A walnut and marquetry 8-day Longcase Clock, by Thomas Pare,...

Hammer

£4,200

A walnut and marquetry 8-day Longcase Clock, by Thomas Pare, London, early 18th century, the 11-inch brass dial signed Thomas Pare Londini fecit and with Roman and Arabic chapter, seconds dial, calendar aperture, winding hole covers, and cherub head scroll spandrels, the brass six-pillar movement striking on a bell, the case with a long door and glazed lenticle, inlaid with scrolling flora and birds, the plinth similarly decorated, on bun feet, 206cm high, with key, brass-bound weights and pendulum.