Lot 234

Wm. Drysdale, Edinburgh
A George II mahogany 8-day longcase clock

Auction: 25 June 2003 at 12:00 BST
£4,348
Description
the twin train movement with anchor escapement, the painted dial with Roman chapters and subsidiary date aperture and seconds dial, painted in gilt and enamels to the arch and spandrels with fan paterae, swags and scrollwork, the hood with swan-neck pediment above fluted pillars, the trunk door with boxwood stringing, flanked by inset quarter columns, above a plain panel base on bracket feet
222.5cm high
