Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts, Jewellery and Fine Wine
Live Virtual Auction, 8 - 11 November 2020
Interiors: Art, Furniture and Decorative Arts
Lot Estimate
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 56 900
About this Item
An English japanned longcase clock
the movement by Claudius du Chesne, London, second quarter 18th century, the case later, the 28cm silvered dial with Roman numerals, matt gilt centre engraved with a pair of small birds, date aperture at 6 o'clock, subsidiary seconds and hour dials, the corners with pierced mask and foliate spandrels, the arch with silent and strike dial, signed 'Claudius du Chesne, Londini', associated bell-striking movement, the sliding hood surmounted by three later brass spire finials, glazed sides, the trunk with arched door, raised on a rectangular stepped base, the whole painted with chinoiserie scenes against a red ground with gilt highlights and foliate panels, restorations throughout, 241cm high
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