James Smyth
of Saxmundham
LCOAK224
An 8 day brass dial oak longcase clock with breakarch top
| Case: | Long door, plain oak case of good slender proportions with blind pierced fretwork under breakarch top. Good colour and patination | |
| Dial: | 12" breakarch brass dial with finely matted centre and name boss to arch. Particularly attractive engraved and silvered seconds disc. | |
| Movement: | High quality 8 day 5 pillar movement with hourly rack striking on a single bell. | |
| Maker: | James
Smyth of Saxmundham (Suffolk). There were three makers of this
name and location: James I 1735 -1766 and James II 1765 - 86 are the only two candidates as James III was was 19th Century |
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| Date: | Circa 1765 | |
| Height: | 86.5/8" (220cms) | |
| Price: | £6,850 SOLD |