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Baggott Church Street Ltd
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18th Century Walnut Longcase Clock
( England
c. 1740 to c. 1760
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Dimensions
48.00cm wide
134.00cm high
26.00cm deep
(18.90 inches wide 52.76 inches high 10.24 inches deep)
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Description / Expertise
A George II walnut longcase clock. The arched head with square sounding box strikes on the hour. Turned ionic columns flank the door to an eight day arched dial movement with silvered chapter ring and roman numerals. Cast pierced figure head spandrels to each corner and dolphin frets to the arched dial. Seconds recorded by small secondary dial, calendar date aperture below and outer ring records the minutes. The case of solid walnut with walnut crossbanding to door, trunk and plinth.
The taking of snuff, as opposed to smoking tobacco in a pipe, became popular with the well to do in the early 18th century and was taken by both men and women of fashion. Queen Anne and Queen Charlotte developed a penchant, as did Alexander Pope, Charles Darwin and the Duke of Wellington. The craze gradually spread to all classes and the boxes in which it was held varied from the elaborate to the utilitarian. Often initialled, illustrated and dated they were make in a wide variety of materials from gold & silver, brass & copper, tortoiseshell, rare and beautiful woods, papier mache and horn.
English, 18th century.
Dial inscribed: J.N.Berry Manchester.
Stock No.3534W
Price £6,950.00
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