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Richard Street(e), London A particularly fine George I walnut longcase clock Circa 1710 CASE The hood is surmounted by a moulded caddy top with three cast brass ball finials on walnut pedestals.

Delicately pierced walnut long rectangular sound frets to the sides and to the double frieze frets above the door. The door itself is flanked by brass-capped three quarter columns with similar quarter columns to the rear. Concave throat moulding above the rectangular trunk door with D-end mouldings and veneered with four panels of well figured walnut. Each side of the trunk is veneered with twin walnut panels framed with herringbone line inlay. The plinth is similarly veneered with single panels of walnut framed with herringbone inlay and further raised on double skirting with concave and D-end mouldings.

DIAL The 12 inch brass dial is signed Richard Streete London on a rectangular reserve at the base of the dial which is entirely framed by wheatear engraving.

The unusual spandrels are double screwed and cast with twin cherubs supporting a classical female head with foliate diadem. The silvered brass chapter ring has Roman hour numerals with sword hilt half hour markers, similar sword hilt half quarter markers to the outer ring with Arabic five minute divisions. The centre of the dial is finely matted with a silvered seconds ring above chapter XII and calendar aperture above chapter VI. Finely pierced blued steel hour and minute hands.

The dial is secured to the movement front plate by four dial feet each of which are individually latched MOVEMENT Comprising two long thick brass movement plates held together by six knopped and ring-turned pillars each with individual latches. The going train has anchor escapement with a particularly delicate steel anchor pivoting at the backplate on a chamfered brass backcock suspending the pendulum with steel rod and brass-faced bob. The strike train with internal countwheel strike on a bell above the movement plates with manual trip lever to the left side to re-set the strike as necessary. The brass-cased weights are suspended on brass pulley and gut lines.

8 foot (244cm.) high over all.

Price: ÂŁ15,000