Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 22nd September 2021

Lot 333

AN OAK AND BRASS WATER WALL CLOCK IN 17TH CENTURY STYLE

Estimate £200 - £300

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Description

AN OAK AND BRASS WATER WALL CLOCK IN 17TH CENTURY STYLE

PROBABLY LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY

with a carved angel backplate, the circular dial with Arabic numerals, inscribed 'Tyme is Short, Night Cometh', with an hourglass hand, above an engraved tube, signed 'R. Tranter, Londini, Anno Dom 1617', with applied griffin plaques and a further panel, inscribed 'Charles Homer Bristol'

77cm high

Provenance

The Property of a Lady of title.