E.E. Emanuel, Portsea a small round brass wall clock: the ei...

Hammer

£300

E.E. Emanuel, Portsea a small round brass wall clock: the eight-day duration timepiece spring movement having an inset lever escapement with the backplate numbered 2481, the small round cream painted dial having black Roman numerals and signed E.E. Emanuel, 3 The Hard, Portsea, 2734, diameter 13.5cm. * Biography Ezekiel and Emanuel Emanuel were members of the well-known Hampshire clockmaking family and are first recorded at both 101, High Street, Portsmouth prior to 1852 and 3, The Hard, Portsea prior to 1855 until at least 1915. * Notes Reference Martin Norgate Directory of Hampshire Clockmakers Pub. Hampshire County Council 1993.