Lot 2
GEORGE II BLACK AND GILT LACQUER LONGCASE CLOCK
EDWARD HOW, HOLFORD, MID 18TH CENTURY
The Forbes Collection at Old Battersea House
Auction: 1 November 2011 at 11:00 GMT
£3,750
Description
the silvered arched moonphase dial inscribed 'How/ Holford', with subsidiary second dial and an eight day bell striking movement, the case with chinoiserie decoration throughout, raised on a moulded plinth base
Dimensions
46cm (18.1in) wide, 217cm (85.4in) high, 24cm (9.4in) deep
Footnote
Literature: Joy Billington, Forbes: The London Collection, The Illustrated London News, Spring, 1991, Vol. 279, No.7099, p. 41