Victorian Quarter-Chiming Table Clock by Adams

Description:

Victorian Quarter-Chiming Table Clock by Adams, movement attributed to Elliott, London, late 19th century, the composite brass dial with applied spandrels and Roman numeral chapter ring signed Adams, Cannon Street, London, subsidiary dials in the arch for Chime-Silent, and chime selection, Westminster Chimes. Chimes on Eight Bells. and Chime on Ten Bells, faux tortoise shell case with sarcophagus top, ormolu mounts, side sound vents and carrying handles, eight-day time, strike and quarter Westminster chime on gongs or chime on eight or ten bells, ht. 28, wd. 19 and dp. 12 1/2 in.

An undated letter states that the clock was a gift to James Augustus Hewlett from W. R. Adamson, Battle Abbey, Hastings England. Mr. Adamson was head of Adamson Bell & Co. tea merchants of Shanghai, Tokyo and London.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Dial door glass now cracked in lower left hand corner. Minor losses on veneer, age consistent imperfections, movement complete with original pendulum.

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