£460
An Edwardian longcase clock retailed by Sir John Bennett Ltd and having a substantial three train movement chime in the quarters on four coiled gongs and the hour on a fifth larger gong. The movement has a deadbeat escapement and maintaining power and the arched brass dial has a chime/silent lever in the arch and a strike/silent lever by numeral 9. Then dial has arabic numerals and fretted spandrels with an engraved dial centre. It is contained in a mahogany case with swan pediments to the hood and fluted columns flanking the dial. The sides of the hood have timbered sound frets and the trunk door is inset with a long oval glass. The base has a central fielded panel and a a cut out plinth. The clock stand 82in tall overall.
The movement seems complete apart from the 3 weights which are missing, but it needs cleaning. The dial is in good condition but there is slight tarnishing to the silvering. The hood frets have some sections missing and there is some scuffing to the plinth but the case is in generally good condition.
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