Geneva, Nov 05, 2023
LOT 260
FRODSHAM, ENGLAND, LIBRARY CLOCK, HEIGHT DAYS STRIKING WITH DATE, ROSEWOOD
CHF 3,000 - 6,000
EUR 3,200 - 6,400 / USD 3,400 - 6,700 / HKD 26,000 - 52,000TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 2,000
A fine and rare, manual wind 8-day going, hour and half-hour striking with date, rosewood library clock.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |
Brand Frodsham, England
Model LIBRARY CLOCK
Year Circa 1860
Length 175
Caliber Circular gilt-brass, spring barrels for both trains, anchor escapement, brass bob pendulum, striking the hours and half-hours on a bell.
Height 300
Width 130
Signature Dial and movement
Notes
Charles Frodsham (1810-1871) The most celebrated of the Frodsham watchmaking family, he was a maker of high grade clocks, chronometers and watches. From 1779 to 1850, a partnership existed between William James Frodsham (1779-1850) and William Parkinson (d. circa 1842) The firm, under the name of "Parkinson & Frodsham", established at 4 Change Alley, London, specialized in pocket and marine chronometers. Around 1847, William James Frodsham passed ownership of the business to his sons George and William. "AD Fmsz" does not indicate a year of manufacture, but the year 1850 when the firm introduced a new series of high-quality timepieces. The highest quality pieces were so marked. Frodsham watches and clocks are always elegant and well proportioned. Even as late as 1914, some of them, with engine-turned silver dials, were worthy of Breguet. The firm, which was appointed watchmaker to the Queen, was responsible for maintenance and winding of all the clocks at Buckingham Palace, where they had a workshop.