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Description:
Robert Ward Musical Bracket Clock, London, c. 1790, composite brass dial with applied silvered roman numeral chapter ring, maker's boss, and tune selector subsidiary dial, matted center, false pendulum, date apertures, and engraved spandrels, fully engraved back plate on the eight-day time, strike, and two-tune music movement with eight bells and sixteen hammers, all housed in a chinoiserie-decorated case, ht. 25 in.
Estimate $4,000-5,000
overall very nice condition, movement is functioning but would benefit from a cleaning and adjustment as the pull repeat does not function 100% of the time.
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Robert Ward, LondonJonathan Dowling
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