Lot 818
A George III oak cased 30-hour longcase clock.Henry Payton, Bromsgrove, circa 1760. The 11-inch...
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Lot 818
A George III oak cased 30-hour longcase clock.Henry Payton, Bromsgrove, circa 1760. The 11-inch...
Lot 818
Lot Description
A George III oak cased 30-hour longcase clock.
Henry Payton, Bromsgrove, circa 1760.
The 11-inch square dial having a silvered chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic minutes plus inner quarter hour track framing a matted centre with silvered axehead cartouche signed "Henry Payton Bromsgrove" over terrestrial calendar crescent within baroque mask spandrels, the knopped four-pillar movement countwheel-striking on a bell, the case with ogee caddy hood with brass ball finials, unusual floral repousse frieze and fluted columns with brass capitals over shaped long trunk door and a plain base with reduced later plinth, 79", (201cm) high (sold with weight, pendulum, and key). Provenance: Private collection, listed on Insurance inventory February 1984.
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
Dial - tarnishing to chapter ring.
Movement - Appears sound, calendar is operational.
Case - finials appear associated. Grain crack to side of hood. Base shortened.
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