Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 3rd July 2024

Lot 236

A GEORGE III OAK LONGCASE CLOCK

Estimate £150 - £200

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Description

A GEORGE III OAK LONGCASE CLOCK

BY WILLIAM WISE, WANTAGE, LATE 18TH CENTURY

the brass eight day four pillar movement with an anchor escapement and striking on a bell, the brass dial with a silvered chapter ring with black Roman hours and Arabic numerals, the silvered centre with a subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture and engraved scrolling foliage, the hood with a glazed door on a trunk with a rectangular door and plinth base, with two weights and a pendulum

204cm high