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Lot Essay
Edward White, previously a foreman at Dent's, is recorded at 20 Cockspur Street 1861-1900. Dent had premises in the same street and this clock, with its dial signed 'E. WHITE (OF DENT'S)', clearly demonstrates there were close ties between the two makers. The design of the present wall regulator, with its substantial backboard with engraved height and beat scales and fine removable front cover, is remarkably similar to those produced by Dent. A comparable oak regulator by Dent, No. 674, was supplied to the celebrated engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel in about 1845 and sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 5 July 2006, lot 92 (£43,200). A further Dent regulator, No. 673, also comparable to the present clock, was sold anonymously, Christie's London, 4 June 2009, lot 119 (£39,650).
White received a prize medal at The Great International London Exhibition in 1862, for a giant quarter-chiming carriage clock which was acclaimed by Charles Frodsham. He further exhibited at the Dublin and Paris Exhibitions, of 1865 and 1867 respectively, and won another medal at Dublin for 'great taste and excellence of workmanship' (see Richard Good, Victorian Clocks, London, 1996, p. 110).
White received a prize medal at The Great International London Exhibition in 1862, for a giant quarter-chiming carriage clock which was acclaimed by Charles Frodsham. He further exhibited at the Dublin and Paris Exhibitions, of 1865 and 1867 respectively, and won another medal at Dublin for 'great taste and excellence of workmanship' (see Richard Good, Victorian Clocks, London, 1996, p. 110).