AN OAK CASED QUARTER STRIKING 'GRANDMOTHER' CLOCK
The arched top flanked by turned columns, with 7 1/2 in arched brass dial, chiming the hours on straight blued steel gongs, above a trunk with inset Gothic arch panel door, on panelled plinth base
The movement stamped ‘The Enfield Clock Co Ltd.’
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£80 - £120
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Hammer price:
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£130 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
174cm high
Condition report: There is no pendulum or key. The movement appears complete but is very dirty and dusty and will require a full service. The trunk door is locked and there is no key. Case has some marks and knocks consistent with age.
Provenance: Hylda and Lewis Gilbert, Sheldrake Place, London.
Lewis Gilbert (d.2018), the celebrated film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his 007 James Bond movies and Alfie.
