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Details
A George III walnut longcase clock
The breakarch hood with blind fret frieze and formerly glazed side panels (now covered), the trunk with satinwood and ebony line inlays and with a moulded frame (some mouldings detached) to a breakarch door, on stepped plinth (half replaced), the 12in. wide dial with bird and urn spandrels to a replaced silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with arcaded ornament, with subsidiary silvered seconds ring and box date aperture, signed on a silvered disc in the arch Foster Birchin Lane London, the four pillar (one now removed) movement with anchor escapement and rack strike on bell; case associated to dial and movement, mid 18th century -- 94in. (239cm.) high
The breakarch hood with blind fret frieze and formerly glazed side panels (now covered), the trunk with satinwood and ebony line inlays and with a moulded frame (some mouldings detached) to a breakarch door, on stepped plinth (half replaced), the 12in. wide dial with bird and urn spandrels to a replaced silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with arcaded ornament, with subsidiary silvered seconds ring and box date aperture, signed on a silvered disc in the arch Foster Birchin Lane London, the four pillar (one now removed) movement with anchor escapement and rack strike on bell; case associated to dial and movement, mid 18th century -- 94in. (239cm.) high
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