Lot 212
SCOTTISH MAHOGANY PAINTED DIAL LONGCASE CLOCK, BY JAMES SMITH, IRVINE
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
£504
Auction: Day 1
Description
the hood with a moulded swan neck pediment above the door flanked by reeded columns, enclosing a 14 inch painted cream enamel breakarch dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and date dials, signed ‘Jas Smith, Irvine’, the arch with a scene of ‘Commerce introducing Plenty to Britannia’, spandrels depicting the four seasons, the trunk with rectangular door with reeded moulding, on a square plinth base with bracket feet, the twin train movement with anchor escapement, striking a bell
Dimensions
228cm high, 58cm wide, 30cm deep
