A rare and interesting late 18th century inlaid mahogany 'ting-tang' quarter striking table Clock with rare escapement
Thomas Lister, Halifax
The shallow inverted bell top surmounted by an unusual foliate cast handle and four urn finals, glazed circular and shaped panels to the sides, the front door with boxwood fan inlay, raised on a shallow plinth and carved ogee bracket feet, the signed one-piece silvered arched dial with large date in the arch over smaller subsidiaries for rise-and-fall regulation and strike/silent, Roman and Arabic dial with dotted minute track framing the signed centre with foliate scrolls and harebell swags, with blued steel hands, all framed by engraved corner 'spandrels', the twin gut (now wire) fusee movement with deadbeat pin-wheel escapement, the striking train announcing the quarters on two bells every fifteen minutes, and the hours on a larger bell. 51cms (20ins) high.
Footnotes:
Literature:
Barder, R.C.R. (1993) The Georgian Bracket clocks 1714 – 1830. Suffolk: The Antique Collectors' Club.

The mahogany veneered case is in very good condition, the rear door lock is lacking, there is no key for the front door. The glass panels are without flaws, the wood disc panels to the upper sides of the case require refitting. The finely silvered is in excellent condition, all the engraving is very clear. The five original blued steel hands are fine. The mask to the dial requires refitting to the left side. The movement with pinwheel escapement, the striking train is running but requires correct setting up. The calendar in the arch is operational, the movement requires a sympathetic service.