Georgian Bracket Clock

A fine early Georgian ebonised bracket clock by Thomas Cartwright [1679-1741] London, having an 8-day duration, single fusee movement, and of an inverted-bell form surmounted by a brass carrying handle featuring an arched brass and gilded dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, an engraved main plate and floral and foliate spandrels, glass apertures revealing the pendulum, dials and an ornately engraved back plate signed Thomas Cartwright Horologiarius, upon a stepped base. Thomas Cartwright [1679-1741] was a distinguished London clockmaker, originally apprenticed in 1693 to the renowned Christopher Gould. By 1705 he had established his own workshop and begun training apprentices, producing a range of high-quality watches and longcase clocks, including rare month-duration examples. His work appears under several signatures among them, Thomas Cartwright Londini, Thomas Cartwright Royal Exchange Londini fecit and Thomas Cartwright, watchmaker to the prince. He is recorded as clockmaker to Queen Anne and George I, reflecting the high regard in which his craftsmanship was held. This example signed Tho Cartwright London,is representative of his early finely executed output. Further images are available on request. Back grounds are for period or modern effects to view an item in a particular setting. Items several Hundred years old will have peroid marks wear, along with imperfections as would be expected over the centuries.