Lot 7188
Fowle of Hastings - mid-18th century 8-day black-lacquer longcase clock, hood with a flat pediment a...
Fowle of Hastings - mid-18th century 8-day black-lacquer longcase clock, hood with a flat pediment and break arch hood door, attached dial pillars, wooden capitals and glazed side panels, long break arch trunk door with lacquered oriental gesso decoration on a short conforming plinth with applied skirting, formerly silvered sheet brass dial with engraved decoration, spandrels, Roman numerals, five-minute Arabic's and minute track, conforming seconds and calendar dials with a strike silent feature to the break arch, rack striking movement striking the hours on a cast bell. With weights and pendulum.
The Fowle family were prolific clockmakers in the county of Sussex during the 18th and 19th centuries, with various members of the family working in numerous county towns and cities.
Estimate : £400.00 - £500.00
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