Dent, London, a monumental 19th century mahogany gallery timepiece, the molded base with leaf and scroll carved corbels and egg and dart moldings, the upper section trimmed with simple rope moldings and nickeled bezel with turned, acanthus carved surround with stippled ground, signed 18 inch roman numeral silvered dial with blued steel spade and poker hands, and substantial, five pillar fusee timepiece movement with dead beat escapement, Harrison's maintaining power and spotted plates, the back plate signed "E. Dent & Co.", pendulum with wooden rod and cylindrical brass clad pendulum, serial #1755

case with minor bumps and dings, carved bezel surround with split and joint separation at left, front with minor splits and some telegraphing of joints through veneer, shrinkage gap between case front and base, some trim on ends of corbels replaced, bezel with dings, dial with minor spotting, hands with minor bends, movement darkened and with a few fingerprint stains but otherwise very good, original decoration without abrasion or other marring, ticking, pendulum bob with fingerprints, dents, and split, suspension broken, circa 1865

34.5 x 33 x 10000.2 in