Boot jun, Sutton Ashfield, an oak longcase clock with automata the thirty-hour duration movement having shaped plates and striking the hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the twelve-inch break-arch brass dial having a raised chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, and floral half-hour markings with cast brass urn spandrels to the four corners, the matted dial centre with engraved decoration, date aperture and an inset cartouche engraved with the maker's name 'Boot jun, Sutton Ashfield', the arch having engraved decoration depicting Noah's Ark with a silvered dove moving across with the beat of the movement, the oak case having a deep inset panel to the base and a further shaped panel to the trunk door, the break-arch hood with three-quarter pillars having gilt-wood capitals and a break-front moulding to the hood top, height: 208cm. * John Boot junior is recorded as working in Sutton-in-Ashfield from before 1775 and was the son of the clockmaker John Boot Snr. He worked in the late 18th century in partnership with his brother William.
Boot jun, Sutton Ashfield, an oak longcase clock with automata the thirty-hour duration movement having shaped plates and striking the hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the twelve-inch break-arch brass dial having a raised chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, and floral half-hour markings with cast brass urn spandrels to the four corners, the matted dial centre with engraved decoration, date aperture and an inset cartouche engraved with the maker's name 'Boot jun, Sutton Ashfield', the arch having engraved decoration depicting Noah's Ark with a silvered dove moving across with the beat of the movement, the oak case having a deep inset panel to the base and a further shaped panel to the trunk door, the break-arch hood with three-quarter pillars having gilt-wood capitals and a break-front moulding to the hood top, height: 208cm. * John Boot junior is recorded as working in Sutton-in-Ashfield from before 1775 and was the son of the clockmaker John Boot Snr. He worked in the late 18th century in partnership with his brother William.
Testen Sie LotSearch und seine Premium-Features 7 Tage - ohne Kosten!
Lassen Sie sich automatisch über neue Objekte in kommenden Auktionen benachrichtigen.
Suchauftrag anlegen
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
