Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - Day One - 5th July 2023
Lot 27
A GEORGE III OAK LONGCASE CLOCK
Estimate £400 - £600
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Description
A GEORGE III OAK LONGCASE CLOCK
BY SINORTHWATE, COLECHESTER (SIC), LATE 18TH CENTURY
the brass eight day movement with four turned pillars and anchor escapement striking to a bell, on a brass dial with black Roman hours, fleur-de-lys minutes and inscribed 'Sinorthwate in Colechester', with a date aperture to the foliate engraved centre, the back false-plate stamped 'FINNEMORE & WALKER', the hood with an architectural pediment and tapering columns, the trunk with a moulded door with key, weights and pendulum
215cm high (max)
Provenance
The property of a collector, Stirling House, Salisbury.