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A carved and ebonised longcase clock, last quarter 18th century
The case later ebonised and carved overall, with leafy scroll top to the hood and conforming mouldings, brass-capped fluted columns to the door, with breakarch trunk door, the plinth on later feet, the white dial with painted floral spandrels and matching oval in the arch, subsidiary seconds and date rings to the centre, pierced steel hour and minute hands, the four pillar movement with anchor escapement and outside countwheel strike on bell; replaced seatboard, associated
84½in. (215cm.) high
The case later ebonised and carved overall, with leafy scroll top to the hood and conforming mouldings, brass-capped fluted columns to the door, with breakarch trunk door, the plinth on later feet, the white dial with painted floral spandrels and matching oval in the arch, subsidiary seconds and date rings to the centre, pierced steel hour and minute hands, the four pillar movement with anchor escapement and outside countwheel strike on bell; replaced seatboard, associated
84½in. (215cm.) high