Fine and rare English walnut marquetry eight day longcase cl...

Hammer

£4,000

Fine and rare English walnut marquetry eight day longcase clock with five pillar movement, the 9.75" square brass dial signed Jonathan Tribe, Thackham on the brass chapter ring enclosing a matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial, ringed winding holes and calendar aperture, the case with long floral marquetry beaded edged door and a circular lenticle, the hood with a flat stepped moulded cornice over a blind foliate fret carved frieze and slender barley twist columns, 80.5" high
(pendulum, two weights and keys)

*This clock was sold in Matthews Auctioneers House Contents Auction of Rockfield House, Navan on Tuesday 10th May 2022 (lot 218).
The Auctioneers were instructed to sell the contents by the executors of the late Trevor Fitzherbert who interestingly had an ancestor, Maria Anne Fitzherbert (1756-1837), that was a long-time companion of George Prince of Wales (later king George)

The official Auction catalogue of this sale is also included with the lot with some images of the clock in situ at Rockfield House

More Information

The case has a sliding hood so not rising and is overall in generally good restored condition, there has been a significant amount of re veneering which has been done to a reasonably high standard although the colour is a rather orange shade, obviously the plinth base is later and have no idea where the bun feet might be, the money in this clock is in it's decorative appeal and probably will not appeal to purists as it is almost certainly a marriage, the hands look like sympathetic replacements, the movement should be circa 1700 but cannot say that most of the case will be this age although looking inside the carcass does look of this period, the exact dimensions of the aperture for the face are 24.5mm square, see images for guidance, personal viewing always advised where possible