By James Webb, Frome, circa 1800
Estimate: | £400 - £600 |
Hammer price: | £240 |
The case with swan-neck pediment flanked by an urn, above arched glazed panel door, flanked to each side by an octagonal tapering Corinthian capital, the trunk with canted angles and arched door, on a stepped base with a circular inlaid panel, on slender swept feet, the 12 in. arched brass dial, with moonphase, engraved foliate spandrels enclosing the chapters and five-minute markers, the centre with seconds subsidiary and calendar sector, the twin train movement with anchor escapement and strike on a bell
232 cm high overall
Condition report
Two lead weights, one key, pendulum