Gravell & Tolkien Musical Longcase Clock

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Gravell & Tolkien Four Train Musical Longcase Clock.

A fine George III period musical longcase clock of 8-day duration, numbered 3705 on both the dial and plates, dead-beat escapement, maintaining power, four trains going, strike, quarter-chime & musical with 12 different choices on a total on 17 bells, including strike/silent and piano/forte (soft/loud). This is extremely well made and very high quality.

The dial measures 12.5” by 17.5”, break arch base dial with the 12 tune selection in the break-arch above the two silvered subsidiary dials for strike/silent & Piano/Forte (soft/loud).

The slim silvered chapter ring features both Roman and Arabic numerals with finely cut blued steel hands and musical bagpipe spandrels to the corners and seconds below XII the centre is signed Gravell & Tolkein, London 3705 between scrolling foliage and sweep centre calendar.

A fiddle-back mahogany break arch case with three finials and fine fretwork between, the brass framed hood door aperture with satinwood and ebony branding flanked by carved acanthus volute columns. Fretted access doors to the hood sides. The correspondingly stepped base moulding with a matching raised panel and double skirted foot. Stepped throat mouldings with acanthus leaf capitals to fluted columns below centre by the flat top break arch fiddle back trunk door with matching banding.

Provenance: Private collection U.S.A.
Serviced and guaranteed for 3 years.
Height: 101″ or 256.5cm

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Category Antique Clocks Date 1800  George III Antiques Origin English Maker London Makers Item code as362a221 Status Sold

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