A George III oak and mahogany-crossbanded eight-day longcase clock
John Owen, Llanrwst
Having a 13-inch brass dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, engraved 'Jon Owen, Llanrwst', framing a hatched matted centre with secondary minute dial and date aperture, all framed by pierced brass caryatid spandrels, the knopped four-pillar movement rack-striking on a bell; the hood with pierced fretwork cornice above fluted turned columns with brass capitals, the shaped top mahogany crossbanded long trunk door between conforming canted quarter columns, on a crossbanded raised panel base and squat plinth; sold with two weights, pendulum, door key and winder, 207cm (81.5") high
Having a 13-inch brass dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, engraved 'Jon Owen, Llanrwst', framing a hatched matted centre with secondary minute dial and date aperture, all framed by pierced brass caryatid spandrels, the knopped four-pillar movement rack-striking on a bell; the hood with pierced fretwork cornice above fluted turned columns with brass capitals, the shaped top mahogany crossbanded long trunk door between conforming canted quarter columns, on a crossbanded raised panel base and squat plinth; sold with two weights, pendulum, door key and winder, 207cm (81.5") high
Sold for
£1,125
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Literature: Brown, C. and M., The Clockmakers of Llanrwst (2002), p. 259 fig. 196.
Category: Clocks and Watches / Clocks
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