Bidspirit auction | SAMUEL GASCOINE LONDON. AN EARLY

SAMUEL GASCOINE LONDON. AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND LATER 10? HERRING-BANDED FIGURED WALNUT EIGHT-DAY - SAMUEL GASCOINE LONDON. AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND LATER 10? HERRING-BANDED FIGURED WALNUT EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCK the brass dial signed to the bottom edge, with cast brass mask head spandrels, silvered chapter ring with engraved Roman numerals enclosing a matted centre with ringed winding holders, seconds dial and date aperture fronting a five finned pillar eight-day movement with clipped corners to the plates having an inner count wheel strike, anchor escapement and striking the hours on a bell. The walnut case with barley-twist pillars and blind fretted hood, short-grained D moulded edge door, cross-banded plinth base with bun feet (196cm high)