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Dent Clock with Rare Escapement

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A Dent of London bracket antique clock in an oak case with mirrored back panel. The movement’s base plate is mounted high in the case on two brass pillars.

The 6½ inch brass dial carries Dent’s triangle trademark within a silvered Roman chapter ring, and it has an aperture through the subsidiary seconds dial for the escapement.

The 8-day duration fusee timepiece movement employs a rare form of pivoted detent escapement, tripped by a pendulum. This escapement is visible through the skeltonised seconds dial (see the video here at ). Note that there is no recoil. The movement backplate is numbered 39872, which dates the clock to c.1882. The mirrored back and glass sides also allow other aspects of the movement to be seen.

The pendulum has a brass bob with an applied brass sunburst. Unusually, it is mounted at the front of the movement, immediately behind the dial as can be seen from the video. The effect is to make its swing more obvious, being immediately behind the glass door.

Height: 18 inches (45cms)
Width 11¾ inches (29.5cms)
Depth: 6½ inches (17cms)

Overhauled and guaranteed for 3 years.

Dent of London is a reknowned company of clockmakers established in 1814, who were commissioned to make the Standard Clock at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich which was to keep “Greenwich Mean Time” the time to which all others in the Empire were referred. In 1852, they were awarded the contract to make London’s “Big Ben” antique clock. They were also awarded a Royal warrants by Queen Victoria, later renewed by Edward VII and George V. A skeleton clock presented to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in November 2007 can today be found in the Garden Room at Buckingham Palace.
We are proud to be one of the UK’s finest suppliers of high quality Antique Clocks. We are based in Somerset, but also serve the rest of the UK. We are also delighted to have a number of overseas customers.

The workshops have recently relocated to Somerset and we continue to stock a large range of antique clocks and new clocks at very competitive prices.

We are proud to be members of LAPADA, the Association of Art and Antique Dealers.
Carlton Clocks is also a business partner of the British Horological Institute.

Ian has years of experience in restoring and maintaining clocks. He has a particular interest in early electric clocks. You will see from our Electric Clocks catalogue that we also manufacture and supply a small range of parts for Bulle, Eureka and Brillie electric clocks.

The mix of other clocks for sale is limited only by what Ian finds interesting and/or beautiful, aesthetically or mechanically.

Price
£3250.00  UK
$4116.13  USA
3887.98  EU
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We deliver our clocks fully insured free of charge anywhere in the United Kingdom and include comprehensive setting up instructions. Quotations can be arranged anywhere else worldwide.
Category Antique Clocks Period Late 19th Century Antiques Material Oak Origin English Maker Dent of London Item code as392a382 / Sk32i Status Sold

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Yeovil
Somerset
BA22 8TY

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