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THE MOVEMENT BY STEVENSON, STAFFORD, EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE CASE LATE 18TH CENTURY
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An English mahogany striking musical longcase clock
The movement by Stevenson, Stafford, early 18th Century, the case late 18th Century
The dial with Roman and Arabic chapter ring inscribed Stevenson Stafford, with subsidiary seconds ring and date aperture to the matted and engraved centre, pierced steel hands, foliate and floral spandrels, an engraved silvered plaque of the sun in the later arch, the five pillar movement with anchor escapement and strike on one bell, the 5cm. long pinned cylinder playing music with 8 bells via 8 hammers, chime later
230cm. high
See illustration
The movement by Stevenson, Stafford, early 18th Century, the case late 18th Century
The dial with Roman and Arabic chapter ring inscribed Stevenson Stafford, with subsidiary seconds ring and date aperture to the matted and engraved centre, pierced steel hands, foliate and floral spandrels, an engraved silvered plaque of the sun in the later arch, the five pillar movement with anchor escapement and strike on one bell, the 5cm. long pinned cylinder playing music with 8 bells via 8 hammers, chime later
230cm. high
See illustration
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