Lot 930
A mid 18th century black lacquered chinoiserie 8-day brass dial longcase clock.Richard Colley,...
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Lot 930
A mid 18th century black lacquered chinoiserie 8-day brass dial longcase clock.Richard Colley,...
Lot 930
Lot Description
A mid 18th century black lacquered chinoiserie 8-day brass dial longcase clock.
Richard Colley, London, circa 1750-60
The 12-inch one-piece break-arched dial having a silvered chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic minutes plus inner quarter hour track and fleur de lis half hour divisions framing a matted centre with silvered subsidiary seconds dial over ringed winding arbors and terrestrial calendar square within scroll-engraved surround, the gilt repousse baroque mask spandrels within engraved chevron border, the arch overlaid with cherub supporters, the knopped and finned five-pillar movement countwheel-striking on a bell, the case with moulded flat hood, later pierced brass spandrels and sunken columns over chinoiserie long trunk door and a stepped base with wavy apron on integral bracket feet, 82", (208cm) high (sold with two weights, pendulum, key and winder)
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
Dial - arch overlaid onto a single break-arched brass plate - seen from reverse there are two larg casting flaws/holes (originally these would probably have been covered by a boss). Minor staing a nd pock marks to chapter ring.
Movement - not recently cleaned or serviced; appear sound.
Case - Later hood spandrels. General cracking to columns, minor cracks to trunk, including door moulding. Later plain base.
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