ern England style, ca late
1700's, early 1800's. The
case is primarily oak with considerable
use of mahogany in facing veneer, cross
banding, string inlay, reeding, and other
uses. It was a great use of two woods
mixing in some light and dark string
inlays, figured designs, etc. With the three
polished brass finials in place the case is
91" tall, and it is 24" wide at the top. It
has a broken arch top, brass caps on the
swans necks, full square columns each
side of the bonnet, tapered top to bottom.
The glass is held in place with the origi-
nal putty. All three case sections have
many inlaid designs. Typical short door in
the center is indicative of northern
England cases, grooved side columns,
ivory escutcheon, and an old lock with a
key. Flat bottom, wide case top to bottom,
also indicative of northern England and
Scottish cases of that era. The brass eight
day movement strikes a bell on top, it is
clean, complete, and running. The collets
and finned pillars used in the movement
date it to the late seventeenth century and
very early eighteenth century, but were
found as late as 1740 in parts of England.
The painted iron dial is 14" square, paint-
ed figures in the four corners include fig-
ures and animals from four continents.
Dial
seconds dial, and a rolling day dial open-
ing. This is another very fine tall clock
ready to sit in your home. $3000-$4000.
Co. "Office Calendar
No.7", ca 1884. Two
perfect labels inside
the case, the one on the door says
the clock was put in operation April
1st, 1879. Models No.4, 6, and 7,
are very similar in looks and con-
fused by many collectors. The wal-
nut case of this model is 26.5" high,
it is clean, in very good condition,
and has all its original veneer and
button ornaments on the door. I was
very surprised to find that both dials
had the original paint and had very
minor flaking. It is beginning to
bubble slightly and in time will
probably flake off. The roller papers
are also original and very nice,
color matching the dials. Most Seth
Thomas dials do not look near this
nice after 130 years. The upper
movement is 8 day, signed and run-
ning. The calendar movement and
all the lower parts are correct and
functioning. Ly-Calendar #608; Ly-
Seth Thomas, page 96. $1250-
$1500.
about 1850, is very well made using
the finest mahogany wood with spe-
cial attention paid to the flame and
burl type graining, and like most
in design. The clock is 87" high,
26" wide at the top, and 25" wide
in
clocks are a very short and very small door in a
wide wasted trunk. Large flat bottom base with
excellent inlaid veneer in the center and good
veneer radiating from the center. This case has
spool columns each side of the bonnet door and
spool columns each side of the lower door. The
back panels of the bonnet are scalloped.
Replaced glass and putty in the bonnet door. Key
locking lower door, but no key. Everything about
this case is northern England. Nothing remotely
like this case ever emerged from southern
England. It is strictly a northern case found only
in the Yorkshire area. The painted iron dial is 20"
high, 14" wide, some paint is slightly fading,
other parts such as the paintings in the four cor-
ners, and the moon phase section, are sharp and
bright. Separate and identical seconds and day
is signed, "Marsland Stockport". The brass 8 day movement strikes a bell on
top hourly, is clean, complete, and running. The shape of the collets and pillars
date the Scottish or English movement in the mid nineteenth century, 1850's.
Old weights, pulleys, and pendulum bob. One thing for sure, the case is unusu-
al, in excellent condition, clean, and is ready to place in your home and enjoy.
$3000-$4000.
clock of the mid eighteenth cen-
tury, 1740-1750. The 8 day
brass, bell striking movement is
probably of Scottish origin, and
it was common to find southern
with Scottish movements, and most
always had arch top dials. Southern
England lacquered cases most gener-
ally had square dials. The distin-
guishing features of this movement
are the tapered pillars and col-
lets. The brass dial is signed,
"Matt w Gemmel / Stenarton".
All pertinent sections of the
dial are solid brass pieces over-
spandrels, etc. The dial is 18.5" high, 13.5"
wide. There are etched designs all over the
dial, old hands, seconds dial with an old
hand, and a day dial opening with day ring
behind. The red and gold lacquered case is
87" high with a broken arch top, and an old
brass eagle finial. The bonnet door has a
glass that was replaced 50-100 years ago,
now with old crackled putty, open side win-
dows with wood grillwork, and full turned
columns on the front. The bottom door has a
key lock but no key. The lacquered case is in
excellent condition, the finish appears to be
all original, and shows no evidence it has
had any restoration, or needs any. It comes
with a pair of old iron weights, old pendu-
lum bob, and metal rod. $5000-$7500.