Richard Keyte of Wittney. An early 18th century walnut eight...

Hammer

£1,200

Richard Keyte of Wittney. An early 18th century walnut eight day longcase clock, with moulded cornice, barley twist framed door and 10 inch square brass dial signed and engraved with foliate scrolls, later anchor escapement movement, slender trunk and bracket feet, W.1ft 5.5in. H.6ft 6.5in.

CONDITION: Overall of good rich mid to dark walnut tone, separating slightly at the joints around the pediment, no key to the door but it did once have a mechanism that was released from the inside, movement complete but not tested for timekeeping, comes with a brass faced pendulum and two cast iron weights, some small separation around the moulding around the trunk door, similarly so around the mouldings around the box base where there is some scuffing and denting commensurate with age.