Furniture, Works of Art, Carpets & Clocks - including the Homm Collection of Carpets Part One - 15th January 2025
Lot 498
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2268
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Description
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK
BY THOMAS NEVITT, BRISTOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY
the brass eight day movement with four knopped pillars, an anchor escapement and striking on a bell, the brass 12 inch dial with a silvered chapter ring with black Roman and Arabic numerals around a matted centre with floral decoration, the silvered seconds dial inscribed 'THOS. NEVITT BRISTOL' and a date aperture, inside scrolling foliate spandrels and beneath an arch with a moonphase and inscribed 'HIGH WATER AT BRISTOL KEY', the case with an arched door with blind fretwork columns and frieze panel on a trunk with a serpentine door, blind fretwork returns and panelled base, with a pair of brass-cased weights and a pendulum
225.5cm high