Miles Lowly, Abberford
£22,550
A fine walnut longcase clock having a flat top hood and frieze with an arcaded design, turned walnut columns with wooden capitals, the sides of the hood like the trunk and base has walnut crossgrain veneer with a panel of lighter figured walnut surrounded by boxwood stringing.
The long trunk door with crossgrain mouldings has a panel of quartered figured walnut with boxwood stringing, the base has a bookmatched panel and sits on a single plinth.
The 11-inch brass dial with finely engraved centre with calendar aperture and applied steel ringed winding holes, silvered chapter ring signed Miles Lowly Abberford. Blued steel hands and Indian mask spandrels.
The high quality eight day movement of horizontal layout with sliding dust covers, striking the hours on a bell.
- Height 6' 11"
- Date circa 1720
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