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James Douglass, Chertsey c1775

A small ebonised bell top bracket clock with strike/silent dial in the arch, signed on the polished brass dial centre James Douglass Chertsey.

The bell top case of ebonised fruitwood veneer has four brass finials, a brass carrying handle and stands on small ebonised pad feet.

The case has been re-ebonised and is 19 inches high, including the handle.

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The 6 inch wide dial has a date aperture and scroll pattern spandrels; the clock also has its original hands.

To see pictures of the backplate and the movement, go to the next page.

James Douglass is recorded as working from 1768 until 1791 when he was bankrupt. A longcase clock by Douglass dating from circa 1780 is illustrated in Antiquarian Horology, volume 11, page 196.

Stock No: C919