Queen Anne Japanned Tall Case Clock
British, early 18th century, the silvered dial signed "Hurd Scarborough", Chinoiserie decorated case, 8 day brass movement, seconds sweep and date aperture, door with early label "S. Clay Clock and Watchmaker...", period pendulum, winder, two weights, 87-1/2 in. highProvenance: The I. Noel Hume Collection of Artifacts and Antiquities
Condition Report: base molding replaced, surface restorations including at base, later braces to backboards, works possibly original to case but later extensions to case uprights, cracks at pediment and hood door frame, minor glazing crack, engraved boss reused (other engraving at back), other surface distress and flaking, other repairs
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British, early 18th century, the silvered dial signed "Hurd Scarborough", Chinoiserie decorated case, 8 day brass movement, seconds sweep and date aperture, door with early label "S. Clay Clock and Watchmaker...", period pendulum, winder, two weights, 87-1/2 in. highProvenance: The I. Noel Hume Collection of Artifacts and Antiquities
Condition Report: base molding replaced, surface restorations including at base, later braces to backboards, works possibly original to case but later extensions to case uprights, cracks at pediment and hood door frame, minor glazing crack, engraved boss reused (other engraving at back), other surface distress and flaking, other repairs