13th Nov, 2021 9:30 GMT/BST
Autumn Fine Art Sale
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A Good Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock with Year Calendar Dial Display, signed William Lassel, Toxteth Park, circa 1780, swan neck pediment, eglomise gilt painted glass panels, Corinthian capped columns, flame veneered trunk door flanked by inset fluted pilasters, plinth with brick form canted corners, 13-1/2-inch arch brass dial, silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with an outer year calendar track and with a corresponding central date hand, finely engraved dial centre with a pagoda, scroll and floral decoration, arch with moonphase aperture and signed above on a silvered plaque, 260cm high
Sold for £5,900
Estimated at £2,500 - £3,000
Hood with chips to the edges and beading missing to the underside edges, trunk door with a crack to the topside, plinth with some cracks, skirting with chips and scuff marks, dial with small scratches and slightly discoloured in parts, movement is complete, date hand and moon disc are moving when setting the hands, movement is complete, with two weights and a pendulum.
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Auction: Autumn Fine Art Sale, 13th Nov, 2021
Fine Sales are held three times a year, in the Spring, Summer and Autumn, and feature the foremost lots of traditional antiques consigned to Tennants. With lots sourced from named estates and private collections, the sales draw buyers from around the world. The sales include British and European Ceramics and Glass, Asian Art, Clocks and Barometers, Rugs and Carpets, Works of Art, Furniture and Garden Furniture and Statuary.
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Sunday 7 November 11am-4pm, Monday 8 November to Friday 12 November 10am-4pm and morning of sale from 8.30am.
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