Lot Essay
James Green Althorp is recorded working from 1712-1736
CIRCA 1730, BY JAMES GREEN ALTHORP
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A GEORGE II BLACK JAPANNED AND PARCEL-GILT MUSICAL LONGCASE CLOCK
Circa 1730, By James Green Althorp
The arched hood with four later urn-form finials above an arched glazed door flanked by columnar uprights, the case with an arched door on rectangular base with bracket feet, decorated overall with various courtly figures within pavilions, the sides with flowers, the silvered chapter ring within foliate and mask spandrels surmounted by a roundel with a moving figure of time
97in. (246.5cm.) high, 19½in. (50cm.) wide, 10in. (25cm.) deep
Circa 1730, By James Green Althorp
The arched hood with four later urn-form finials above an arched glazed door flanked by columnar uprights, the case with an arched door on rectangular base with bracket feet, decorated overall with various courtly figures within pavilions, the sides with flowers, the silvered chapter ring within foliate and mask spandrels surmounted by a roundel with a moving figure of time
97in. (246.5cm.) high, 19½in. (50cm.) wide, 10in. (25cm.) deep