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A QUEEN ANNE SCARLET LACQUER QUARTER CHIMING LONGCASE CLOCK, Jno. Martin, London
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A QUEEN ANNE SCARLET LACQUER QUARTER CHIMING LONGCASE CLOCK, Jno. Martin, London
The dial with silvered chapter ring signed Jno. Martin, London having pierced blue steel hands, lightly matted centre with ringed winding holes subsidiary seconds ring and decorated calendar aperture, crown-and-putti spandrels, the added arch with silvered plaque engraved with a sunburst and flanked by dolphin spandrels, the seven ringed pillar movement with anchor escapement and inside countwheel strike on bell and quarter chiming on seven bells, the case decorated with raised gilt chinoiserie figures with birds and butterflies with branches and leaves, the double-footed plinth with concave moulding to the trunk with crested door set with a bevelled mirror, the hood with brass-capped three-quarter columns supporting a foliate-pierced giltwood blind fret with similar quarter frets above, the caddy top surmounted by three bell and spire finials, the front of the plinth redecorated
10ft. 3in. (312cm.) high
The dial with silvered chapter ring signed Jno. Martin, London having pierced blue steel hands, lightly matted centre with ringed winding holes subsidiary seconds ring and decorated calendar aperture, crown-and-putti spandrels, the added arch with silvered plaque engraved with a sunburst and flanked by dolphin spandrels, the seven ringed pillar movement with anchor escapement and inside countwheel strike on bell and quarter chiming on seven bells, the case decorated with raised gilt chinoiserie figures with birds and butterflies with branches and leaves, the double-footed plinth with concave moulding to the trunk with crested door set with a bevelled mirror, the hood with brass-capped three-quarter columns supporting a foliate-pierced giltwood blind fret with similar quarter frets above, the caddy top surmounted by three bell and spire finials, the front of the plinth redecorated
10ft. 3in. (312cm.) high