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Lot 290

A WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK BY JOSEPH SMITH OF BRISTOL (act. 1725-1778)

the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, the brass face with subsidiary second dial, date aperture and a rocking Father Time aperture bordered by script, 'Tempus Fugit Momento Mori', the case with a caddy top hood and a stepped plinth base, 235cm high x 53cm wide x 26cm deep

Provenance: The Les Watts Collection.

Condition Report: click here
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
Hammer price: £700
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

There are numerous repairs and replacements to the case. The side panels and further elements are later pine. The movement and case are likely associated. The pendulum is present. Extensive evidence of worm. 

Loss of moulding to front left corner of hood. 

Veneer bubbling to plinth. 

We cannot guarantee the clock to be in working order. 

Please see the additional images available on request. 

The dial is 12 inches or 30.5cm wide 

The bottom left corner of the dial is chipped. 

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