22nd Jul, 2011 10:00 GMT/BST
Summer Catalogue Sale
1060
A Hook and Spike Thirty Hour Striking Wall Clock, attributed to Richard Gilkes, circa 1740,...
Richard Gilkes worked in Adderbury (Oxon) around 1736 until his death in 1787. He was from a Quaker family and was probably the original user of the zigzag dial decoration.
Sold for £1,900
Estimated at £500 - £700
28.06.11, The dial and chapter ring have faded, movement parts look complete, some re-bushing to the movement plates, dial and movement are original together, movement needs cleaning. pendulum and weight are later.
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