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A fine early 18th century walnut month going, quarter chiming longcase clock with moonphase Claudius Duchesne, London,
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8 July 2015, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £15,000 inc. premium
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A fine early 18th century walnut month going, quarter chiming longcase clock with moonphase
Claudius Duchesne, London,
the hood with caddy top over silk-backed pierced sound fret over brass-mounted Doric columns, the long door with moulded edge, wheatear border and burr-veneered centre, on a panelled base and apron, the 12 inch arched brass dial with fully engraved semi-circular arch with sector for age of the moon over a rolling moon aperture flanked by a pair of engraved birds within elaborate foliate scrolls and a wheatear border, the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with half-quarter marks and signed between V and VII, framed by twin crown-and-sceptre spandrels, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial, three ringed winding squares and an elaborately decorated chamfered date aperture, the weight driven movement with large plates united by six knopped pillars running, striking and chiming for one month on winding, the latter on six hammers and bells 235cms ( 7ft 8.5ins) high.
the hood with caddy top over silk-backed pierced sound fret over brass-mounted Doric columns, the long door with moulded edge, wheatear border and burr-veneered centre, on a panelled base and apron, the 12 inch arched brass dial with fully engraved semi-circular arch with sector for age of the moon over a rolling moon aperture flanked by a pair of engraved birds within elaborate foliate scrolls and a wheatear border, the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with half-quarter marks and signed between V and VII, framed by twin crown-and-sceptre spandrels, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial, three ringed winding squares and an elaborately decorated chamfered date aperture, the weight driven movement with large plates united by six knopped pillars running, striking and chiming for one month on winding, the latter on six hammers and bells 235cms ( 7ft 8.5ins) high.
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This clock also comes with three ball & obelisk finials, not shown in image