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A walnut and seaweed marquetry longcase clock
The front of the case decorated in all over seaweed marquetry, the hood later stepped and with brass ball and spire finials to a caddy top, pilasters to front and rear, the square top trunk door with later mouldings to the frame, on stepped plinth with further later plinth below; with 12in. square brass dial with engraved border and cherub and coronet spandrels to the 2½in. wide silvered chapter ring signed Peter Wise London, with outside five minutes and half hour markers, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds ring marked with intervals of 5, engraving around date aperture (date ring now lacking), now with later circular plaques over former winding holes, inscribed respectively Striking and Chiming, with three later winding holes; with five pillar quarter chiming movement, chiming on eight nested bells and with hour strike on further bell; case and dial circa 1710 (dial adapted), movement second half 19th century -- 95½in. (243cm.) high
The front of the case decorated in all over seaweed marquetry, the hood later stepped and with brass ball and spire finials to a caddy top, pilasters to front and rear, the square top trunk door with later mouldings to the frame, on stepped plinth with further later plinth below; with 12in. square brass dial with engraved border and cherub and coronet spandrels to the 2½in. wide silvered chapter ring signed Peter Wise London, with outside five minutes and half hour markers, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds ring marked with intervals of 5, engraving around date aperture (date ring now lacking), now with later circular plaques over former winding holes, inscribed respectively Striking and Chiming, with three later winding holes; with five pillar quarter chiming movement, chiming on eight nested bells and with hour strike on further bell; case and dial circa 1710 (dial adapted), movement second half 19th century -- 95½in. (243cm.) high
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
This lot must be cleared by 1.00p.m. on Thursday 7 September. If it is not cleared, it will be removed to the warehouse of:
Cadogan Tate Ltd., Fine Art Services
Cadogan House, 2 Relay Road
London W12 7SJ.
Telephone: 44 (0) 20 8735 3700.
Facsimile: 44 (0) 20 8735 3701.
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