Good seaweed marquetry eight day longcase clock with five pi...

Hammer

£6,500

Good seaweed marquetry eight day longcase clock with five pillar movement, the 11" square brass dial signed Andrews, Leaden Hall Street, London enclosing a matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial, ringed winding holes and calendar aperture, the case with long beaded moulded edged door and circular lenticle inlaid with flowers and foliate arabesques, the hood surmounted by a caddy top, three gilded wooden ball finials over a blind foliate fret carved frieze, 92" high (pendulum, two brass cased weights and door key)
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** This clock is inscribed 'The gift of sir Roland Hill, Bar't' on the apron beneath the dial 
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** Sir Rowland Hill, KCB, FRS (3 December 1795 – 27 August 1879) was an English teacher, inventor and social reformer. He campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the postal system, based on the concept of Uniform Penny Post and his solution of pre-payment, facilitating the safe, speedy and cheap transfer of letters. Hill later served as a government postal official, and he is usually credited with originating the basic concepts of the modern postal service, including the invention of the postage stamp.

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The inscription on the chapter ring actually reads Andrews, Leaden Hall Street, London.

The general condition of this clock is very good, we cannot be certain whether the movement and dial have always been with the case, if not it is certainly a very happy marriage, both aesthetically and from a period point of view, difficult to fault the movement or case, which just have the expected wear and tear for age with some sympathetic restoration over the years. See images for guidance, personal viewing always advised where possible.