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THE CASE GERMAN, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, THE MOVEMENT BY WILLIAM SMITH, LONDON
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A walnut longcase clock
The case German, third quarter 18th Century, the movement by William Smith, London
Crossbanded overall, the bombé-shaped plinth inlaid with a cross, below the baluster-shaped trunk door with glazed lenticle, the arched hood with glazed sides, the brass Roman dial with matted centre signed on a plaque Will'm Smith/London, with pierced black painted steel hands, subsidiary seconds ring and date aperture, surrounded by pierced gilt metal foliate spandrels, surmounted by a strike/silent ring to the arch, the four pillar movement with anchor escapement and strike on one bell, minor damages and restorations
231cm. high
The case German, third quarter 18th Century, the movement by William Smith, London
Crossbanded overall, the bombé-shaped plinth inlaid with a cross, below the baluster-shaped trunk door with glazed lenticle, the arched hood with glazed sides, the brass Roman dial with matted centre signed on a plaque Will'm Smith/London, with pierced black painted steel hands, subsidiary seconds ring and date aperture, surrounded by pierced gilt metal foliate spandrels, surmounted by a strike/silent ring to the arch, the four pillar movement with anchor escapement and strike on one bell, minor damages and restorations
231cm. high