A charming miniature lantern clock with chain driven weight mechanism by these noted London clockmakers.

This late 18th century clock is housed in a flat-fronted brass case with shaped top, engraved to the arch Mattw. & Thos. Dutton, London.

The 3-inch brass dial has a finely matted centre with applied silvered chapter ring, Roman numerals and Arabic five minute markers. It is fitted with a pierced blued steel hand and has a central alarm disc with a corresponding pointer.

The 30-hour timepiece movement is weight-driven by twin chains: one for the going train and one for the alarm mechanism, and is regulated by a small pendulum with pear-shaped bob.

Date: circa 1790

Height: 5 ⅜ in (14 cm)

Width: 3 ½ in (9 cm)

Depth: 3 in (8 cm)

* The Dutton brothers, sons of eminent maker William Dutton, continued the family’s reputation for precision horology from their Fleet Street workshop in the final decades of the 18^th century. Matthew, his brother Thomas and his father William are mentioned on page 234 of Brian Loomes’ Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, Complete 21^st Century Edition.

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