Lot 18
SCOTTISH ROSEWOOD, MAHOGANY, EBONISED AND SEAWEED MARQUETRY CHIMING LONGCASE CLOCK, BY ANDREW BROWN, EDINBURGH
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Fine Furniture and Works of Art
Auction: 5 April 2017 at 11:00 BST
£7,500
Description
the stepped caddy hood above a fret carved frieze, the 11in dial with a silvered Roman number chapter ring, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture, and three winding holes, inscribed 'Andrew Brown, Edinburgh' with pierced brass spandrels; the long moulded trunk door with a lenticle and seaweed marquetry panels, on a plinth base raised on bracket feet; the eight day movement striking a bell and chiming on twelve bells, with two changeable barrels
Dimensions
46cm wide, 232cm high, 26cm deep