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ANTIQUE
GRANDFATHER CLOCKS
Ref :1659
A RARE EAST RIDING
ANTIQUE
LONGCASE CLOCK
GRANDFATHER CLOCK
BY
JOSEPH DENTON OF HULL
A WELL PROPORTIONED LONGCASE CLOCK,THE CASE
IS CONSTRUCTED OF HONEY COLOURED OAK,THE PAGODA
TOP HAS TURNED PILLARS AND THE BASE IS SURPORTED
BY BRACKET FEET,A QUALITY 12" WILSON
DIAL HAS ROSE CORNERS AND STRAWBERRIES IN
THE ARCH,ROMAN AND ARABIC NUMERALS,SUBSIDIARY
SECONDS DIAL AND DATE APERTURE WITH BLUED
STEEL HANDS.
THE QUALITY FOUR-PILLAR MOVEMENT IS OF
EIGHT DAY DURATION STRIKES THE HOUR ON A BELL
JOSEPH DENTON OF HULL HAD A SHOP IN SILVER
STREET,HULL IN 1790,THEN
FORMED A PARTNER SHIP WITH A CLOCK
MAKER HUDSON FOX OF HULL IN 1802 UNTIL 1814
FULLY SERVICED BY OUR CLOCKMAKER
CIRCA 1790
HEIGHT: 7' 3 ½” (2222mm)
DEPTH: 10"(254mm)
WIDTH: 20 ½ "(521mm)
PRICE: £3,999.00 |
