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A good late 17th century walnut marquetry inlaid longcase clock of one month duration John Moncreif, London
11 December 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £5,687.50 inc. premium
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A good late 17th century walnut marquetry inlaid longcase clock of one month duration
John Moncreif, London
The case with caddy top flanked by twin gilt wood ball finials over a fret supported on Doric columns, the long trunk door framed by an inlaid border and decorated with birds and figures within entwined flowers and foliage, centred by a gilt framed bezel, over a matching base, the 12 inch square brass dial with engraved stylised wheatear border framing the elaborate winged cherub's head spandrels and silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring signed between VII and V with half-quarter marks and elaborate half-hour marks, the finely matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial, low ringed winding squares and decorated date aperture, the movement with six knopped and finned pillars, anchor escapement and outside countwheel strike on a bell, each train of five wheels, 2.31m (7ft 7ins) high.
The case with caddy top flanked by twin gilt wood ball finials over a fret supported on Doric columns, the long trunk door framed by an inlaid border and decorated with birds and figures within entwined flowers and foliage, centred by a gilt framed bezel, over a matching base, the 12 inch square brass dial with engraved stylised wheatear border framing the elaborate winged cherub's head spandrels and silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring signed between VII and V with half-quarter marks and elaborate half-hour marks, the finely matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial, low ringed winding squares and decorated date aperture, the movement with six knopped and finned pillars, anchor escapement and outside countwheel strike on a bell, each train of five wheels, 2.31m (7ft 7ins) high.
Footnotes
John Moncreif, apprenticed in 1688 and listed as working until 1700. The fully formed 12 inch dial indicates that this clock is probably one of Moncreif's later products.