LCOAK 325 - £7,250
CASE DETAILS
Long door, quarter sawn, oak case of good proportions, colour and "toffee apple" patination. Optional caddy top, side windows to hood, "pillars attached" hood door with matching hood rear quarter columns.Simple strip plinth to base.
DIAL DETAILS
12" square brass dial with finely matted and engraved dial centre, subsidiary seconds dial, square datebox, urn spandrels and blued cut steel hands.
MOVEMENT DETAILS
High quality, 5 pillar, 8 day, movement with hourly ( rack ) striking and pull hour repeat.
MAKER DETAILS
Marsh of Highworth.This'll be John Marsh of Highworth ( known as Ono ) son of Humphrey, also a clockmaker of Highworth. N.B. There are 3 Marsh of Highworth clockmakers recorded - Humphrey 1663 - 1717, Ono ( John ) his son 1696 - 1732 and Jane the widow of Ono who continued the business "with a good workman from London ( John Cannon )who has worked with and for the said Ono Marsh these eleven years."
DATE - This example, dating by style, will be by Ono who was married in 1726 - about the time that he made this clock.
HEIGHT - 87.6" ( 222.5 cms. ) or 82.5" ( 209.5 cms. ) ex. Caddy top.
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
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