LONGCASE CLOCKS
A walnut and oak longcase clock
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A walnut and oak longcase clock
the hood with flat top and brass-capped columns, glazed panels to the sides, crossbanded trunk door, on block plinth, the 11in. (28cm.) square brass dial with cherub mask and foliate spandrels, bearing signature to the chapter ring Charles Franklin Strand London, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds ring and calendar aperture, the four pillar rack striking movement with anchor escapement; parts 18th century -- 76¼in. (194cm.) high
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the hood with flat top and brass-capped columns, glazed panels to the sides, crossbanded trunk door, on block plinth, the 11in. (28cm.) square brass dial with cherub mask and foliate spandrels, bearing signature to the chapter ring Charles Franklin Strand London, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds ring and calendar aperture, the four pillar rack striking movement with anchor escapement; parts 18th century -- 76¼in. (194cm.) high
See Illustration
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