An 18th century oak longcase clock, having an eight-day dura...

Hammer

£140

An 18th century oak longcase clock, having an eight-day duration movement striking on a bell with the twelve-inch break-arch brass dial having a silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals and decorative blued-steel hands, with the centre having a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, with cast-brass female-head spandrels to the four corners, the arch with a brass boss engraved Tempus Fugit and with an engraved eagle, the oak case with mahogany crossbanding to the trunk and hood and with star-inlaid decoration to the trunk, the break-arch hood having three-quarter plain pillars and surmounted by a cast-brass eagle finial, all standing on bracket feet, height 217cm without finial, 234cm including finial..