Bury Court Antiques

Description

A 12” arch dial, oak longcase clock by Richard Watkin of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. The clock has an 8-day movement striking hourly on a bell. The brass dial has a silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, a silvered date aperture and a seconds ring, with cast brass spandrels to the corners. In the arch there is a painted dial showing the moonphases. The trunk has a shaped top the trunk door with blind fret canted corners. To either side of the hood there are turned columns with gilded capitals.
Circa. 1800

Width (cornice) 19”(48cm)
Depth 11”(28cm)
Height 87”(221cm)exc finial
Height 91”(231cm)inc finial