Lot 1161
A good George III oak and walnut-cased 8-day brass dial longcase clock Jeremiah Standring,...
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Lot 1161
A good George III oak and walnut-cased 8-day brass dial longcase clock Jeremiah Standring,...
Lot 1161
Lot Description
A good George III oak and walnut-cased 8-day brass dial longcase clock
Jeremiah Standring, Bolton, circa 1780
The 12-inch brass dial with silvered chapter ring having Roman hours and Arabic minutes plus inner quarter hour track, the matted centre with silvered axe-head cartouche signed 'J. Standring BOLTON', having Roman hours and Arabic minutes, over foliate scroll engraving and a pagoda-topped calendar window, all within cherub mask scroll spandrels, the case having an architectural 'broken' pediment with verre eglomise frieze over turned columns, the trunk door with confirming quadrant columns framing a yoke-topped crossbanded long door on panelled canted base with ogee bracket feet, 85.75", (218cm) high.
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
Dial - minor tarnishing to silvered chapter ring, otherwise good.
Movement - appears sound. Very slight packing to cheeks.
Case - very good patina. Grain split to base. Overall excellent.
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