Joseph Smith, Bristol, a mahogany longcase clock the eight-d...

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£500 - £700

Joseph Smith, Bristol, a mahogany longcase clock the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell with the twelve-inch brass break-arch dial having a raised chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, the matted centre with a subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture with cast-brass c-scroll and vase spandrels to the four-corners and blued-steel hands, the arch having a silvered roundel engraved with the makers name Joseph Smith, Bristol, with engraved decorative surround, the mahogany case having applied rose roundels, gadrooned mouldings to the trunk door and panel to the base, the hood with fluted pillars and surmounted by a curved top with blind fretwork, standing on bracket feet, height 222cm. Note: Joseph Smith was a well-known maker recorded as working at 63, Broad Street from before 1760 until at least 1775. Reference: A.J. Moore The Clockmakers of Bristol 1650-1900, Pub. Author 1999, pages 342-346 where various clocks and watches are illustrated with anecdotes.