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Apprenticed to Thomas Taylor in 1659, Henry Younge is recorded working at Strand 1672-1700.
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THE MOVEMENT BY HENRY YOUNGE, LONDON, LATE 17TH CENTURY. THE CASE ASSOCIATED AND WITH ALTERATIONS, INCORPORATING EARLIER ELEMENTS
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A CHARLES II STYLE OLIVEWOOD, OYSTER-VENEERED AND PARQUETRY EIGHT DAY STRIKING LONGCASE CLOCK
THE MOVEMENT BY HENRY YOUNGE, LONDON, LATE 17TH CENTURY. THE CASE ASSOCIATED AND WITH ALTERATIONS, INCORPORATING EARLIER ELEMENTS
CASE: with moulded top and twist columns to the hood, parquetry star inlays to the door and plinth; case reveneered on late 17th or 18th Century carcase, hood replaced, plinth rebuilt DIAL: 10 in. square gilt-brass dial with scored line border, signed along the lower edge 'Henry Younge in ye Strand', winged cherub spandrels to silvered chapter ring, matted centre with date aperture and subsidiary seconds ring, replaced blued steel hands MOVEMENT: five ringed pillars, anchor escapement and inside countwheel strike on bell, the back plate with scored line border, on replaced seatboard; two replaced weights, pendulum, case key
80¾ in. (205 cm.) high; 14¾ in. (37 cm.) wide; 8 in. (20 cm.) deep
THE MOVEMENT BY HENRY YOUNGE, LONDON, LATE 17TH CENTURY. THE CASE ASSOCIATED AND WITH ALTERATIONS, INCORPORATING EARLIER ELEMENTS
CASE: with moulded top and twist columns to the hood, parquetry star inlays to the door and plinth; case reveneered on late 17th or 18th Century carcase, hood replaced, plinth rebuilt DIAL: 10 in. square gilt-brass dial with scored line border, signed along the lower edge 'Henry Younge in ye Strand', winged cherub spandrels to silvered chapter ring, matted centre with date aperture and subsidiary seconds ring, replaced blued steel hands MOVEMENT: five ringed pillars, anchor escapement and inside countwheel strike on bell, the back plate with scored line border, on replaced seatboard; two replaced weights, pendulum, case key
80¾ in. (205 cm.) high; 14¾ in. (37 cm.) wide; 8 in. (20 cm.) deep
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