ROBERT ALLAM, London c1765
Description:
A small George III bracket clock in a brass bound mahogany case standing on ogee brass bracket feet. The break arch three pad top is surmounted by a single brass carrying handle.
The brass dial with silvered finish is engraved with a roman chapter ring and an inner concentric date ring. There is a strike/silent option in the arch.
The eight day duration twin fusée movement has a verge escapement and the back plate is engraved with scrolls in a rococo style.
Robert Allam is recorded as being apprenticed in 1730 and a member of the Clockmakers’ Company from 1736 to 1765. His address was Next St Dunstans Church, Fleet Street.
Clockmaker: ROBERT ALLAM, London
Circa: 1765
Stock Number: 3987
Height: 11 inches (28 cm.)