A SCOTTISH GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK BY CHARLES SHEDDEN, PERTH
MID-19TH CENTURY
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 14 August 2019 at 11:00 BST
£813
Description
the circular painted dial inscribed CHAS. SHEDDEN/ PERTH, with twin train movement above baluster shaped trunk on panelled base with bracket feet
Dimensions
219cm high
Footnote
Note: Charles Shedden (1813 - 1871) was a clock and watchmaker active in Perth in the mid-19th century. He was a journeyman with Colin Croll, and worked in London with McCabe & Strachan, Royal Exchange, before returning to his native Perth.