10 Nov 2011
11:00 GMT
Chester
The Chester Sale: Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments
Back to auction 18975
The Chester Sale: Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments
Back to auction 18975
A mid-18th Century oak 8-day striking longcase clock
Joseph Smith of Chester
The 10¼-inch square brass dial with silvered Roman chapter ring, subsidiary seconds ring and date aperture, the hood with simple swan-neck pediment above a mock verre eglomise frieze, the door flanked by three-quarter turned pilasters, the trunk with long slender crossbanded door above a plain base, raised on shaped bracket feet, 222cm high.
The 10¼-inch square brass dial with silvered Roman chapter ring, subsidiary seconds ring and date aperture, the hood with simple swan-neck pediment above a mock verre eglomise frieze, the door flanked by three-quarter turned pilasters, the trunk with long slender crossbanded door above a plain base, raised on shaped bracket feet, 222cm high.
Sold for
£1,250
inc. premium
Category: Clocks and Watches / Clocks
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