An 18th Century figured walnut 8 day longcased clock
James Wright, London
Having a 12" brass break arch dial with silvered chapter, Roman hours, Arabic minutes and floating fleur de lys half hours, the matted centre with seconds dial and date aperture, pierced brass caryatid spandrels, roundel within arch signed 'James Wright, LONDON', flanked by dolphin spandrels; the two train weight driven movement rack striking on a bell; the hood with a caddie top, three gold coloured urn finials and silk backed fretwork corners above plain brass capped columns, the trunk with a moulded edge long door inlaid with a feather banded panel surrounded a highly figured veneer, the conforming base raised on a plain stepped plinth. With pendulum, three winders and two weights. 169cm (66 1/2 inches) high
Having a 12" brass break arch dial with silvered chapter, Roman hours, Arabic minutes and floating fleur de lys half hours, the matted centre with seconds dial and date aperture, pierced brass caryatid spandrels, roundel within arch signed 'James Wright, LONDON', flanked by dolphin spandrels; the two train weight driven movement rack striking on a bell; the hood with a caddie top, three gold coloured urn finials and silk backed fretwork corners above plain brass capped columns, the trunk with a moulded edge long door inlaid with a feather banded panel surrounded a highly figured veneer, the conforming base raised on a plain stepped plinth. With pendulum, three winders and two weights. 169cm (66 1/2 inches) high
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
US$ 4,500 - 7,500
€3,500 - 5,800
US$ 4,500 - 7,500
€3,500 - 5,800
Footnotes
- Loomes 'Clockmakers and Watchmakers of the World', Complete 21st Century Edition lists 'Wright, James. London CC.1733.'
Category: Clocks and Watches / Clocks
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