Lot 3
A GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY MOONPHASE LONGCASE CLOCK, JONATHAN LEES, BURY
MID 18TH CENTURY, THE CASE EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The Line of Beauty: A Collector’s Pursuit
Auction: 01 July 2026 from 10:00 BST
Description
the 12½ inch breakarch brass dial with silvered chapter ring, Roman numerals and Arabic five minute markers, date aperture, the centre mask with foliate engraving, pierced gilt putto mask spandrels, the arch with a painted moonphase and the signature to a silvered plate above the arch, the later case surmounted by a high moulded shaped arch over a caddy top flanked by two brass ball and eagle finials, the dial flanked by free brass mounted fluted columns, the crossbanded pointed arch trunk door flanked by matching recessed fluted Doric columns, on a square plinth base with canted angles, twin train weight driven movement striking to a bell
Dimensions
234cm high, 57cm wide, 27cm deep
Footnote
Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, lists Jonathan Lees. Bury (Lancs) circa 1730-1760, then Middleton (Lancs) where d.1785