CHARLES GRETTON LONDON: A GEORGE I MONTH-GOING LONGCASE CLOCK
the 30.5cm brass arched dial with edge engraving, corner spandrels of two cherubs holding a single crown, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, the engraved cartouche within the arch inscribed " Cha Gretton LONDON", the month-going five pillar movement, striking on a bell. In a walnut veneered case with a sliding caddy hood, the long rectangular door with glass lenticle, 244cm high
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£7,000 - £10,000
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Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Inside the case is a label of the retailer " G. Horstmann & Sons", who were active in Union Street Bath, from approximately 1904 until 1925.
Note: This clock features in the Charles Gretton catalogue raisonne.
In Charles Gretton Clock & Watchmaking Through the Golden Age' by D. Raddage, W. Meinen and L. Radage, this clock features as reference LC75, on page 233. It is recorded that this is one of the last known Gretton longcase clocks.
