An early Georgian green and gold lacquer longcase clock, the movement striking on a single bell, with floral-engraved brass dial, the silvered chapter ring enclosing a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, pierced floral-cast winged putti spandrels to the angles, enclosed by a square glazed door flanked by turned pilasters, the moulded pediment surmounted by a pagoda pediment enclosing a glass panel and flanked by two giltwood ball and flame finials, the case fitted with a rectangular trunk door decorated with typical chinoiserie scenes of figures before pavilions in a landscape, above a three-masted galleon, the box base decorated with peacocks and flowering foliage, the moulded plinth ending in later mahogany bracket feet, restorations, 23ins (236cms) high

Details
An early Georgian green and gold lacquer longcase clock, the movement striking on a single bell, with floral-engraved brass dial, the silvered chapter ring enclosing a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, pierced floral-cast winged putti spandrels to the angles, enclosed by a square glazed door flanked by turned pilasters, the moulded pediment surmounted by a pagoda pediment enclosing a glass panel and flanked by two giltwood ball and flame finials, the case fitted with a rectangular trunk door decorated with typical chinoiserie scenes of figures before pavilions in a landscape, above a three-masted galleon, the box base decorated with peacocks and flowering foliage, the moulded plinth ending in later mahogany bracket feet, restorations, 23ins (236cms) high

More from Furniture

View All
View All