Unusual contemporary clock by and signed F.H. Whitlock, the ...

Hammer

£1,500

Unusual contemporary clock by and signed F.H. Whitlock, the 4" silvered chapter ring enclosing a skeletonised centre and the movement surmounted by a phoenix perching on a steel ball, the lower section flanked by twin columns on a green marble plinth base and bun feet, fitted with a silvered thermometer plaque beneath the dial engraved with Fahrenheit and Reaumur gradients, with single train-driven barrel movement, graduated crutch and with three weights attached to an endless chain, within a glazed case supported upon a green veined stepped marble plinth raised upon bun feet, 23" high
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** Mechanically, this is a faithful reproduction of a French clock dated c.1810, illustrated and discussed in F.B. Royer-Collard’s book, Skeleton Clocks (page 81, first edition)
During the 1970s, Dent of London worked in collaboration with the exceptionally talented Fred Whitlock in faithfully reproducing technically ingenious skeleton clocks from the past – this triple-weight French skeleton clock, an English skeleton clock with sun and planets gearing, and one (the design inspired by the Concorde aeroplane) with remontoire winding. As with many designs produced by Fred Whitlock and others for Dent in this period, the quality of both the engineering and finish are exceptional