A CENTRAL ITALIAN MARQUETRY, EBONISED, PAINTED WOOD, BURR-WALNUT AND FRUITWOOD STRIKING TABLE CLOCK CABINET WITH ALARM, MID-18TH CENTURY, THE MOVEMENT SIGNED FRANCESCO GRASSO AND DATED 1758

CASE: of three tiers with architectural ebonised mouldings and turned bone balustrades, with fluted Corinthian columns and spirally-turned pilasters surmounted by an onion dome with an ormolu figure of a warrior, the panels of flowering vases, birds on branches, a sun-mask medallion and scrolling foliage with traces of green decoration, on a later ebonised stand, DIAL: the 8 inch ormolu dial with silvered chapter ring with fleur-de-lis half hour markers, alarm disc and date aperture to centre and 'sonat/silens' lever above, painted steel hands, signed 'Francesco Grasso, Casacalenna' MOVEMENT: the twin-train movement with four turned tapered pillars and square plates, with verge escapement and countwheel strike on two bells
The cabinet 53 in. (134.6 cm.) high; 32 in. (81.3 cm.) wide; 14¼ in. (36.2 cm.) deep;
The stand 39 in. (99 cm.) high;
92 in. (233.6 cm.) high, overall

Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.

Provenance

Sir Osbert Sitwell, Bt. (1892-1969), Castello di Montegufoni, Tuscany.