£16,000
JAMES WILSON, ASKRIGG. A VERY RARE GEORGE III WEIGHT DRIVEN VERGE LONGCASE CLOCK, the mahogany case having a caddy pediment above a front and back glazed door with four turned pillars on a slender octagonal trunk raised on three cabriolet legs with brass casters, the 7 1/2" gilt brass dial having rococo spandrels and silvered chapter ring with concentric calendar surrounding a silvered scroll engraved centre fronting an eight-day weight driven movement with knopped pillars and verge escapement striking the hours on a bell. - Provenance. Sotheby's, London. The Rous Lench Collection, Volume Two, 3rd-7th July 1986. Lot 930. (187.5cm high)
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