Description
A late 17th century walnut and marquetry inlaid longcase clock, the 8 day five pillar movement striking on a bell, the 10in. square brass dial with subsidiary seconds and zodiac symbol apertures, with engraved borders on a matt ground, steel hands, with cast gilt brass cherubs head spandrels and foliage engraving, inscribed 'Edmund Appley Charing Crofs' with a fabric backed pierced frieze above spiral pilasters, with ebonised ground marquetry of birds and foliage, the trunk door with oval lenticle, on flattened bun feet, 193cm (76in) high. Edmund Appley is recorded as working in London c.1677-1693.
