ANTIQUE Longcase Mahogany CLOCK - LCMAH 286 |
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Title | LCMAH 286 |
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Case | Typical late 18C high quality Bristol mahogany case with breakarch top, dentil moulding under, brass capped, fluted hood columns and side windows to hood. Long trunk door with shaped top, canted fluted corners to trunk and base.Raised base panel following the shape of the trunk door top. Bracket feet. | |
Dial | 12" breakarch brass dial having moonphases to arch and High Water at Bristol Key. The dial centre and date lunette finely engraved and silvered. Subsidiary seconds dial. Blued cut steel hands. | |
Movement | Good quality 4 pillar movement with hourly ( rack ) striking and pull hour repeat. | |
Maker | Philip Lloyd of Bristol. Came from Llawhaden in Pembrokeshire to Bristol in 1775. He is recorded aˆ?Most of his clocks are in first quality mahogany cases with moon and tidal dials.He also made astronomical and other complicated clocksaˆ?. A highly rated maker, recorded Bristol 1775 aˆ" 1785. | |
Date | Circa 1780. | |
Height | 89.5" ( 227.3 cms. ). | |
Price | £15,750 - SOLD | |