A QUEEN ANNE TORTOISE AND GILT JAPANNED LONGCASE CLOCK

EARLY 18TH CENTURY, JOSHUA WILSON, LONDON

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A QUEEN ANNE TORTOISE AND GILT JAPANNED LONGCASE CLOCK
early 18th century, Joshua Wilson, London
The domed hood with ball finials and pierced fretwork sound panel above the glazed door, the case door with lenticle on a rectangular plinth, decorated allover with Chinese figures and flowering trees, the brass chapter ring signed Josh Wilson London, the matt center with calendar aperture and second's dial, within spandrels cast with putti and scrolls, the two-train movement with anchor escapement striking the hour on a bell
94in. (239cm.) high

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Joshua Wilson is recorded working at Lombard Street in 1712, and Clement's Lane in 1720.