Mahogany Veneered and Inlaid English Longcase Clock

Description:

Mahogany Veneered and Inlaid English Longcase Clock, c. 1800, swan's neck case with freestanding fluted columns flanking the 13-in. sheet brass dial with applied spandrels and seconds bit, serpentine waist door, quarter-round fluted columns, satinwood and ebony inlay throughout, all resting on a bracket foot base, eight-day time and hour strike movement, cast iron and tin-cased weight, and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 88 1/2 in.
Estimate $500-750

repairs and losses to swans neck, minor loss to inlay, shrinkage cracks on base,


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