FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks has dated this piece to the 1800s.
Date: 1800
Height: 7ft 5” Width: 18” Depth: 9”
The swan-neck pediment hood with brass paterae and finial to the centre. The Bristol style wavy edge hood door flanked by turned and crisply reeded columns, with brass corinthian capitals. The beautifully figured curled mahogany trunk door and base with bracket feet.
The beautifully executed silvered brass, with Roman numeral chapter ring and outer Arabic numeral markings, with subsidiary seconds and calendar dials to the dial centre. Revolving phases of the moon to arch with opposing scenes depicting rural landscape and seascape with a finely painted ship. Finely engraved flowers and swags to the dial centre and corners. Engraved "High Water At Bristol Dock" to the arch.
A fully restored fine quality eight day four pillar movement, rack striking the hours on a single bell.
Original matching cast iron weights and brass faced pendulum bob.
Finely fretted blued steel hands.
All of our clocks have been sympathetically restored and have been expertly vetted for originality and good working order. All longcase clocks, bracket clocks, wall clocks and barometers purchased from us are guaranteed for two years.
FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks has dated this piece to the 1800s.
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A Fine Quality Flame Mahogany 8 Day Longcase Clock by Samuel Collings of Thornbury C.1800
