BY WILLIAM BARROW, LONDON, CIRCA 1730

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A GEORGE II WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK
BY WILLIAM BARROW, LONDON, CIRCA 1730
The 12 inch brass dial with bird and vase spandrels and silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers, matted center engraved with doves, with subsidiary second, ring and date aperture, later hands, signed William Barrow, London in the arch, the five-pillar rack striking movement with anchor escapement and strike on bell; surmounted by a stepped bonnet with urn-form finials to sides over a glazed door flanked by inset columns above a rectangular case with arched central door, over a plinth base and later bracket feet, replacements to back boards
95¼ in. (242 cm.) high, 18 in. (46 cm.) wide, 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

William Barrow, son of William John Barrow was active circa 1700 and became a freeman of the Clockmaker's Company in 1710. A lacquer longcase clock is in the Nordiske Museum in Stockholm and three further longcase clocks are in the National Museum, Stockholm.

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