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John Porthouse I, Penrith, (1728-1787) A MID-GEORGIAN OAK-CASED 30-HOUR LONG-CASE CLOCK, having a...

Currency:GBP Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:NA Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,200.00 GBP
John Porthouse I, Penrith, (1728-1787) A MID-GEORGIAN OAK-CASED 30-HOUR LONG-CASE CLOCK, having a...
John Porthouse I, Penrith, (1728-1787) A MID-GEORGIAN OAK-CASED 30-HOUR LONG-CASE CLOCK, having a square hood with square glazed door between turned columns, the trunk with twin-arched door on a plain base and bracket feet, the hour-striking movement having a silvered chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, the matted brass centre with oval plaque inscribed "JOHN PORTHOUSE/PENRITH", above a subsidiary square calendar aperture, the spandrels cast with foliate scrollwork, 212cm, (83.5in) high (sold with weight and pendulum) Est.£1000/1200