22nd Sep, 2018 9:30 GMT/BST

Country House (Part III)

 
  Lot 1250
 

1250

A Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Jn Smith, Congleton, circa 1820, flat top pediment,...

A Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Jn Smith, Congleton, circa 1820, flat top pediment, case with inlaid stringing and shell inlay, 14-inch square painted dial with Arabic numerals, seconds dial and date aperture, four pillar movement with an attached Finnemore falseplate, anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 208cm high
Not Sold

 

03.09.18, Case has been polished, outer edges of the hood door with chips, some chips and mouldings missing to the top front and sides of the plinth, later feet, dial with one chip, dial markers are faded and rubbed in parts, seconds dial has been re-touched, movement needs cleaning, with pendulum and two weights.

 


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Auction: Country House (Part III), 22nd Sep, 2018

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