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A Charles II oyster walnut and marquetry longcase clock, by…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
24-Apr-2007
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Description:
A Charles II oyster walnut and marquetry longcase clock, by Francis Stamper, London, the moulded cornice with gilt and polychrome decoration above a pair of barley twist ebonised pilasters, the trunk door with inlaid floral panels highlighted with ivory and central glazed aperture, above a boxed base with inlaid spandrels and central panel, on later bun feet and stand, the 9 inch brass dial with silver chapter ring with Roman numerals with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture and applied cherub spandrels, the movement with two train anchor escapement and with hour strike of later date, signed F S Londini, restoration to case, 44 cm wide, 24 cm deep, 201 cm high Provenance: Castle Fraser, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with the Castle inventory mark from 1897 on the reverse Castle Fraser was one of the ancestral homes of the powerful clan Fraser, the castle is nestled in the Grampian hills northwest of Aberdeen, near the River Don.
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Category:
Unclassified