Photo Taken before Restoration
A rare and unusual English made portico clock, the eight day duration, chain fusee movement has an anchor escapement and is signed on the backplate in engraved scroll 'Viner & Co, London' with the serial number '956' stamped on the frontplate. The gilded engine-turned dial is engraved with black Roman hour numerals and is signed on the chapter ring at XII o'clock 'Viner & Co, London' and has a well executed decorative gilded inner bezel and blued steel moon hands. The 'sunburst' pendulum swings below the drum of the movement between the four tortoiseshell veneered pillars which are toped by gilded ormolu capitals between which sits the movement with the top and bottom of the case both having inlaid brass to the front & sides and ivory mouldings and further ormolu mounts and with the floor of the base inlaid with triangular patterns of mother-of pearl and tortoiseshell. All standing on gilded decorative bun feet.
* Charles Edward Viner was born in 1788, apprenticed to Thomas Savage in 1802, free of the Clockmakers' Company in 1813, and was a Liveryman from 1819-1840. He died in 1875.
Viner was at 1 Royal Exchange, London from 1776 until 1820 and also had a retail outlet at 151 New Bond St. at this time, the firm then traded at 19 Sackville St. from 1840 - 1859.
Like many makers such as Dent & Frodsham he made watches, chronometers and carriage clocks and retailed those of other makers such as Parkinson & Frodsham.
Height: 15½ inches
Price: On Application