Donnington Priory Salerooms

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A Scottish rosewood
crossbanded mahogany eightday
longcase clock
Charles Low, Arbroath, circa
1840
The four-pillar rack striking
movement (lacking bell) with 13 inch
circular white painted Roman
numeral dial with subsidiary
calendar and seconds dials to
centre and signed Cha’s Low,
Arbroath to lower edge, the case
with break-arch pediment above
brass bezel to hood, shallow inlaid
panel to throat and shaped-top
crossbanded trunk door flanked by
line-inlaid quarter columns to trunk,
on panel banded plinth base with
splayed bracket feet, 200cm high.
£700-900
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A mahogany eight-day longcase
clock with moonphase
Josiah Bartholemew, Sherborne,
circa 1800
The five pillar rack and bell striking
movement with T-shaped frontplate
and 12 inch brass break-arch dial
with scroll engraved calendar
aperture and subsidiary seconds dial
to the matted centre within an
applied silvered Roman numeral
chapter ring with Arabic five minutes
and rococo scroll cast spandrels to
angles, the arch with rolling
moonphase incorporating landscape
and globe engraved lunettes and
signed IOSIAH BARTHOLEMEW-
SHERBORNE to a curved silver
plate to upper edge, now in a
break-arch case with dentil carved
cornice and integral columns to
hood above rectangular door
flanked by canted angles to trunk,
on plinth base with bracket feet,
210cm high.
£1,000-2,000
01635 553553
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A George III mahogany bracket clock
William Robinson, London, circa 1780
The five-pillar twin fusee bell-striking movement with verge escapement and
foliate engraved backplate, the seven inch brass break-arch dial with calendar
aperture and signed Will’m Robinson, LONDON to a recessed silvered shaped
reserve to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter
ring with Arabic five minutes and foliate scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath
arch with STRIKE/SILENT dial flanked by conforming mounts, the bell top case
with brass carrying handle above break-arch foliate pierced side frets and gilt
metal foliate cast inserts to front angles, on moulded base with brass bracket
feet 49cm high excluding handle, with a later Gothic fretwork wall bracket.
William Robinson is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the
World as working in London from 1758.
£2,500-3,500
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