Estimate

2.500 - 3.500

Session 2

12 December 2018

Hammer Price

Description

Unusual Geroge III longcase clock with carillon
Silvered brass dial with black numbers, hours, minutes and calendar
Signed "John Monkhouse, London"
Gilt corners with scalloped mounts decorated with floral motifs
With a smaller dial for seconds and other two windows for "Strike/ No Strike" and "Chime/ No Chime"
Top with moon phases and melody selection mechanism
Blue steel pointers
Brass mechanism with carillon comprising twelve bells and cylinder with twelve melodies
Faux-bois painted case and gilt floral clusters (originally lacquered and gilt decorated)
England, 18th century
(mechanism in need of maintenance; case with small losses and defects)

285x59x29 cm

Category

Watches

Additional Information

John Monkhouse had a business in London between 1756 and 1771.