P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
The 8 day duration movement striking the hours on a bell and with a 12" arched brass dial displaying a profusely engraved silvered brass centre displaying flowers, foliage and a neo classical urn above the square date aperture. Also with a seconds dial, blued steel hands and the corner spandrels depicting the four seasons.
The plain oak case of good colour with a long trunk door, brass escutcheon and a plain base with bracket feet. The hood with oak pillars topped with brass Doric capitals, inspection windows to both sides and a swan neck top inlaid with satinwood panels and with further unusual satinwood inlay to the paterea. Finishing with a brass eagle finial to the centre.
Note: Alexander Miller of Montrose is listed as working in this area in the late 18th century. He died in September 1808. Montrose longcase clocks have a particular style of their own. Almost replicating the Edinburgh cabinetmakers but normally much smaller in their stature and design.
Height: 7'0" / C.1785
P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
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Scottish longcase clock by Miller of Montrose
