Lot 1022
18th century c1760 oak cased George III longcase clock by William Eastwood of Burnley, with a steppe...
18th century c1760 oak cased George III longcase clock by William Eastwood of Burnley, with a stepped caddy top on a projecting cornice and blind frieze, square glazed door flanked by two turned pillars with gesso capitals, trunk with conforming recessed pillars and a full length wavy topped door, on a square plinth with a raised panel and shaped skirting, 12” square brass dial, 11” chapter ring with Roman numerals and five-minute Arabic's, "C” scroll and castle gateway pattern spandrels and original steel hands, engraved dial centre with the Latin motto "Memento Mori” (a reminder of the inevitability of death) and the initials "JD”, with a semi-circular date aperture and engraved date ring behind, conforming "penny-moon” with lunar date aperture, dial pinned directly to a rope driven 30-hour countwheel striking movement, striking the hours on a cast bell, with pendulum and weight.
The movement backplate is engraved with the name of the maker of the clock and dated 1762, a rare and unusual feature seldom found on longcase clocks.
William Eastwood is recorded as working in Burnley (Lancs) c.1750-c.1795
B14297
SOLD £240