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Georgian style mahogany bracket clock, Charles Frodsham

Partially verified

This early 20th-century Georgian-style mahogany bracket clock features a bell top case fitted with a brass carrying handle and rests on brass bracket feet. Its circular silvered dial is signed 'Chas. Frodsham, 27 South Molton St, London' and displays black Roman numerals, an outer minute track, and a single winding hole above the VI hour marker. Inside, the timepiece is powered by a single-barrel movement utilizing a Swiss platform escapement.

Front view of the Georgian-style mahogany bracket clock with silvered dial signed Charles Frodsham
Front view of the Georgian-style mahogany bracket clock with silvered dial signed Charles Frodsham — Lyon & Turnbull. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
www.invaluable.com
Category
Clock · Bracket clock
Maker / attribution
Charles Frodsham
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
249
Source-reported date
early 20th century
Country
United Kingdom

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Case Architecture and Form

The timepiece is housed in an early 20th-century Georgian-style mahogany case featuring a bell top with a brass handle and brass bracket feet.

Visual observation shows a hinged brass carrying handle atop the crest and a molded plinth base supported by the bracket feet. The dial is framed behind a hinged brass bezel with a side latch.

Evidence for this section
  • “GEORGIAN STYLE MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK, CHARLES FRODSHAM, LONDON EARLY 20TH CENTURY”
  • “the bell top case with brass handle and bracket feet”
  • “Mahogany bell-top case with a hinged brass carrying handle on the crest”
  • “Silvered circular dial framed by a hinged brass bezel with side latch”
  • “Brass bracket feet supporting the molded plinth base”

Dial Configuration and Maker Marking

The circular silvered dial is signed 'Chas. Frodsham, 27 South Molton St, London' and is set with Roman numerals and a single winding hole.

Observation notes spade-style blued or blackened hands pointing to the Roman numeral chapter ring, consistent with a single-barrel timepiece layout.

Evidence for this section
  • “the silvered circular dial signed ‘Chas. Frodsham, 27 South Molton St, London’ with Roman numerals and single winding hole”
  • “Spade-style blued or blackened hands pointing to Roman numeral hour markers”

Reported Movement and Documented Provenance

According to the auction catalogue, the clock is driven by a single-barrel timepiece movement fitted with a Swiss platform escapement. The movement itself is not depicted in the source photography.

The catalogued provenance records that the piece was formerly at Letterfourie, Morayshire, and passed by descent through the Gordon family.

Evidence for this section
  • “the single-barrel timepiece movement with Swiss platform escapement”
  • “Provenance: Formerly at Letterfourie, Morayshire, and by descent, through the Gordon family”

Open research questions

  • Does the movement backplate or Swiss platform escapement carry a maker serial number or calibre mark?
  • What style of back door or ventilation sound frets are fitted to the rear case?
  • What specific production date range corresponds to Charles Frodsham's tenancy at 27 South Molton Street, London?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Georgian style mahogany bracket clock, Charles Frodsham
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
Maker SignageChas. Frodsham, 27 South Molton St, London“the silvered circular dial signed ‘Chas. Frodsham, 27 South Molton St, London’”
Movement EscapementSwiss platform escapement“the single-barrel timepiece movement with Swiss platform escapement”
Case DesignBell top with brass handle and bracket feet“the bell top case with brass handle and bracket feet”
Dimensions29cm high, 18.5cm wide, 13.5cm deep“(29cm high, 18.5cm wide, 13.5cm deep)”
Reported ProvenanceFormerly at Letterfourie, Morayshire, and by descent through the Gordon family“Provenance: Formerly at Letterfourie, Morayshire, and by descent, through the Gordon family”
Catalogued Dimensions29cm high, 18.5cm wide, 13.5cm deep“(29cm high, 18.5cm wide, 13.5cm deep)”

Visible details

  • Mahogany bell-top case with a hinged brass carrying handle on the crest
  • Silvered circular dial framed by a hinged brass bezel with side latch
  • Spade-style blued or blackened hands pointing to Roman numeral hour markers
  • Brass bracket feet supporting the molded plinth base

Research qualifications

  • Movement and interior platform escapement are not pictured
  • Rear case view is omitted

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

Consulted source

Sold at Auction: GEORGIAN STYLE MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK, CHARLES FRODSHAM, LONDON EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Record 0503502f8f

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