DESCRIPTION:
Thomas Gaskell, Knutsford, County Cheshire, England, tall clock, 8 day, time and strike, weight driven movement in a flat top heavily inlaid mahogany case with cross hatching and conch shell decorations. The painted metal square dial has seconds bit and calendar.
CONDITION:
the case retains an old finish with a long splits in the plinth. The hood has repairs and restoration and it has a monogram inlaid above hood door. The base may be original and is very old. The movement is tarnished and needs cleaning. There are no weights. This was a very decorative and expensive clock of the late 18th century / early 19th century.
ESTIMATE:
$700
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$1000
PRICE SOLD:
$500
CIRCA: 1820
DIMENSIONS: 82.75in x 21in x 9.5in
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