Laurel Bank Antiques

REF: 1633

ANTIQUE LONGCASE /GRANDFATHER CLOCK

BY

HORATIO SMITH OF YORK

CLOCK MAKER,SON OF DAVID SMITH OF CASTLE HOWARD.APPRENTICED TO WILLIAM FRYER OF YORK.BETWEEN 1834-1848 HE HAD A SHOP IN

STONEGATE YORK.THEN IN WILSON TERR,LAYERTHORPE,YORK IN1851

A BEAUTIFUL OAK AND MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK WITH BOXWOOD AND EBONY STRINGING AND ROSEWOOD INLAYS WITH A SWAN NECK PEDIMENT TO THE HOOD AND THE BASE IS SUPPORTED BY BRACKET FEET, A QUALITY 13"PAINTED DIAL HAS MIRRORED FLOWERS TO THE CORNERS AND FRUIT PAINTED IN THE ARCH, ROMAN NUMERALS, AND DATE APERTURE WITH BLUED STEEL HANDS. THE QUALITY FOUR-PILLAR MOVEMENT IS OF EIGHT DAY DURATION STRIKES THE HOUR ON BELL .

FULLY SERVICED BY OUR CLOCKMAKER

CIRCA 1830

HEIGHT: 7' 2” (2184mm)
DEPTH: 10"(254mm)
WIDTH: 22"(558mm)