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  1. Greg Burton

    Georgian broken arch fusee clock

    Hi Chris, Yes, is can be wound from the rear. What is interesting the key for the rear is a different size than for the front. Good eye!
  2. Greg Burton

    Georgian broken arch fusee clock

    This is an unusual clock that was just serviced by my local horologist. It is unsigned. The movement, which is beautifully engraved, is original to the case. The inside of the case shows that the cabinet maker originally intended for there to be arched sound frets in the sides. Those openings in...
  3. Greg Burton

    Help identifying regional style of tall/long case clock

    Thank you for confirming by suspicion that it was a northern case. I examined the dial with a torch. The faint hairline cracks in the paint are evenly distributed and there is no overt sign of restoration. If the faith, hope and charity explanation for the subject matter is correct, then I...
  4. Greg Burton

    Help identifying regional style of tall/long case clock

    Graham, thank you, that makes perfect sense. Especially since one of the children is poorly clothed. Having a clock or an antiques’ provenance is always nice. But when you don’t, the detective work can be both challenging and fun.
  5. Greg Burton

    Help identifying regional style of tall/long case clock

    I think you win the prize. I just looked up cross-staff and about the time of the clock some mariners modified it. They were able to use it almost like a sextant. The longer crosspiece is under her arm. With the modified version the smaller end was pointed towards the sun. It makes sense...
  6. Greg Burton

    Help identifying regional style of tall/long case clock

    Nigel, You have good eyes. The woman in the centre is resting her right arm on an anchor. The woman on the left is holding something wood that is shaped like a capital I. There is a corresponding piece of wood to the top piece under her arm. I, too, at first thought it was a crucifix. All three...
  7. Greg Burton

    Help identifying regional style of tall/long case clock

    Jonathon, thank you for taking the time to confirm much of what I suspected. The gentleman selling the clock had been told it was missing a part when it stopped running after a move. So it sold for much less than it should. The crutch had become bent and needed to be adjusted. It is back in neat...
  8. Greg Burton

    Help identifying regional style of tall/long case clock

    I purchased this at a recent estate sale from a couple who were going to assisted-living. The gentleman had purchased it years ago at an auction in Virginia. Case has been refinished. With the possible exception of the very lower bracket is all original. Movement, weights and pendulum are also...
  9. Greg Burton

    Clock Maker or Retailer on the Dial

    Thank you for taking the time to research the maker. The workmanship on bothe the movement and the case is superior. Like you, I am enamored with Regency time pieces. My octagonal single fusee wall clock was made by a Bath clock maker. He declared bankruptcy in1832, so the clock predates his...
  10. Greg Burton

    Clock Maker or Retailer on the Dial

    The pictures show the regency bracket clock I acquired after a chapter 1 meeting in Philadelphia recently. The name on the dial is Thomas Read, Bishops Gate St., London. The last owner had the Dino restored but I do have a photograph of it prior to its restoration. What I don’t know is whether...
  11. Greg Burton

    Help me date this estate sale find

    Thanks, and I agree it is much later than Regency. The handle does appear to be original. The bezel is long gone, but there are no traces of the dial ever being silvered. The case is finished with either a French polish or a much better finish than the Edwardian Georgian revival bracket clock...
  12. Greg Burton

    Help me date this estate sale find

    Here is apicture of the case. The side panels are Regency looking brass fish scale patterned.
  13. Greg Burton

    Help me date this estate sale find

    First, my apology for the two threads. It seemed the first was a,niguousmasmto my real question regarding the nationality. I also should have confessed to being a wayward English Pocket watch collector who just recently started adding antique clocks to his obsession. The case looked Regency with...
  14. Greg Burton

    Help me date this estate sale find

    Movement by Greg Burton posted Nov 23, 2018 at 5:29 PMMovement by Greg Burton posted Nov 23, 2018 at 5:29 PMPlease! Help me identify this French Bracket clock. It is a recent estate sale find. Very different from the Edwardian George and revive a bracket clock with French movement that I own...
  15. Greg Burton

    Help me date this estate sale find

    Actually it is a brass dial, but I agree it is later than Regency.
  16. Greg Burton

    Help me date this estate sale find

    I’m fairly certain this is a French bracket clock despite the resemblance to English regency style. The movement is the giveaway, the bezel is long gone but otherwise it’s in great shape and had been recently serviced. There were several really nice clocks in this home ranging from an Irish...
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