A Late 19th Century English Red Lacquered and Brass Chinoiserie Long Case Clock A Late 19th Century English Red Lacquered and Brass Chinoiserie Long Case Clock

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The arched door of the upright rectangular waist opening to an eight day bell strike movement with an anchor escapement...

The arched door of the upright rectangular waist opening to an eight day bell strike movement with an anchor escapement rising to a concave cornice supporting a hood with side access panels, the central hood door opening to a gilt brass Roman and cardinal numeral dial housing a second and calendar dial with repousse brass scrolling floral designs to each corner, beneath a demilune with a central cartouche signed ‘Robt and Peter Higgs, London’ framed to either side by repousse brass dolphins and rinceaux, the hood rising to an arched collar and a sarcophagus top with three gilt brass finials, raised on a rectangular base atop an arched plinth the whole lacquered red with gilt painted chinoiserie designs overall.

Dimensions: Height 245 cm, Width 52 cm, Depth 25 cm

The arched door of the upright rectangular waist opening to an eight day bell strike movement with an anchor escapement rising to a concave cornice supporting a hood with side access panels, the central hood door opening to a gilt brass Roman and cardinal numeral dial housing a second and calendar dial with repousse brass scrolling floral designs to each corner, beneath a demilune with a central cartouche signed ‘Robt and Peter Higgs, London’ framed to either side by repousse brass dolphins and rinceaux, the hood rising to an arched collar and a sarcophagus top with three gilt brass finials, raised on a rectangular base atop an arched plinth the whole lacquered red with gilt painted chinoiserie designs overall.

Dimensions: Height 245 cm, Width 52 cm, Depth 25 cm