George III mahogany gilt brass mounted bracket clock by Henry Hopkins, Deptford, London by HENRY HOPKINS - The Association of Art and Antique Dealers

Artist / Maker / Factory

HENRY HOPKINS (c.1750-c.1780)

Medium / Material

Mahogany

Dimensions

13.00inch wide 24.00inch high 8.00inch deep (33.02 cm wide 60.96 cm high 20.32 cm deep)

Description

A fine George III figured mahogany double fusee bracket clock by Henry Hopkins, Deptford, London. The mahogany bell top mounted with a floral garland and a central column supported by gilt brass pierced fretwork, topped with a central flame finial and four further corner urn finials. Below gilt brass caryatid corner mounts and floral cast sound frets and to the sides a pair of circular and rectangular sounding apetures decorated with cast brass floral and cherub infils, the case supported on ornate gilt brass feet. The seven and a half inch break arch dial with floral and foliate scroll borders, Roman and Arabic chapter ring with strike/silent subsidiary dial to arch, the matted centre with calendar aperture, and recessed silvered signed cartouche. The five pillar double fusee movement with elaborate floral engraved back plate, original verge escapement, striking on a bell, with pull repeat on the hours.

Henry Hopkins is listed in Baileys Clock Makers of the World as a clock and watch maker working in Deptford , London before 1780.

Provenance

Private collection Essex

Literature

English, George III, circa 1770

Current Condition

Excellent. The movement has been fully overhauled and serviced, minor restorations to the case.

Price

gbp 15900.00 (Pound Sterling)

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