A Good and Rare Walnut Veneered Striking Pull Quarter Repeating Table

A Good and Rare Walnut Veneered Striking Pull Quarter Repeating Table Clock, Signed Joseph Smith, Chester, circa 1750, A Good and Rare Walnut Veneered Striking Pull Quarter Repeating Table Clock, Signed Joseph Smith, Chester, circa 1750, inverted bell top pediment with brass carrying handle, glazed side panels, bracket shaped feet, 8-inch arch brass dial with a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring signed, matted dial centre with a date aperture, dial arch with moonphase aperture, silent/strike selection lever positioned at 9 behind the front door lock, five pillar twin fusee movement with a verge escapement, bob pendulum, repeating the hours and quarters with three hammers striking three bells and a further larger hammer striking a bell for the hours 52cm high over handle Joseph Smith is recorded as working in Gloverstone, Chester in the mid 18th century. This, clock bears all the distinctive features of this interesting clockmaking family. The knopped movement pillars are screwed into the backplate rather than riveted, the pull repeat system in this movement is also typical with the quarters sounded on two bells with a 'slip-catch' system to allow the ting-tang quarter blow to be struck using one lifting lever

Estimate:£4,000

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