18th Sep, 2021 9:30 GMT/BST

Country House Sale (Part III)

 
  Lot 587
 

587

A Carved Oak Marquetry Inlaid Thirty Hour Longcase Clock, signed Ricd Midgley, circa 1720, broken arched pediment, elaborately carved throughout with scroll and floral decoration, arched trunk door with marquetry inlay with flowers and bird decoration, 10-inch square brass dial with a silvered chapter ring signed, lunar aperture and date aperture, single hand, crown and cherub spandrels, four pillar movement with an anchor escapement and outside countwheel striking on a bell, 203cm high

Sold for £1,100
Estimated at £700 - £900


 

10.08.21 Trunk door with a small crack to the top side, marquetry inlay is lifting in parts and some pieces are missing, case with woodworm holes throughout, hood door is loose and with a later glass, hood door with a later latch, later ball finial, trunk with a small chip to the front left hand edge, dial is discoloured, movement is dirty, with pendulum and weight.

 


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