This Longcase Oak's Maker - Samuel Bradley of Worcester is recorded 1728, died 1783. Interestingly, he was one of the original backers of the Worcester porcelain works.
This Longcase Oak's Movement - Good quality, 8 day movement with 4 knopped and finned pillars, hourly ( inside countwheel ) striking on a single bell. - Price: £6,750
ANTIQUE Longcase Oak CLOCK - LCOAK 311 |
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| Title | LCOAK 311 |
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| Case | A very good, very small, neat, elm, long door case with decorative blind fret under flat top,"Pillars attached" hood door with matching hood rear quarter columns, all set on shallow bracket feet. Looks like oak but is in fact elm. Good proportions, colour and patination. | |
| Dial | 12" square brass dial with finely matted dial centre, plus engraved crown above the date box ( 6 o'clock position ), subsidiary seconds dial, "feathered head" cast brass spandrels, ringed winding holes, and early form of chapter ring with "tethered" half hour markers. Signed to the lower chapter ring Sam.l ( Samuel ) Bradley Worcester. Blued, cut steel hands. | |
| Movement | Good quality, 8 day movement with 4 knopped and finned pillars, hourly ( inside countwheel ) striking on a single bell. | |
| Maker | Samuel Bradley of Worcester is recorded 1728, died 1783. Interestingly, he was one of the original backers of the Worcester porcelain works. | |
| Date | Circa 1735. | |
| Height | 74.8" ( 190 cms. ). | |
| Price | £6,750 - SOLD | |