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A WILLIAM III WALNUT STRIKING MONTH-GOING LONGCASE CLOCK
THOMAS TOMPION, LONDON, THE MOVEMENT AND CASE NUMBERED 306, CIRCA 1699
A WILLIAM III WALNUT STRIKING MONTH-GOING LONGCASE CLOCK THOMAS TOMPION LONDON, THE MOVEMENT AND CASE NUMBERED 306, CIRCA 1699 CASE: the double caddy top with replaced giltwood finials and fretwork friezes, brass capped columns to angles, the trunk door stamped to the inner edge '23' and '306' with cushion moulding to the border above a stepped plinth with feather-banding, replaced caddy and restored lower plinth DIAL: the 11 inch square brass latched dial with double-screwed Indian mask spandrels and engraved foliage and signed to the lower edge 'Tho: Tompion Londini Fecit' above a scored line, the silvered chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic minutes with sword hilt half hour markers and cross half quarter hour markers, the finely matted centre with seconds ring, date square and blued steel hands (minute part replaced) MOVEMENT: with six latched pillars (one replaced), anchor escapement, outside countwheel strike on later bell, bolt and shutter maintaining power, stamped '306' to lower edge of backplate, replaced seatboard, formerly with brackets to backboard; two brass cased weights, pendulum, case key 96 in. (243.8 cm.) high; 19¼ in. (49 cm.) wide; 10½ in. (26.7 cm.) deep