George Tyler, London – 1725
£12,500.00
George Tyler of Popes Head Alley, London, was apprenticed on 7 November 1692 to Robert Dingley, one of the notable early London makers. Tyler established himself during a formative period in English horology, when the architectural bracket clock reached technical and aesthetic maturity. Several fine examples of his work survive, including one displayed at the Science Museum, on loan from The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers — an indication of his standing among London’s early eighteenth-century craftsmen.
The present clock is veneered in ebony and retaining a particularly well-preserved surface. The untouched brass arch dial is fitted with crisp gilt brass Indian Head spandrels enclosing a silvered chapter ring. The matted centre features an aperture revealing the mock pendulum, beneath which a finely recessed cartouche bears the maker’s name engraved on a silvered brass plaque. In the break arch are three subsidiary indications: a rise-and-fall dial for regulation of the pendulum, strike/silent selection, and calendar display. The movement, retaining its original verge escapement, is further enhanced by an engraved pendulum holdfast and fitted within a case of notably original condition. The clock is also fitted with pull quarter repeat on six bells — a sophisticated feature reflecting both technical refinement and the tastes of its original patron.
Particularly noteworthy is the remarkably untouched state of both case and movement, a quality increasingly rare in early eighteenth-century London bracket clocks.
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