George III oak-cased 8-day brass dial longcase clock with unusual spherical lunar calendar, the 13-inch break-arched two-piece dial signed John Fletcher, having a silvered chapter ring with Roman hours, Arabic minutes and half hour divisions plus inner quarter hour track, framing foliage-engraved centre with subsidiary seconds dial over ringed winding arbors and terrestrial calendar, all within Baroque urn spandrels, the arch with sea serpents flanking a rare spherical ball moon engraved with phases of waxing and waning, stars and lunar calendar ring, in convex housing, the knopped and finned four-pillar movement striking on a vertically-mounted bell, the case with pagoda surmount and ball-and-spire finials over fluted Corinthian columns to the break-arched hood, ebonised edge mouldings to trunk and base, with handwritten internal label "This clock was restored and presented by John Whiteley Ward of South-Royde Halifax Yorkshire to his Son-in-law William Windus of Clifton Bristol. Christmas 1879" , 244cm high, sold with two brass weights, pendulum, and winder
Sold for £800
George III oak-cased 8-day brass dial longcase clock with unusual spherical lunar calendar, the 13-inch break-arched two-piece dial signed John Fletcher, having a silvered chapter ring with Roman hours, Arabic minutes and half hour divisions plus inner quarter hour track, framing foliage-engraved centre with subsidiary seconds dial over ringed winding arbors and terrestrial calendar, all within Baroque urn spandrels, the arch with sea serpents flanking a rare spherical ball moon engraved with phases of waxing and waning, stars and lunar calendar ring, in convex housing, the knopped and finned four-pillar movement striking on a vertically-mounted bell, the case with pagoda surmount and ball-and-spire finials over fluted Corinthian columns to the break-arched hood, ebonised edge mouldings to trunk and base, with handwritten internal label "This clock was restored and presented by John Whiteley Ward of South-Royde Halifax Yorkshire to his Son-in-law William Windus of Clifton Bristol. Christmas 1879" , 244cm high, sold with two brass weights, pendulum, and winder
Auction: Autumn Specialist Sale, 14th Sep, 2023
Our Autumn Specialist Sale of Fine Furniture, Modern Design, Paintings, Prints, Silver, Jewellery, Watches, Ceramics, Glassware & other Collectors Items
Highlights will include a Norman Foster for Tecno - 'Nomos' table, a collection of Queen Elizabeth II Christmas cards, and a Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix Trophy won by Damon Hill in 1997. The wine section will include another fine offering of Burgandy and Barolo.
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Wednesday 13th September - 10am till 5pm