£2,200
A late 17c month going longcase with 30cms arched brass dial signed John Miller Londini fecit and having cherubs and orb spandrels with wheat ear engraving to the dial edges. The movement has five pillars and employs outside counterwheel striking and is of month duration. John Miller was apprenticed to Samuel Knibb in 1666 and later to Joseph Knibb. The movement is lacking its pendulum. the clock is now housed in a later black lacquer base which has a flat caddy top to the hood and plain columns attached to the hood door. The long arched trunk door and the base have chinoiserie lacquer work and the base has a plain plinth. 221cms h.
The movement and dial are in good condition but the hands have been replaced and it is missing its pendulum. The case is in a poor state with the lacquer work chipped and faded and the case sides are particularly bad. The case would need full restoration.
There are no case keys, there are two brass cased weights and there is no winding crank key. Size of square part of dial is 30.5cms x 30.5cms.
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