Name/Title
Clock, BracketEntry/Object ID
2002.006.001Description
Queen Anne ebony and brass bracket clock, oak secondary wood, eight-day, brass "fusee" movement, made by Henry Neve (Neue), London, having an ornate, graduated, double-level impressed and reticulated brass dome, the top with ornate, cast-brass carrying handle. The applied pierced-brass dome decorated with various images including putti, warriors on horseback, warriors on foot, and foliate designs, each level of the dome with four ring-turned and tapered corner finials, over a molded, straight-edge case, over glazed door, front and back. The front door, with applied foliate-pierced brass plaques, opens to reveal an engraved brass face, signed by the maker, silvered hour and minute chapter ring; the corner spandrels with cast, winged angel heads, the center of the dial, with pendulum viewing aperture above, and date aperture below, ornate pierced iron hands; the sides of the case with two apertures, small over large. These apertures with brass foliate-pierced insets; the glazed back door opening to reveal the engraved pendulum and the ornately engraved back plate, also signed by the maker, the case with applied, deeply-molded, straight-edge base, suppressed bun feet.
Inscriptions:
a) on the back plate, "Henry Neve / in y Strand
b) top of dial, "Hen. Neue London"
c) on pendulum aperture, "Henry Neve
Originally part of Coe family furnishings. It appears in several vintage family photographs.
English spring-driven pendulum clock, more properly known as a table clock or spring clock. The earliest of these clocks, made for a period after 1658, were of architectural design, sometimes with pillars at the sides and a pediment on top; in later versions the pillars were omitted, the pediment was replaced with a domed top, and a carrying handle was added.Cataloged By
CannarsaAcquisition
Accession
2002.006.001Source or Donor
Coe, Michael D.Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Date made
1700 - 1752Notes
Date: 1700-1752
Made: Henry NeveLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Clock, BracketNomenclature Primary Object Term
ClockNomenclature Class
Timekeeping T&ENomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyDimensions
Height
19 inWidth
10-1/2 inDepth
6-1/4 inMaterial
Oak, Brass, Wood, Metal, Glass, Wood: EbonyLocation
Location
Room
Bishop's RoomBuilding
Coe HallCategory
PermanentDate
August 16, 2023Location
Room
Bishop's RoomBuilding
Coe HallCategory
PermanentCategory
PermanentInventory
Inventory Project
INV2024.1Inventoried By
Amanda MassimillioInventoried Date
Jun 26, 2024Inventoried By
LegerInventoried Date
Mar 1, 2023Valuations
Valuation Type
AppraisalEstimator
J. BadamiDate
May 1, 2002Notes
Min. Value: 18000
Description: Badami comments on clock's high quality and pristine condition. She checked several auction catalogues and found no bracket clocks with the same double-level configuration of the reticulated brass dome. It has ebony veneer on oak secondary wood. The use of ebony itself was a rare occurrence due to high cost. The abundance of repousse and reticulated brass speaks to its high quality of workmanship. Badami estimated its intrinsic value at $12,800, but due to its important Coe provenance, she values it in total at $18,000.Provenance
Notes
Collected By: Michael D. Coe
William Robertson Coe
Michael D. Coe
Planting Fields FoundationGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Originally part of Coe family furnishings. It appears in several vintage family photographs.
English spring-driven pendulum clock, more properly known as a table clock or spring clock. The earliest of these clocks, made for a period after 1658, were of architectural design, sometimes with pillars at the sides and a pediment on top; in later versions the pillars were omitted, the pediment was replaced with a domed top, and a carrying handle was added.
Status: OKCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
September 19, 2006Updated By
intern@plantingfields.orgUpdate Date
July 9, 2024
