A LATE 17TH CENTURY WALNUT MARQUETRY LONGCASE CLOCK. the 11"...

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£7,000

A LATE 17TH CENTURY WALNUT MARQUETRY LONGCASE CLOCK. the 11" dial with silvered chapter ring and subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, signed Tho Bridge Londini Fecit, on a brass two train four pillar movement striking to a bell, the hood with fret carving above barley twist columns with gilt capitals, inlaid with trailing flowers on an ebonised ground, the trunk and base further inlaid with birds among flowers within leaf borders, the door with original green glass viewing aperture, upon bun feet, with pendulum, two weights, winder and case key, height 204cm
* Bridge, Thomas. London 1697 - 1700 (not in CC, sometimes Bridges, Q.V. maybe at Bolton later ?). Loomes, pg 101.

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Appears to wind and strike and runs at time of cataloguing but functionality not guaranteed

Worm damage, splits, minor inlay losses, warping to trunk, general wear commensurate with age.