Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 4th April 2023

Lot 245

A SMALL WALNUT AND SEAWEED MARQUETRY LONGCASE...

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2500

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Description

A SMALL WALNUT AND SEAWEED MARQUETRY LONGCASE CLOCK

LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND LATER

the brass movement with four turned columns with an anchor escapement striking on a bell, the 7in silvered brass dial with black Roman numerals inscribed 'Thos. Thorp. Colchester'. to the arch, the raised hood with ebonised barleytwist columns, the hood and body with seaweed marquetry and floral and scrolling decoration, the trunk door with a glass lenticle, with a weight and pendulum

183cm high