14th Nov, 2020 10:00 GMT/BST

Autumn Fine Sale - Online auction

 
  Lot 88
 

88

A Good Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Willm Hughes, High Holborn, London, circa...

A Good Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Willm Hughes, High Holborn, London, circa 1780, pagoda pediment, brass sphere finials, stop brass fluted columns, pierced side fret panels, nicely figured arch moulded trunk door, stop brass fluted pilasters, plinth with a raised quatre form panel, 12-inch arch brass dial, two dials for seconds and date, arch with strike/silent selection, five pillar movement with an anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 257cm high see illustrations

Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £1,800 - £2,200


 

01.10.20 Hood with small cracks to the veneers in parts, hood door with scratches around the lock, case has been polished, case with small dents in parts, dial is discoloured, movement needs cleaning, movement in going order, with two weights and a pendulum.

 


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Auction: Autumn Fine Sale - Online auction, 14th Nov, 2020

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