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A George II black and gilt japanned longcase clock, English, circa 1745, movement and case
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Property from Glemham Hall, Suffolk
A George II black and gilt japanned longcase clock, English, circa 1745, movement and case associated
13-inch dial with mask and scroll spandrels, matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and engraved date aperture, signed on a boss in the arch Jams Thorn, Colchester, the five pillar movement striking on a bell, the case with broken-arch top and stepped caddy cresting above foliate frets and simulated tortoiseshell hood pillars, the broken-arch trunk door decorated with three prints of scenes from Don Quixote, the plinth decorated in gilt with chinoiseries within a simulated tortoiseshell border, the whole profusely decorated with flowers, fruit and gilt diaper-work,
268cm., 8ft. 9½in. high
This lot will be on view in our New Bond Street galleries on 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th and 17th January 2024.
Literature
Illustrated and discussed, E T Joy, 'Glemham Hall, Suffolk and Its Furniture', Connoisseur, June, 1976, p. 98, p. 99, fig. 5.
Joy (op. cit.) writes 'This particular clock is a real 'find', for it was discovered, unheeded and grimy, many years ago in a Colchester Inn'.
Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
Veuillez noter que l'Article 12 des Conditions Générales de Vente applicables aux Vendeurs (Ventes Effectuées Exclusivement en Ligne) n'est pas applicable pour ce lot.
A George II black and gilt japanned longcase clock, English, circa 1745, movement and case associated
13-inch dial with mask and scroll spandrels, matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and engraved date aperture, signed on a boss in the arch Jams Thorn, Colchester, the five pillar movement striking on a bell, the case with broken-arch top and stepped caddy cresting above foliate frets and simulated tortoiseshell hood pillars, the broken-arch trunk door decorated with three prints of scenes from Don Quixote, the plinth decorated in gilt with chinoiseries within a simulated tortoiseshell border, the whole profusely decorated with flowers, fruit and gilt diaper-work,
268cm., 8ft. 9½in. high
This lot will be on view in our New Bond Street galleries on 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th and 17th January 2024.
Literature
Illustrated and discussed, E T Joy, 'Glemham Hall, Suffolk and Its Furniture', Connoisseur, June, 1976, p. 98, p. 99, fig. 5.
Joy (op. cit.) writes 'This particular clock is a real 'find', for it was discovered, unheeded and grimy, many years ago in a Colchester Inn'.
Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
Veuillez noter que l'Article 12 des Conditions Générales de Vente applicables aux Vendeurs (Ventes Effectuées Exclusivement en Ligne) n'est pas applicable pour ce lot.
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Property from Glemham Hall, Suffolk
A George II black and gilt japanned longcase clock, English, circa 1745, movement and case associated
13-inch dial with mask and scroll spandrels, matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and engraved date aperture, signed on a boss in the arch Jams Thorn, Colchester, the five pillar movement striking on a bell, the case with broken-arch top and stepped caddy cresting above foliate frets and simulated tortoiseshell hood pillars, the broken-arch trunk door decorated with three prints of scenes from Don Quixote, the plinth decorated in gilt with chinoiseries within a simulated tortoiseshell border, the whole profusely decorated with flowers, fruit and gilt diaper-work,
268cm., 8ft. 9½in. high
This lot will be on view in our New Bond Street galleries on 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th and 17th January 2024.
Literature
Illustrated and discussed, E T Joy, 'Glemham Hall, Suffolk and Its Furniture', Connoisseur, June, 1976, p. 98, p. 99, fig. 5.
Joy (op. cit.) writes 'This particular clock is a real 'find', for it was discovered, unheeded and grimy, many years ago in a Colchester Inn'.
Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
Veuillez noter que l'Article 12 des Conditions Générales de Vente applicables aux Vendeurs (Ventes Effectuées Exclusivement en Ligne) n'est pas applicable pour ce lot.
A George II black and gilt japanned longcase clock, English, circa 1745, movement and case associated
13-inch dial with mask and scroll spandrels, matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and engraved date aperture, signed on a boss in the arch Jams Thorn, Colchester, the five pillar movement striking on a bell, the case with broken-arch top and stepped caddy cresting above foliate frets and simulated tortoiseshell hood pillars, the broken-arch trunk door decorated with three prints of scenes from Don Quixote, the plinth decorated in gilt with chinoiseries within a simulated tortoiseshell border, the whole profusely decorated with flowers, fruit and gilt diaper-work,
268cm., 8ft. 9½in. high
This lot will be on view in our New Bond Street galleries on 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th and 17th January 2024.
Literature
Illustrated and discussed, E T Joy, 'Glemham Hall, Suffolk and Its Furniture', Connoisseur, June, 1976, p. 98, p. 99, fig. 5.
Joy (op. cit.) writes 'This particular clock is a real 'find', for it was discovered, unheeded and grimy, many years ago in a Colchester Inn'.
Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
Veuillez noter que l'Article 12 des Conditions Générales de Vente applicables aux Vendeurs (Ventes Effectuées Exclusivement en Ligne) n'est pas applicable pour ce lot.
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