This Longcase Walnut's Maker - Thos. ( Thomas ) Butterfield of London is recorded apprenticed in 1719, working until 1744.
This Longcase Walnut's Movement - High quality, 8 day movement with 5 knopped and ringed pillars, anchor escapement, hourly ( rack ) striking and typical pump action strike/silent facility. - Price: £17,250
ANTIQUE Longcase Walnut CLOCK - LCWAL 117 |
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| Title | LCWAL 117 |
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| Case | Typical early 18C, high quality "London" figured walnut case with flat top, pillars attached hood door, side windows to hood and "London" two step base.Good pale colour and patination. | |
| Dial | 12" breakarch brass dial with dolphin flanked strike/silent selector to arch, subsidiary seconds dial, chapter ring with "fleur de lys" half hour markers and with name cartouche Thos. ( Thomas ) Butterfield London applied to the finely matted dial centre above the 6 o' clock position with square date box below.Feathery "Indian head" spandrels, blued, cut steel hands. Please note : The seconds hand shown is now without the spurious "tail" which was well out of period. | |
| Movement | High quality, 8 day movement with 5 knopped and ringed pillars, anchor escapement, hourly ( rack ) striking and typical pump action strike/silent facility. | |
| Maker | Thos. ( Thomas ) Butterfield of London is recorded apprenticed in 1719, working until 1744. | |
| Date | Circa 1730. | |
| Height | 87.8" (223 cms. ) | |
| Price | £17,250 | |