Antique Longcase Mahogany Clock -
LCMAH 278

A superbly proportioned, 8 day, brass dial, mahogany longcase with MOONPHASES and centre sweep calendar by Monkhouse of Carlisle. Now sold.

LCMAH 278 - £15,750

SOLD - UK - Titled Owner

CASE DETAILS

High quality "cabinet maker made" long door case with finely detailed crossbanding and stringing.Beautifully executed hood columns and matching slender trunk columns. Canted corners to book matched veneered base.Swan neck pediment. Ogee bracket feet.

DIAL DETAILS

13" breakarch brass dial with moonphases to arch, subsidiary seconds dial and centre sweep calendar.Exquisitely engraved dial centre.Blued cut steel hour and minute hands, polished brass seconds and calendar pointer.Cast rococo spandrels.

MOVEMENT DETAILS

Good quality 4 pillar movement with centre sweep calendar, hourly ( rack ) striking.

MAKER DETAILS

Monkhouse of Carlisle.

DATE - Circa 1780.

HEIGHT - 93.3" ( 237 cms. ) or 91"( 231 cms. ) ex finial.

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