Fine black lacquer and chinoiserie decorated single train ta...

Hammer

£5,200

Fine black lacquer and chinoiserie decorated single train tavern clock, the 24" dial signed P. Lloyd, Bristol beneath the 24" gilt painted dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, within a shaped moulded fluted surround, the trunk with moulded rounded arched door painted with three figures on steps before a pagoda entrance, with good original four pillar A frame movement, 60" high (pendulum, oval brass cased weight, crank handle winding key and two later gilded ball finials)
** This clock is in exceptional condition and retains most of its original paint 
** The maker Philip Lloyd was a highly regarded Bristol maker and made several astronomical and other complicated clocks - see A.J. Moore - The Clockmakers of Bristol, 1650-1900, pages 263-266

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This clock has recently been in good working order