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353.<br />

Thomas Sone Oak Longcase Clock, Fareham, England, c. 1785,<br />

dome top case with engaged columns flanking the composite brass<br />

dial with silvered Roman numeral chapter ring engraved, Thos. Sone<br />

Fareham, applied cast brass spandrels, recessed seconds dial,<br />

sunburst engraving in the arch and engraved center, tombstone-shaped<br />

waist door and bracket base, eight-day time and hour strike movement<br />

with pendulum and two iron weights, ht. 83 3/4 in.<br />

$1,500-2,500<br />

354.<br />

Smorthwaite Pine Longcase Clock, Colchester, England, c. 1710,<br />

brass composite 11-in. dial with Roman numeral chapter ring engraved<br />

Smorthwaite in Colchester, quarter hour and half hour fleur-de-lis<br />

markings, cast brass spandrels and single hand, flat cornice top, blind<br />

fretwork, rectangular waist door with glass lentical, flat molded base,<br />

thirty-hour posted frame movement with recoil escapement, countwheel<br />

strike and Huygen’s endless rope, pendulum and single weight, ht. 80<br />

in.<br />

$600-900<br />

114 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com<br />

355<br />

with detail<br />

355.<br />

James Edwards Mahogany Tall Clock with Automaton, Stourbridge,<br />

United Kingdom, c. 1825, the scroll-top case with brass rosettes,<br />

arched and glazed door flanked by carved and turned freestanding<br />

columns, painted iron dial signed Jas. Edwards, Stourbridge, colorful<br />

depictions of the four seasons in the spandrels, a rural countryside<br />

within the Roman numeral chapter ring and automata in the arch with<br />

two figures on a teeter-totter moving with the swing of the pendulum,<br />

serpentine waist door flanked by matching columns to the above,<br />

French feet and inlaid on all surfaces, eight-day time and strike<br />

movement with two iron weights and brass-faced pendulum, ht. 93 1/2<br />

in.<br />

$1,000-1,500<br />

356.<br />

Thomas Hughes Clock Dial and Movement, London, England, c.<br />

1760, composite brass dial with silvered chapter ring engraved Thomas<br />

Hughes, London, seconds, calendar and strike silent dials, cast brass<br />

spandrels, matted centers, eight-day time and strike brass five-pillar<br />

movement, lead weights, brass strap pendulum rod and bob, ht. 18 in.<br />

$400-600

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