A late 17th century walnut marquetry longcase clock with ten inch dial John Chatfield, London The case with blind frieze and spirally turned columns over a long door with lenticle amid four shaped boxwood lined panels of bird and flower marquetry on a matching base, the 10 inch square brass dial with single line border and elaborate winged cherub head spandrels framing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, finely matted centre, small subisidiary seconds dial and chamfered date aperture revealing the stylised dates 1-31, with replaced blued steel hands, the weight driven movement with five knopped and ringed pillars, bolt-and-shutter maintaining power to the going train with anchor escapement, striking on a bell via a small solid outside countwheel. 189cms (74ins) high
A late 17th century walnut marquetry longcase clock with ten inch dial John Chatfield, London The case with blind frieze and spirally turned columns over a long door with lenticle amid four shaped boxwood lined panels of bird and flower marquetry on a matching base, the 10 inch square brass dial with single line border and elaborate winged cherub head spandrels framing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, finely matted centre, small subisidiary seconds dial and chamfered date aperture revealing the stylised dates 1-31, with replaced blued steel hands, the weight driven movement with five knopped and ringed pillars, bolt-and-shutter maintaining power to the going train with anchor escapement, striking on a bell via a small solid outside countwheel. 189cms (74ins) high
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