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image of a fine quality mahogany quarter chiming grandmother clock with asilvered engraved brass dial and blued steel hands, ching the quarter hours Westminster or Whittington on gongs.
image showing the two large brass cased cylindrical weights which power a mahogany grandmother clock, with the invar rod pendulum and steel lozenge shaped pendulum bob by Gillett and Johnstone circa 1920.
Imagre of a fine quality grandmother clock showing the silk lined fretted sides to the case.
image of a grandmother clock dating circa 1920, in story Antique clocks showroom surrounded by mantel, bracket clocks and marine chronometer.
image of the substantial brass eight day regulator movement with quarter chiming feature striking the quarters on brass rod gongs.
image of a fine quality booked matched mahogany veneered grandmother clock with a silvered brass dial standing 6 feet tall.
image of a silvered and engraved brass grandmother clock dial with gilded brass spandrels and blued steel hands, signed to the centre Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Regent Street London.
  1. image of a fine quality mahogany quarter chiming grandmother clock with asilvered engraved brass dial and blued steel hands, ching the quarter hours Westminster or Whittington on gongs.
  2. image showing the two large brass cased cylindrical weights which power a mahogany grandmother clock, with the invar rod pendulum and steel lozenge shaped pendulum bob by Gillett and Johnstone circa 1920.
  3. Imagre of a fine quality grandmother clock showing the silk lined fretted sides to the case.
  4. image of a grandmother clock dating circa 1920, in story Antique clocks showroom surrounded by mantel, bracket clocks and marine chronometer.
  5. image of the substantial brass eight day regulator movement with quarter chiming feature striking the quarters on brass rod gongs.
  6. image of a fine quality booked matched mahogany veneered grandmother clock with a silvered brass dial standing 6 feet tall.
  7. image of a silvered and engraved brass grandmother clock dial with gilded brass spandrels and blued steel hands, signed to the centre Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Regent Street London.

A fine quality quarter chiming longcase / grandmother clock by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co Ltd, 112 Regent Street, London, circa 1920

£4,950.00

Dimensions
Height: 184cm
Width: 39cm
Depth: 27cm
Key Details
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  • Sympathetically Restored
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A high quality and rare weight driven Westminster quarter chiming longcase / grandmother clock by Gillett & Johnston, Retailed by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co Ltd, 112 Regent Street, London W, circa 1920.

Case

The beautifully proportioned case, veneered in finely figured flame mahogany, of excellent colour and patination.

The flat topped hood with fretted frieze and turned freestanding columns with wooden capitals flanking the wavy edged glazed hood door. Green silk lined sound frets to the hood sides.

The matching wavy edged panelled trunk door with well figured book matched mahogany veneer, the original lock and hinges. Figured mahogany recessed wavy edge panel to the base with step moulding and ogee bracket feet.

The case is made to a very high standard using the very best materials and is in excellent original condition.

Dial

The 8 ” square silvered brass dial signed to the centre Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, 112 Regent Street, London W.

The engraved silvered brass Roman chapter ring with outer minute track.

The finely engraved dial centre with the original gilded ornate cast brass spandrels to the corners.

Chime / Chime silent lever above the XII and Westminster / Whittington selector to the left of IX.

A very crisp and well executed dial with the beautiful contrasting spandrels.

Movement

The fully restored high quality eight day duration twin weight movement strikes the quarters and hours on eight rod gongs playing either Whittington or Westminster on the quarters. The substantial regulator movement has deadbeat escapement, maintaining power, thick brass plates and large knopped plate pillars. There is a small brass weight for the going train and a very large brass weight for the striking train, both polished and lacquered.

The movement backplate is stamped with Patent No: 25242/20, this was applied for in 1920. The mechanism used allows just two weights to be used rather than three for the quarter striking feature. Gillett & Johnston specialised in Turret clocks and public clocks, they also supplied bells from their own Foundry.

Weights and pendulum

The pendulum is hung from the back cock using a separate suspension which is hooked onto the brush decorated invar rod. The cast lozenge shaped pendulum bob is typical of Gillett & Johnston, with a brass knurled rating nut to the centre.

Two polished brass cased weights with substantial pulleys.

Hands

Blued steel hands.

Overall a very fine and original clock of excellent colour and pantination.

All of our clocks have been sympathetically restored and have been expertly vetted for originality and good working order. All clocks purchased from us are guaranteed for two years.

All of our clock movements are restored by our horologist who works exclusively for us.

Our horologist is a Fellow of the British Horological Institute (FBHI), having 50 years of full time professional engagement in the repair & restoration of clocks, watches, music boxes & barometers. He was the recipient of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers Bronze Medal.

Delivery and installation of our longcase clocks is carried out free of charge within the U.K. For overseas customers a fully insured door to door service is provided by our regular couriers, please contact us for a specific quotation. All longcase clocks are securely packed and comprehensive installation and maintenance instructions are included.