Y A WILLIAM IV INLAID MAHOGANY QUARTER CHIMING BRACKET CLOCK Unsigned, circa 1840 The six pillar triple chain fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, chiming the quarters on a graduated nest of eight bells and sounding the hours on a further larger bell, the 8 inch circular cream painted convex Roman numeral dial with strike/silent switch at twelve o'clock and pierced blued steel hands behind hinged cast brass convex glazed bezel, the break-arch case with shaped concave-sided upstand over ebony line scroll and panel inlaid front incorporating carved corbels to shoulders, the sides slightly flaring at the base with brass ring handles over brass fretwork inset lancet-shaped sound frets, the rear with rectangular glazed door, on mounded skirt base with brass ball feet; with a 20th century wall bracket incorporating panel inlaid table over curved support The clock 61cm (24ins) high, 34cm (13.5ins) wide, 18cm (7ins) deep; the wall bracket 21cm (8.25ins) high. Provenance: Bolesworth Castle, Cheshire. Condition Report: The movement is in relatively clean working condition with no visible evidence of alteration of significant replacements. The strike/silent switch jams on silent hence requires adjustment; the hour strike does work when the switch is in strike mode (pushed to the right) the quarter chiming train will run through regardless of whether the strike/silent switch is on or off hence has a lever positioned below the bell hammers which when pushed shunts the quarter barrel along it pivot hence brings the pins out of alignment with the hammers to silence the quarter strike mechanism. This feature may well be a later modification. The dial finish appears original and has overall light to moderate crazing a small chip near the VI numeral and another to the centre; there also a couple of scratches and some wear/losses to the edge (behind the bezel so can't be seen). The cased is good original condition with faults limited to relatively minor age related bumps, scuffs, shrinkage and wear as well as a few small historic veneer patch repairs. The wall bracket has some slight veneer shrinkage cracking to underside otherwise is in good condition. Clock has a winder but no case key. Condition Report Disclaimer