Description
A lovely example of a London mahogany ‘8-day’ longcase clock from the late 18th century.
The arched silvered dial signed by Robert Wood London. The dial with lovely quality engraving to the corners of the dial and arch. Subsidiary seconds and calendar to the dial centre, and a moon-phase to the arch.
The cabinet of only the finest choice mahogany veneers and showing all the typical but special high quality London case features. Quarter reeded and brass strung columns with brass capitals, moulding to the trunk door and base panel, reeded and brass strung hood columns. The clock standing on two plinths and the lower one shaped. The hood with lovely pagoda top with fretwork.
The high quality 5 pillar movement of two train hour striking design, striking the hours on a single bell.
‘Watchmakers and clockmakers of the world’ by Brian Loomes lists Robert Wood as working in London from 10, Horseshow Alley, Moorfields. He was a maker of repute making several fine musical and automation clocks from 1789 – 1811.
89inches high.
