35,000 CHF
CHARLES FRODSHAM ROSEWOOD LIBRARY CLOCK Charles Frodsham, Clockmaker to The Queen, 84, Strand, AD F. M.S.Z, No. 1048. Made circa 1850. Extremely fine and rare, 8-day going, hour and half-hour striking, hour repeating, rosewood library clock. Rectangular, rosewood, carved cornice, glazed top for viewing the escapement, arch-top gilt-brass rimmed glazed side panels, arched front door with engraved gilt-brass fi let, rosewood back door with shuttered winding holes, gilt-brass bun feet, repeat button on the side. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, foliate engraved mask. Blued steel spade hands. Rectangular gilt-brass, fi ve pillars, fusee and chain for the going and striking trains, lateral lever escapement on a matte gilt platform, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel fl at balance spring, index regulator, striking and repeating on a coiled gong. Dial and movement signed. Dim. 20 x 13 x 11.8 cm. Notes Charles Frodsham (1810-1871) The most celebrated of the Frodsham watchmaking family, he was a maker of high grade clocks, chronometers and watches. From 1779 to 1850, a partnership existed between William James Frodsham (1779-1850) and William Parkinson (d. circa 1842) The fi rm, under the name of "Parkinson & Frodsham", established at 4 Change Alley, London, specialized in pocket and marine chronometers. Around 1847, William James Frodsham passed ownership of the business to his sons George and William. "AD Fmsz" does not indicate a y Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-03-11
