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A walnut and marquetry longcase clock
The marquetry case with rectangular plinth, the rectangular trunk door with a glazed circular lenticle and inlaid with an urn, the hood with turned columns supporting the frieze inlaid with flower sprays, the domed top inlaid with further sprays, the square brass dial with circular silvered chapter ring, bearing the signature JN. Andreids/Leaden Hallstreet London, the matted centre with date aparature and seconds ring, the five pillar movement with anchor escapement and strike on one bell, the backside of the hood inscribed Saturday December the 4th 1830 the clock cleaned & ...Mrs Pirotiment(?)..., Cleaned Do the 17 of May 1837, Bd, the inside of the hood labelled Hampton & Sons Ltd, depository, Queens Rd, Battersea Park, S.W., Name; Merzzenbor(?), Nr: 40, adapted
223cm. high
The marquetry case with rectangular plinth, the rectangular trunk door with a glazed circular lenticle and inlaid with an urn, the hood with turned columns supporting the frieze inlaid with flower sprays, the domed top inlaid with further sprays, the square brass dial with circular silvered chapter ring, bearing the signature JN. Andreids/Leaden Hallstreet London, the matted centre with date aparature and seconds ring, the five pillar movement with anchor escapement and strike on one bell, the backside of the hood inscribed Saturday December the 4th 1830 the clock cleaned & ...Mrs Pirotiment(?)..., Cleaned Do the 17 of May 1837, Bd, the inside of the hood labelled Hampton & Sons Ltd, depository, Queens Rd, Battersea Park, S.W., Name; Merzzenbor(?), Nr: 40, adapted
223cm. high