Marquetry Bracket Clock With Engraved Face Arts and Crafts Pieces by Andrew Allfree are

Pieces by Andrew Allfree are admired for their refined craftsmanship and can be favourably compared with examples found in modern design galleries and leading private collections

they are noted for their substantial walnut frames

carefully adapted for use as table lamps

The use of black japanning and intricate raised chinoiserie would have made such a piece a statement of refined taste among the aristocracy

Marquetry Bracket Clock With Engraved Face Arts and Crafts Pieces by Andrew Allfree areLate 19th Century Marquetry Bracket Clock With Engraved Face, playing on 2 tunes Westminster and old St. Pauls playing on gongs, supported on its original and integral wall bracket. England, circa 1880 Height: 90 cms (35. 5 ins) Width: 42 cms (16. 5 ins)