LCOAK 264 - £4,250
CASE DETAILS
A slender, well proportioned, long door, oak, case with pillarless hood and flat top with fretted frieze under.Typical 18C "cottage" clock.
DIAL DETAILS
10" square brass dial with finely matted dial centre, "floating" half hour markers to chapter ring,Blued cut steel single hand.
MOVEMENT DETAILS
Good quality 30 hour "birdcage" movement with turned brass pillars.Hourly ( countwheel ) striking on a single bell.
MAKER DETAILS
John Wilkins of Marlborough is recorded as acting as a bondsman on a marriage licence in 1757 where he is described as a "Watchmaker" which, at the time, was regarded in higher esteem than a clockmaker.He is recorded as late as 1790.
DATE - Late 18thC.Dating by style circa 1765.
HEIGHT - 82.3" ( 209 cms. ).
Allan Smith Antique Clocks
Specialising in antique longcase moonphase clocks with extensive showroom in Swindon, Wiltshire
Amity Cottage, 162 Beechcroft Road, Upper Stratton, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 7QE
Tel: 01793 822977
Mobile: 07778 834342
