Bidspirit auction | Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Mantel Clock

Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Mantel Clock Retailed by Mappin and Webb London - An early 20th-century Edwardian mahogany mantel clock of arched form, retailed by the London firm Mappin and Webb. The mahogany case is decorated with a central oval reserve containing a satinwood marquetry fan patera inlay and sits upon four stepped block feet. The white dial features black Arabic numeral hour markers and an outer minute track with red five-minute numerals at the fifteen, thirty, forty-five, and sixty positions. The dial is signed Mappin and Webb London W below the twelve o'clock position and marked French Movement at the bottom edge. It is fitted with black spade hands and a glass door within a brass bezel. The mechanical time-only movement is accessed through a circular aperture at the rear and features a balance wheel escapement with a regulator marked S and F for Slow and Fast and R and A for Retard and Avance. The brass backplate is stamped within an oval mark with S and CO and Made in France. Height: 21.5 cm (approximately 8.5 inches).