A fine 18th century blue japanned month-going longcase clock By Hugh Richards of London
£10,200
Auction: 19 March 2008 at 11:00 GMT
Description
the twin train movement with anchor escapement striking the hours on a bell, the pagoda top with ball finials above a silvered roman and arabic chaper ring, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture flanking maker's name plate, within rococo cast spandrels, the arch with an international time zone dial decorated with stars and Roman chapters, indicating times for (inter alia) Dublin, Cape Clear, Zealand and Amsterdam, the arched trunk door above a skirted plinth base raised on block feet, the whole decorated with ho-ho birds and scenes from Chinese courtly life
Dimensions
240cm high
Footnote
Property of a private Surrey collection.