Important South African & International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 17 March 2014
English Silver, Furniture and Porcelain
Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
About this Item
Perth, Australia
A George III mahogany longcase clock, James Christie, Perth
the 33,5cm silvered dial with Roman numerals, the engraved centre with subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, pierced hands, brass scroll and dolphin spandrels, a boss in the arch signed Jas Christie, Perth, four-pillar rack and bell striking movement, the swan neck pediment with brass flowerhead terminals centred by a brass eagle and ball finial, the hood with brass-capped octagonal pillars, with shaped trunk door flanked by half-turned columns, the plinth on later bracket feet, inlaid with stringing throughout, restorations, 226cm high