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Kembery Antique Clocks
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Peter J Le Gros, Westminster Georgian Bracket Clock
£ 1950
$ 2457 | € 2262
An English Georgian twin fusee bracket clock. An elegant mahogany case with a stepped pediment and the original finial. Regency Gothic design features. Brass capped side columns. Brass sound fretted side panels with silk backing. A cast brass bezel with convex glass and standing on brass ball feet. Brass edged, recessed front panel with carved foliage. An arched glass back door. A convex dial with blued steel hands signed 'P J Le Gros 1, Upper Crown Street Westminster (London)'. A quality double fusee mechanism striking the hours on a bell of 8-day duration. A nice quality graduated scale pendulum adjustment. Engraved by the maker to the backplate. Circa 1825.
Peter Le Gros of London is recorded in Loomes' 'Watchmakers & Clockmakers of The World' book as working in 1828. He is also noted as a mechanical model maker so a talented maker.Height 21 1/2 " / 54 cms Width 10 1/2 "/ 27 cms Depth 7" / 18 cms.
From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd you can expect a genuine antique clock with a written 12 month guarantee which has been serviced to a high standard. On larger items we can personally deliver, please contact us for a quote. We are members of the British Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild
