Lot Essay
James Thomas is recorded working in Chester from 1777-1785.
CIRCA 1780, BY JAMES THOMAS, CHESTER
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK
Circa 1780, By James Thomas, Chester
The hood with swan's neck cresting above later glass panels painted with scrolls over a glazed arched door flanked by fluted Corinthian columns, the case with a faux-fluted frieze over a shaped door flanked by fluted quarter-columns, on a panelled base and bracket feet, the painted circular dial signed JAS Thomas, Chester centering date aperture and seconds dial and with phases of the moon in the arch, the two-train movement with anchor escapement striking hour on the bell
90in. (229cm.) high
Circa 1780, By James Thomas, Chester
The hood with swan's neck cresting above later glass panels painted with scrolls over a glazed arched door flanked by fluted Corinthian columns, the case with a faux-fluted frieze over a shaped door flanked by fluted quarter-columns, on a panelled base and bracket feet, the painted circular dial signed JAS Thomas, Chester centering date aperture and seconds dial and with phases of the moon in the arch, the two-train movement with anchor escapement striking hour on the bell
90in. (229cm.) high