Windmills of London. A George III oak cased eight day longca...

Hammer

£750

Windmills of London. A George III oak cased eight day longcase clock in plain arched case, the 33cm dial originally square but now with added arch, with slower / faster arch at the top, subsidiary seconds and date aperture, unsigned five pillar movement with anchor escapement striking upon a bell, 48cm wide, 23cm deep, 214cm high

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Movement probably associated to the case, case of a mid brown tone, dusty and with minor scattered small flaws, no key for the hood door which is not locked but retains a lock, slower / faster adjustment to the top arch now no longer works, with a later pendulum bracket added below on the backplate of the movement, bell looks to be of size that would have interfered with the original pendulum if that is how it was working, trunk door locked shut and no key present, comes with pendulum and two cast iron weights.