Antique Carved and Inlaid Chippendale Revival Three Train Musical Longcase Clock

19th century

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Description

Antique Carved and Inlaid CHIPPENDALE REVIVAL Three Train Musical Longcase Clock

An Elaborate Chippendale Revival Mahogany and Floral Marquetry Three-Train Musical Longcase Clock With Westminster and Whittington Chimes. This is an incredibly impressive clock measuring just under 9 ft tall making it an ideal feature for a grand hallway or any room in the home.

This an extremely impressive longcase clock which has a superb eight day, three train musical movement which plays Westminster and Whittington Chimes. It chimes on the quarter hours on eight tubular bells with the hours striking on the ninth tube. There is a selector which allows either the Westminster and Whittington Chimes to be played.

The brass arched dial has a silvered chapter ring and Arabic Numerals with a subsidiary seconds dial to the centre. The arch has three subsidiary dials, ‘Strike/Silent’, ‘Chime/Silent’, ‘Whittington/Westminster’, surrounded with pierced scrolling spandrels.

The stunning Chippendale style case has an arched hood surmounted by an acanthus carved and marquetry inlaid cresting. This leads down to superb carved detailing around the hood door which is flanked by carved scroll work. Then to the sides of the hood door are lovely shaped fretted panels.

The glazed trunk door is beautifully overlaid with carved lattice and scrolls, and flanked by scrolling acanthus uprights. To the sides of the trunk are shaped glass panels.

The base has a wonderful shaped panel with a finely inlaid marquetry floral basket to the centre, this is then flanked by cantered corners with blind fret uprights with carved scrollwork to the top. then to the sides are shaped panels. The clock is then raised on a shaped plinth.

As can be seen from the photographs the detailing to this clock is unbelievably impressive.

The clock has its three original weights and pendulum.

The approximate MAXIMUM dimensions are : 107 inches (8ft 11 inches) / 270 cm high x 27 inches / 68 cm wide x 18 1/2 inches / 47 cm deep

Declaration

N Wilson Antiques Clocks has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1086749

Description

Antique Carved and Inlaid CHIPPENDALE REVIVAL Three Train Musical Longcase Clock

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An Elaborate Chippendale Revival Mahogany and Floral Marquetry Three-Train Musical Longcase Clock With Westminster and Whittington Chimes.

N Wilson Antiques Clocks

This is an incredibly impressive clock measuring just under 9 ft tall making it an ideal feature for a grand hallway or any room in the home.

fig 1. Antique Carved and Inlaid CHIPPENDALE REVIVAL Three Train Musical Longcase Clock — fig 1. Antique Carved and Inlaid Chippendale Revival Three Train Musical Longcase Clock

This an extremely impressive longcase clock which has a superb eight day, three train musical movement which plays Westminster and Whittington Chimes. It chimes on the quarter hours on eight tubular bells with the hours striking on the ninth tube. There is a selector which allows either the Westminster and Whittington Chimes to be played.

fig 2. Antique Carved and Inlaid CHIPPENDALE REVIVAL Three Train Musical Longcase Clock — fig 2. Antique Carved and Inlaid Chippendale Revival Three Train Musical Longcase Clock

The brass arched dial has a silvered chapter ring and Arabic Numerals with a subsidiary seconds dial to the centre. The arch has three subsidiary dials, ‘Strike/Silent’, ‘Chime/Silent’, ‘Whittington/Westminster’, surrounded with pierced scrolling spandrels.

fig 3. Antique Carved and Inlaid CHIPPENDALE REVIVAL Three Train Musical Longcase Clock — fig 3. Antique Carved and Inlaid Chippendale Revival Three Train Musical Longcase Clock

The stunning Chippendale style case has an arched hood surmounted by an acanthus carved and marquetry inlaid cresting. This leads down to superb carved detailing around the hood door which is flanked by carved scroll work. Then to the sides of the hood door are lovely shaped fretted panels.

fig 4. Antique Carved and Inlaid CHIPPENDALE REVIVAL Three Train Musical Longcase Clock — fig 4. Antique Carved and Inlaid Chippendale Revival Three Train Musical Longcase Clock

The glazed trunk door is beautifully overlaid with carved lattice and scrolls, and flanked by scrolling acanthus uprights. To the sides of the trunk are shaped glass panels.

The base has a wonderful shaped panel with a finely inlaid marquetry floral basket to the centre, this is then flanked by cantered corners with blind fret uprights with carved scrollwork to the top. then to the sides are shaped panels. The clock is then raised on a shaped plinth.