31550F.M.
COUSENS & WHITESIDE, BERKLEY SQUARE. AN EXTREMELY ELEGANT ROSEWOOD LIBRARY TIMEPIECE. CIRCA 1850

A fine quality small library timepiece. The rosewood case of four glass construction with a flat pagoda shaped top has an arched top front glass with two square viewing panels in the sides and a square glazed rear door. The corners are canted and the clock goes down into a multi stepped base finally standing on four carved rosewood bun feet. The brass silvered dial is signed for the makers ‘Cousens & Whiteside, Davies Street, Berkley Square.’ It has blued steel heart and pointer hands and a winding square above 6 o’clock.

The fine quality eight day chain fusee movement has a plain backplate with a pendulum holdfast in the middle and the pendulum itself has the nice feature of a top mounted rating nut.

Height: 10.5" (27 cms.)