A George III mahogany longcase clock with eight day movement striking

A George III mahogany longcase clock with eight day movement striking on a bell, the 12-inch brass breakarch dial with silvered strike/silent indicator to the arch, above a silvered chapter ring with black Roman hour numerals and outer Arabic minutes, the matt centre with silvered subsidiary seconds, date aperture and signature plaque, inscribed 'Matthew French London', within cast and pierced gilt scrollwork spandrels, the hood with pagoda top, inset with a cast and pierced gilt metal rococo scroll fret panel, above a moulded arch pediment, glazed door and stop fluted columns, the trunk with arched door, on a panelled base with shaped apron and bracket feet, height 238cm, with pendulum and a pair of cased weights. Note: Matthew French is a recorded London clockmaker working in Sutton Street, circa 1782. Provenance: from the estate of a Sussex gentleman.

Estimación:€591.77

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