AN ENGLISH PROVINCIAL INLAID OAK LONGCASE CLOCK, signed "JA'S. WELCH./Houghton le Spring.", second quarter 19th century.

AN ENGLISH PROVINCIAL INLAID OAK LONGCASE CLOCK, signed "JA'S. WELCH./Houghton le Spring.", second quarter 19th century. the eight-day brass movement with hourly striking, the white painted dial with Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture, floral spandrels and a shipping scene in the arch, the arched hood with gilt-ball-and-steeple finials, the central finial surmounted by an eagle over a pierced foliate crest raised on turned colonnettes, the trunk with a cross-banded frieze and an arched door, the plinth with a wavy skirt continuing into bracket feet, ebony stringing throughout - 89 1/2 in (227.5 cm) Sale 916 Lot 355. DC Gallery (IMPORTANT:The "price realized" includes a buyer's premium of 17.5%)