Description:Early 19th century convex drop dial fusee wall clock marked Napoleon Aprile, 16, Ballingdon street, Sudbury, Suffolk. Mahogany case, the back box with brass inlay, radiused to the wall with locking bottom door and pendulum side access door. The 12" original white painted convex dial and blued steel hands are protected by a cast brass original convex glazed bezel. The line fusee movement has shaped shouldered plates separated by knopped pillars. Although the clock dates to about 1840, Napoleon Aprile was born in 1838. The Aprile family were barometer makers and not clock makers, so it is highly probable that this clock was the shop clock. StatusFor Sale DateCirca 1840 Dimensions12" diameter dial 24" height Price£2500.00
