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George I walnut long case clock, by William sellers, London,…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
8-Dec-2020
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Description:
George I walnut long case clock, by William sellers, London, early 18th century, the case with stepped and moulded flat top hood with glazed rectangular side panels and brass-capped front pilasters, the rectangular trunk with single panelled door, on plinth base, the silvered and gilded brass dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date, signed 'W sellers London', inward countwheel strike, with pendulum and weights, height 210 cm width 47 cm depth 24 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney labels: Cf. For comparison Derek Roberts, British longcase clocks, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1990, pp. 62-120 reference: William sellers was apprenticed to John Clowes in 1682/83 until 1689. He was freed in November 1691. He was made a Steward of the Clockmakers Company in 1712 and in 1724 he was made an assistant
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Category:
Horology (Clocks & watches): Clocks - Longcase