IRISH GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK, BY GEORGE FURNACE, DUBLIN
18TH CENTURY
£1,512
Auction: Day One: 17 May 2023 | From 11:00
Description
the swan neck pediment centred by a pierced carved shell motif, above a brass dial with Roman number chapter, signed 'Geo. Furnace/ Dublin', with brass winged cherub spandrels, flanked by fluted columns, above a shaped long trunk door flanked by fluted quarter columns, on a moulded panel plinth on bracket feet; the eight-day, twin chain movement striking a bell
Dimensions
236cm high, 49cm wide
Provenance
Provenance: Bearing two old paper trade labels 'M. BUTLER, LTD.' ROYAL ANTIQUE FURNITURE GALLERIES: 26, 126, 127 & 128 UPPER ABBEY STREET, DUBLIN'
Footnote
Note: George Furnace is recorded working in Dublin 1751-1781