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ROBERT MARKHAM, LONDON. CIRCA 1740
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A fine George II walnut month-going longcase clock
Robert Markham, London. Circa 1740
The case with raised panel to the double-footed plinth, breakarch trunk door, the hood with brass-capped detached columns and ball-and-spire finials to the caddy top, the dial signed Robert Markham London on a plaque flanked by dolphin finials and with strike/silent lever between, the brass chapter ring with pierced blued steel hands, matted centre with seconds ring and calendar aperture, mask-and-foliate spandrels, the five pillar two-train movement with anchor escapement and rack strike on a bell
9ft. 2in.(280cm.) high
Robert Markham, London. Circa 1740
The case with raised panel to the double-footed plinth, breakarch trunk door, the hood with brass-capped detached columns and ball-and-spire finials to the caddy top, the dial signed Robert Markham London on a plaque flanked by dolphin finials and with strike/silent lever between, the brass chapter ring with pierced blued steel hands, matted centre with seconds ring and calendar aperture, mask-and-foliate spandrels, the five pillar two-train movement with anchor escapement and rack strike on a bell
9ft. 2in.(280cm.) high
Special notice
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