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Item Description / Dealer Expertise
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The arched head with square sounding box strikes on the hour. Turned ionic columns flank the door to an eight day arched dial movement with silvered chapter ring and roman numerals. Cast pierced figure head spandrels to each corner and dolphin frets to the arched dial, seconds recorded by small secondary dial, calendar date aperture below and outer ring records the minutes. The case of solid walnut with walnut crossbanding to door, trunk and plinth.
Dial inscribed: J.N.Berry Manchester. English, circa 1740 - 1760
Height 92” (234cm) Width 19” (48cm) Depth 10” (26cm), The Dial Diameter 12” (31cm)
Stock No. 3534W
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