A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT, MACASSAR EBONY, OYSTER-VENEERED FLORAL MARQUETRY TALL CASE CLOCK, EARLY 18TH CENTURY, DIAL SIGNED JOSEPH KNIBBS
The raised hood with scrolled cresting raised on spiraled colonettes, the case with bird and floral marquetry, one bird holding an insect mother-of-pearl wings, on a similarly inlaid base on flattened bun feet, the dial with minute hand and date aperature, the corners each mounted with putto, the dial signed 'Joseph Knibbs Londoni Fecit'
79 in. (200.6 cm.) high, 17 in. (43.2 cm.) wide, 9 in. (23 cm.) deep
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
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with John Carlton-Smith, London, 1993.
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The raised hood with scrolled cresting raised on spiraled colonettes, the case with bird and floral marquetry, one bird holding an insect mother-of-pearl wings, on a similarly inlaid base on flattened bun feet, the dial with minute hand and date aperature, the corners each mounted with putto, the dial signed 'Joseph Knibbs Londoni Fecit'
79 in. (200.6 cm.) high, 17 in. (43.2 cm.) wide, 9 in. (23 cm.) deep
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Provenance
with John Carlton-Smith, London, 1993.