An attractive late George II period English carved and gilded cartel wall clock with 7-inch silvered dial and verge escapement. 

The wooden case is beautifully carved with symmetrical shell and leaf scroll ornamentation, and retains its original and distressed water gilding. It has a rear door to access the movement and verge pendulum bob for regulation. English cartel clocks are often asymmetrical in design and very few are symmetrical.

The 7-inch silvered brass dial has engraved and black wax filled Roman numerals, and around the outer edge Arabic five minute numerals. The centre is signed Wintmills, London and it has a shaped aperture with bevelled edges revealing the false pendulum. The finely hand cut blued steel hands are later, but of the correct design. It has a cast brass shaped bezel and a flat glass.

The 8-day timepiece gut fusee movement is very slender and has a verge escapement. It has five beautifully shaped and turned pillars. The movement is held in the case with a substantial brass bar across the backplate.

Height: 23 ½ in (60 cm)

Width: 14 ½ in (37 cm)

Depth: 5 ½ in (14 cm)

* This clock is discussed in detail and pictured in colour on pages 18 and 19 of English Dial Clocks by Ronald E. Rose.

HW6425