THOMAS COLLIER, CHAPEL-IN-LE-FRITH. A MID 18TH CENTURY MUSICAL LONGCASE CLOCK

THOMAS COLLIER, CHAPEL-IN-LE-FRITH. A MID 18TH CENTURY MUSICAL LONGCASE CLOCK the oak and mahogany case having a swan neck pediment with carved floral patrea and turned half reeded columns, the trunk with carved blind fretted quarter columns and inlaid door on a matching canted base raised on bracket feet. The 13" arched brass dial with gilt masked spandrels and silvered chapter ring surrounding a matted engraved centre with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture, the arch with signed silvered plaque above a rotating moon dial, tune selection lever for Psalm 95, Britons Strike Home, and Charles Dragoons fronting a substantial three train eight-day weight driven movement chiming on six bells and twelve hammers every three hours and striking the hours on a bell. - Provenance details are on the back of the door, an image has been attached.

212.5cm high