Lot 256
An 8-day longcase clock
Fine Furniture, Rugs, Ceramics, Silver
Auction: 8 October 2000 at 12:00 BST
£1,955
Description
the 19th century twin train movement with anchor escapement striking on a bell, false plate marked BIRMINGHAM, the enamelled dial painted to the arch with characters in a highland scene and the seasons to the spandrels, with Roman chapters and subsidiary seconds and date dials, in an Edwardian mahogany case, the arched hood with carved cresting and turned columns, the trunk with dentilled cornice and inlaid door raised on panelled base with shaped apron
231cm high