Jillings Antique Clocks
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A Late 18thC Mahogany Longcase Clock ( 1791 - 1810)
| Price: | gbp 7900.00 (Pound Sterling) |
| Description: |
E. Bird of Bristol The well figured mahogany case with canted and reeded corners and a cross-banded door stands at 7ft. 8ins.(2.34m.) on a base with moulded edge and splay bracket feet. The hood with swan neck pediment and fluted columns with Corinthian capitals has three finials and the door has a typical west country wavy edge to the door frame. The silvered dial, has Roman hour chapters , matching blued steel hands and a seconds subsidiary dial . Finely engraved figures representing the four seasons appear at the four corners of the dial which is also engraved with "E. Bird. Bristol and bears the motto "Tempus Fugit" in the arch. The eight day movement is rack striking on a bell. |
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