Regency Pad Top Bracket/table Clock

Clockwise is delighted to present for your consideration a fine example of a high quality George III mahogany single pad top antique bracket/table clock. The photo is of the unrestored clock - the dial, case and movement will be in showroom condition with the clock available early December and more photos will be added then. Standing almost 16 inches tall, this increasingly rare example is in superb condition. The mahogany case has inset brass to the chamfered corners, a fully locking front door/panel and it stands on ogee brass bracket feet. It has relined sound fishscale frets to the sides and door, a glass rear door to highlight the excellent quality movement and retains its original brass carrying handle to the pad top. The recently overhauled and cleaned eight day duration five pillar fusee rack-striking movement has an anchor recoil escapement and as such benefits from my three year guarantee. The full hours are struck on a beautiful sounding bell. The back plate is plain, of its time, and signed 'Ward, London'. The fully restored convex dial, accompanied by original brass hands, and again with the maker's name notated to the dial finishes the classic Regency appearance. Robert Ward (active 1779-1808) of Abchurch Lane, London is listed as being apprenticed in 1768 and making clocks between 1779 and 1808. He was regarded as a particularly fine maker of musical movements. Because clocks of this specific styling peaked right around 1805-1810, this piece represents the pinnacle of his late-career output as he modernized his workshop's style to keep up with the fierce competition of the London market. Identical Regency bracket clocks signed simply "Ward, Londoni feature this exact combination of a stepped/pad top, plain shouldered plates, fish scales, and a convex dial. Clockwise specialises in longcase and bracket clocks and with clients from the world of business, film, sport, royalty and aristocracy - yet more than happy with traditional clients - Clockwise has an unrivalled reputation for excellence and superb service.