Of highly desirable small size, this fine table or bracket clock has all of the features one would expect to find on a top of the line clock of this period. The case is constructed from highly figured mahogany of exceptional colour and patination and is finely mounted in gilt brass, the ogee bracket feet and plinth being a particularly fine decorative feature. The use of inset brass on the hood of the clock and the co-ordinating parcel gilded chamfered pilasters on the door is unusual and a sign of additional quality in its case-making. The clock features glass panels to both sides as well as the front and reverse and the dial, signed with the maker's name, features both a strike and silent dial, allowing the striking to be silenced if required, and an additional dial for regulation of the movement. It also has a date aperture for the calendar. The clock features a pull chord repeat, allowing the previous hour chimed by the clock to be replayed, designed to allow the owner to get an accurate reading of the time at night when it was impossible to see the dial itself. The movement is on five pillars, features a verge escapement and strikes on a bell. It features twin fusees for additional accuracy. The backplate is finely engraved with floral detailing and is probably by the same hand as another backplate on an Allam clock mentioned in Sunny Dzik's book on engraving on English table clocks (see below for a fuller discussion). The clock hands are of blued steel, beautifully pierced and fretted and of a pattern that Allam used on other clocks (see the example in Dzik's book). The dial retains its original silvering.



Small table clocks are particularly desirable and this piece, at 13 inches in height, 8.5 inches in width and 7 inches in depth is much smaller than average for the period, making it particularly useful in the modern home. The clock is in strikingly original condition. All of the glasses are original, the brasswork is in fine condition and the pull repeat cord is also original to the piece.