Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1700s.
The 8-day 5-pillar movement, typical of the period, strikes hours via the internal countwheel, whilst the dial features subsidiary seconds; date aperture; 'ringed' decoration to the winding holes; cherub's head spandrels and ornate blued steel hands. Engraved signature to the chapter-ring. 84ins tall.
Christopher Gould (fl pre-1682 to 1718), was a highly regarded maker, who was admitted as a member of the Clockmakers Company in 1682. He was responsible for a number of very fine Bracket and Longcase clocks, some of which were in the famed Wetherfield Collection. He died in 1718.
Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1700s.
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Late 17th Century Marquetry Longcase Clock
