Donnington Priory Salerooms

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A George III mahogany longcase clock case
Lancashire, late 18th century
With swan-neck fronted box upstand above 18.25
x 13 inch glazed aperture flanked by applied and
free-standing fluted columns to hood, with concave
throat moulding and shaped-top door flanked by
further fluted quarter columns to trunk, on shaped
raised-panel fronted plinth base with reduced ogee
bracket feet, 231cm high.
£1,000-1,500
90
A George III mahogany crossbanded oak
eight-day longcase clock with moonphase
Thomas Richardson, Weaverham, late 18th
century
The four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with
13 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary
seconds dial, shaped signature cartouche Tho’s
Richardson, WEVERHAM and sweep calendar to
the foliate scroll engraved centre, within an applied
Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five
minutes and scroll cast spandrels to angles, the
arch with rolling moonphase inscribed HE
APPOINTED THE MOON FOR CERTAIN REASONS
to upper margin, the swan neck pedimented case
with reeded columns to hood above crossbanded
shaped-top door flanked by conforming quarter
columns to trunk, on raised panel-fronted plinth
base with canted angles, 219cm high.
Thomas Richardson is recorded in Baillie G.H.
Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as
working in Weaverham circa 1795.
£1,000-1,500
91
An inlaid oak and mahogany eight-day
longcase clock with moonphase
William Parr, Liverpool, circa 1785 and later
The four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with
14 inch brass break-arch dial with sweep calendar
hand, applied silvered signature plaque
W’m Parr, LIVERPOOL and subsidiary seconds dial
to the foliate-scroll engraved hatched centre, within
an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring
with Arabic five minutes and calendar to inner
track, the angles applied with scroll-cast spandrels
beneath rolling moonphase to arch inscribed TIME
SHEWS THE WAY TO LIFES DECAY to upper
edge, now in a case with swan neck pediment and
reeded columns to hood above parquetry banded
throat panel and conch-shell centred short
shaped-top door flanked by reeded quarter
columns to trunk, on a raised-panel fronted
plinth base with canted angles and bracket feet,
225cm high.
£800-1,200
01635 553553
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