Inlaid Mahogany English Longcase Clock

Description:

Inlaid Mahogany English Longcase Clock, c. 1815, gilt-metal peacock finial above the faux pagoda hood with gilt painted floral, and cottage scene, freestanding reeded columns flanking the Arabic numeral painted iron dial with moon's age in arch and pattern spandrels, string banded inlaid upper and lower waist panels, reeded quarter-columns flanking the crossbanded crotch mahogany door, all resting on ogee bracket feet, eight-day time and hour strike mechanism, regulated by a pendulum and two lead weights, ht. 99 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Clock was purchased from Paul Smith of Ludlow, England in 1963. Repair invoices from K. Crump and John West. Dial signature and numerals faded.


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