A William & Mary walnut and marquetry longcase clock, the case on later bracket feet, floral marquetry to the re-built plinth and to the rectangular trunk door in shaped panels with lenticle, similar marquetry to the throat moulding and to the hood, (lacking columns) with caddy top, the 11in.sq. dial signed Tho. Johnson Rattcliffe Cross on the silvered chapter-ring with matted centre having subsidiary seconds and decorated calendar aperture, ringed winding holes, black painted pierced steel hands, unusual mask-and-putti spandrels, the five ringed pillar movement with inside countwheel strike and anchor escapement

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A William & Mary walnut and marquetry longcase clock, the case on later bracket feet, floral marquetry to the re-built plinth and to the rectangular trunk door in shaped panels with lenticle, similar marquetry to the throat moulding and to the hood, (lacking columns) with caddy top, the 11in.sq. dial signed Tho. Johnson Rattcliffe Cross on the silvered chapter-ring with matted centre having subsidiary seconds and decorated calendar aperture, ringed winding holes, black painted pierced steel hands, unusual mask-and-putti spandrels, the five ringed pillar movement with inside countwheel strike and anchor escapement
7ft.9in. (236cm.) high

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