Decorative Arts, Furniture and Jewellery
Live Virtual Auction, 4 - 5 April 2022
Furniture, Silver and Glass
Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 23 450
About this Item
A walnut longcase clock, Thomas Pitt, London, mid 18th century
the 31cm dial with silvered chapter ring with Roman hour numerals, the outer ring with Arabic minute numerals, pierced blued hands, the dial with figural and foliate spandrels, matted centre with silvered seconds dial and calendar aperture, signed Thomas Pitt, St James’s Street, London, on a silvered boss, the arch with strike and silent wheel, flanked by dolphin and foliate spandrels, bell-striking movement, the arched hood centred by a fretwork panel, surmounted by brass spire finials, brass-capped hood pilasters, the trunk with broken arch crossbanded quarter-veneered and inlaid door, on a moulded plinth base, 234cm high
*Strauss & Co recommends a service for this clock
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