George III musical bracket clock with an arched painted dial with subsidiaries for tune change, calendar and rise and fall regulation, signed in a cartouche, 'Thos. Lister, Halifax'. The clock-face is flanked by ivory-inlaid columns with ivory capitals. Ten tunes can be played on twelve bells. The case of inlaid mahogany is ornamented in the Sheraton style.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Bracket clock, 1780–1800
Date supported
1989
Medium and material
Case of inlaid mahogany
Dimensions
70 cm
Grant
3000
Total cost
9680
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