Leigh Extence 
Fine Antique Clocks

Although not signed, this small carriage clock can be safely attributed to Thomas Cole and his brother James Ferguson Cole as noted by John Hawkins in The Hawkins Pictorial Survey of Cole Clocks Part 1.

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The eight-day duration timepiece movement has a platform lever escapement with plain steel balance and is identical to that supplied to Barwise, London as noted by Hawkins on page 93 as being made by James Ferguson Cole with the pinned pillars for the backplate being an early Cole feature. The movement is numbered on the backplate 47, and to the top of the plates 59.

Another near-identical movement is known being signed Aubert & Klaftenberger, 157 Regent Street, London in a Thomas Cole case.

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The inset silvered dial is of Cole design with finely engraved rococo and floral decoration, black Roman numerals and Cole style Breguet blued-steel moon hands and engraved gilded mask. This style of dial is noted on many examples of Cole clocks shown in the Hawkins survey. ​Another important design element seen on Thomas Cole clocks is the engraved bird within a cartouche on the mask below the dial including that shown on page 327. That example also incorporates the faceted handle with scroll supports, as seen here, which is described by Hawkins as a standard early design.​​

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The case is a typical Thomas Cole Phase 1 with engraved decoration, porthole to the top allowing viewing of the balance wheel and the ball finials to the top of the case, as a comparison note the example shown on Hawkins page 93 and dated to 1835.

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Height: 5.25 inches (13.5cm)

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Links to the John Hawkins Survey

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The Hawkins Pictorial Survey of Cole Clocks Part One

The Hawkins Pictorial Survey of Cole Clocks Part Two