AN ITALIAN RED LACQUER LONGCASE CLOCK unsigned, circa 1750 the case decorated overall with raised gilt chinoiserie figures on a scarlet ground with gilt mouldings, the plinth on bracket feet set with a rectangular panel, rectangular door to the trunk with waisted sides, the hood with moulded cresting, the dial with Roman and Arabic chapter ring and simple pierced brass hands, foliate engraving to the spandrels and cresting, the steel-frame movement with four pillars of square section, anchor escapement and count wheel strike on bell 7ft.4½in. (225cm.) high
AN ITALIAN RED LACQUER LONGCASE CLOCK unsigned, circa 1750 the case decorated overall with raised gilt chinoiserie figures on a scarlet ground with gilt mouldings, the plinth on bracket feet set with a rectangular panel, rectangular door to the trunk with waisted sides, the hood with moulded cresting, the dial with Roman and Arabic chapter ring and simple pierced brass hands, foliate engraving to the spandrels and cresting, the steel-frame movement with four pillars of square section, anchor escapement and count wheel strike on bell 7ft.4½in. (225cm.) high
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