Property from The Estate
of The Late Walter Dower
A George III black lacquer and gilt-decorated longcase clock
Details
A George III black lacquer and gilt-decorated longcase clock
the hood with brass ball and spire finials to the cushion top, pilasters to the sides, arched trunk door decorated with chinoiserie pagodas, on block plinth, the brass dial signed William Newman Norwich on a silvered plaque in the arch with dolphin spandrels, matted centre with subsidiary seconds ring and date aperture, cherub mask and foliate spandrels and engraved border, the rack striking movement with anchor escapement; case and dial associated -- 92½in. (235cm.) high
See Illustration
the hood with brass ball and spire finials to the cushion top, pilasters to the sides, arched trunk door decorated with chinoiserie pagodas, on block plinth, the brass dial signed William Newman Norwich on a silvered plaque in the arch with dolphin spandrels, matted centre with subsidiary seconds ring and date aperture, cherub mask and foliate spandrels and engraved border, the rack striking movement with anchor escapement; case and dial associated -- 92½in. (235cm.) high
See Illustration