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ANTIQUE GRANDFATHER CLOCKS

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ANTIQUE LONGCASE CLOCK

GRANDFATHER CLOCK

BY

FRANK DOBSON OF DRIFFIELD

A VERY FINE SMALL AND WELL PROPORTIONED COTTAGE LONGCASE CLOCK, THE CASE IS CONSTRUCTED OF OAK AND MAHOGANY, THE HOOD HAS A SWAN NECK PEDIMENT AND TURNED PILLARS, THE BASE IS SUPPORTED BY BRACKET FEET, A QUALITY AND BEAUTIFULL PAINTED ENAMELLED DIALWITH ARABIC NUMERALS AND BLUED STEEL HANDS, SUBSIDIARY SECONDS DIAL AND DATE APPERTURE, THE QUALITY FOUR PILLAR MOVEMENT IS OF EIGHT DAY DURATION AND STRIKES THE HOUR ON A BELL

FRANK DOBSON OF DRIFFIELD 1817-1861 HAD PREMISES IN MARKET PLACE 1823-1858] A MAN OF MANY TALENTS, HE ALSO RAN THE POST OFFICE AND WAS A BRASS FOUNDER HE ALSO DELT IN JEWELLERY AND FISHING TACKLE IN ADDITION TO WATCHES. HE HAD AN APPRENTICE JAMES ALLEN IN THE YEAR 1861

FULLY SERVICED BY OUR CLOCKMAKER

CIRCA: 1810

HEIGHT: 6' 10½" (2095mm)

DEPTH: 11"(279mm)

WIDTH: 20"(508mm) 

SOLD

 

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