Longcase Clock with Rocking Ships Automaton
REF: 375878
A solid oak longcase clock, dating to the end of the 18th Century beginning of the 19th Century. It has a dome top hood with a wavy pediment and three turned removable giltwood finials and reeded side pillars. The case has a long arch top door and a shaped plinth. The brass dial has a scene of three galleons on the sea that rock in time with the pendulum within the arch. The dial has a subsidiary seconds dial and an engraved silvered chapter ring signed by Harry Bush of Wincanton. It has an 8 day movement that sounds the hours on a bell. Harry Bush is listed as working around 1815.
- Height 229 cm / 90 "
- Width 46 cm / 18 1⁄4"
- Depth 23 cm / 9 "
Category
- Period George III
- Year c.1790
- Medium Wood Oak
- Country England
- Condition The case is in good condition, the movement has been fully serviced and is guaranteed for 12 months. If you would like a video clip of this clock working showing rocking ships please email us.
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