A WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK

A WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK

BY ASSELIN, LONDON, LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY

the brass eight day movement with three turned pillars and an anchor escapement striking on a bell, the brass 12 inch arched dial with a silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, the matted centre with a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, with finely cast mask and foliage spandrels, the arch engraved with flowers and leaves with cast dolphins flanking Jupiter riding an eagle, the case with cross and feather banding, with two brass cased weights, pendulum, case and winding keys

225.2cm high