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A fine second quarter of the 18th century oak 30-hour longcase clock Denis Chambers, Puckle-church
12 December 2012, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,000 inc. premium
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A fine second quarter of the 18th century oak 30-hour longcase clock
Denis Chambers, Puckle-church
The hood with stepped caddy top set with blind-cut fretwork on columns with giltwood capitals and bases, the long trunk door with a lock and moulded edge, on a plain base, the 11 inch square brass dial with crown and cherub spandrels the silvered Roman chapter ring with elaborate half hour markers and inner quarter-hour track, the matted centre with chamfered and decorated date aperture, unusually signed on an applied silvered oval cartouche, the posted movement screwed to the seatboard from below and with four turned brass columns, the anchor escapement with countwheel strike on the large bell 2.21m (7ft 3ins) high.
The hood with stepped caddy top set with blind-cut fretwork on columns with giltwood capitals and bases, the long trunk door with a lock and moulded edge, on a plain base, the 11 inch square brass dial with crown and cherub spandrels the silvered Roman chapter ring with elaborate half hour markers and inner quarter-hour track, the matted centre with chamfered and decorated date aperture, unusually signed on an applied silvered oval cartouche, the posted movement screwed to the seatboard from below and with four turned brass columns, the anchor escapement with countwheel strike on the large bell 2.21m (7ft 3ins) high.
Footnotes
Literature: Darken and Hooper, English 30 hour clocks, pp144-145.
This thirty hour clock is notable for several reasons. The applied signature plaque would have added expense and time in production; similarly, the half hour markers are far more elaborate than any standard thirty hour longcase. The middle and back bars of the movement are cast with a side projection to support the fly arbor, a sure sign of West Country manufacture (Puckle-Church lies just east of Bristol). Darken and Hooper also mention that the wheel cutting is of very high quality, the movement is screwed to the seatboard and that the winding click is unusual.