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Queen Anne Longcase Clock ( c. 1705 )
| Artists: |
THOMAS CARTWRIGHT (c.1650-c.1720) |
| Medium: | walnut ebony gilt brass |
| Dimensions: | 247.00cm high ( 97.24 inches high) |
| Description: |
A fine and well proportioned, Queen Anne, longcase clock by Thomas Cartwright, London, in circa
1705. The case is veneered with walnut with inset panels of bird and floral marquetry against an ebony ground and is complete with caddy top and three gilt finials. It has achieved wonderful colour and patination. The 12ins square dial with applied chapter ring, seconds ring and well pierced hands. The centre finely matted with an aperture to view the day of the month. The hours are sounded on a bell via a countwheel. Thomas Cartwright was apprenticed to Christopher Gould. He worked in Royal Exchange and later became Clockmaker to King George I. |
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