Colonial Rosewood Bracket Clock with Silvered Dial

A Colonial rosewood veneered cedar bracket clock, the twin…
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A Colonial rosewood veneered cedar bracket clock, the twin train chiming movement by T.T. Jones & Son, 316 George Street Sydney with silvered dial, Roman numerals and foliate engraved spandrels, the plain moulded case with glass panels to the top and sides, third quarter 19th century, height 23 cm, width 20 cm, depth 16 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005. Other Notes: Timothy Tillotson Jones was born in Islington, London. He emigrated to New South Wales in the mid-1850s and established T.T. Jones & Sons in George Street, Sydney.

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  • Rosewood - A dense timber that varies in shade to very light brown to almost black. When rosewood is cut and sanded the colour of the timber will turn black, and after polishing and exposure to daylight, the surface will gradually lighten over time to light brown with black streaks.

    The name comes from the odour emanating from the timber when it is planed, sanded or cut.

    Rosewood was very popular for use in Victorian furniture in the second half of the 19th century, and at that time most of the rosewood was imported from Brazil. However it also grows in India and Indonesia.

    It is used in the sold for chairs and table legs, but for carcase furniture such as side cabinets and bookcases, and for table tops it is always used as a veneer.
  • Spandrel - An architectural term that in horology refers to the triangular ornamental decoration in the corners of of the dial plate. The spandrels are usually of cast brass and may be additonally chased and engraved. On painted dial clocks the spandrels are also usually painted.
  • Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
  • Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.

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