The Property of a deceased estate
A Charles II walnut and marquetry Dutch-striking longcase clock, the case on bun feet with floral marquetry with green stained bone leaves in shaped panels with pewter and ebony line borders, the trunk door with chinoiserie beading and oval lentical, the rising flat-top hood with ebonised twist columns, the 10in. sq. dial signed Jacobus Markwick Londoni beneath the silvered chapter ring with pierced blued hands, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds, winged cherub spandrels, latches to the dial feet and to the five ringed pillar movement with anchor escapement, outside countwheel Dutch strike on two bells, contemporary pendulum with butterfly rating nut and brass-cased weights 6ft.4in. (194cm.) high
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A Charles II walnut and marquetry Dutch-striking longcase clock, the case on bun feet with floral marquetry with green stained bone leaves in shaped panels with pewter and ebony line borders, the trunk door with chinoiserie beading and oval lentical, the rising flat-top hood with ebonised twist columns, the 10in. sq. dial signed Jacobus Markwick Londoni beneath the silvered chapter ring with pierced blued hands, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds, winged cherub spandrels, latches to the dial feet and to the five ringed pillar movement with anchor escapement, outside countwheel Dutch strike on two bells, contemporary pendulum with butterfly rating nut and brass-cased weights 6ft.4in. (194cm.) high