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Lot 138W
A rare early 18th century walnut longcase clock Windmills and Elkins, London
16 December 2015, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £8,125 inc. premium
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A rare early 18th century walnut longcase clock
Windmills and Elkins, London
The hood with original mouldings, (upper section, frets, side glasses and pillars missing) over a case with rare carved giltwood corbels set to the throat section, (rear right missing) over an arched trunk door with giltwood moulded edge on a stepped base, the 12 inch arched brass dial with typical Windmills date subsidiary in the arch with central stellar pattern over a signed Roman and Arabic chapter ring and matted centre with subsidiary seconds, (seconds hand missing) the movement with five knopped and finned pillars, anchor escapement and rack strike on a bell, the hammer return spring with shaped profile, the cock with similar detailing 2.36m (7ft 9in)
The hood with original mouldings, (upper section, frets, side glasses and pillars missing) over a case with rare carved giltwood corbels set to the throat section, (rear right missing) over an arched trunk door with giltwood moulded edge on a stepped base, the 12 inch arched brass dial with typical Windmills date subsidiary in the arch with central stellar pattern over a signed Roman and Arabic chapter ring and matted centre with subsidiary seconds, (seconds hand missing) the movement with five knopped and finned pillars, anchor escapement and rack strike on a bell, the hammer return spring with shaped profile, the cock with similar detailing 2.36m (7ft 9in)
Footnotes
This case fits in to a group of similar examples produced by Windmills, several of which are illustrated in Neale's 'Joseph and Thomas Windmills, Clock and Watch Makers 1671-1737' (AHS 1999), the 'Government Clock' (figure 5.15) being the most well known example in burr walnut, but more closely related is a chinoiserie clock featuring similar cornice mouldings, volutes, break arch trunk door and dial (figure 5.36).