22nd Jul, 2010 10:00 GMT/BST

Summer Catalogue Sale

 
Lot 1411
 

1411

A Walnut Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed John Willats, London, circa 1760, the arched top pediment

A Walnut Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed John Willats, London, circa 1760, the arched top pediment with fluted Corinthian capped columns, arched moulded trunk door, re-built plinth raised upon a wavy shaped skirting, 12-inch arched brass dial with silvered chapter ring signed, strike/silent in the arch, matted dial centre with date aperture and subsidiary seconds, six pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking now on a later gong positioned to the backboard and converted from a bell, (case with restorations), 243 cm high

Sold for £2,400
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000


 

07.06.10, Case with restorations, new veneers in parts, later built plinth and the hood has been restored, now striking on a gong and converted from a bell striking.

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Auction: Summer Catalogue Sale, 22nd Jul, 2010

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