lenzkirch,
 
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Walnut Lenzkirch,
         

Antique Bracket Clocks

Many makers of longcase clocks also made this type of clock. As with the longcase clock there were many developments in style, shape and size of both the cases and dials and also variations in movement complexity.

They have been produced in a variety of timbers, ebonised fruitwood, walnut, rosewood and mahogany. The earlier clocks had brass dials similar to those seen on a longcase clock with brass backplate gilded spandrels, silvered chapter ring and zones. Silvered brass dials were used from 1770 and painted from 1780, the round enamelled dial is a feature of bracket clocks from the late 18th century and Regency period.

 

 

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