Longcase Clock with Rocking Ships Automaton

REF: 375878

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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 14"
  • Depth 23 cm / 9 "

Category

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  • 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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