Lot 181
A late 18th-century oak 8-day longcase clock by Hedge of Colchester, the hood with pagoda top is surmounted by three ball and spire finials over tapering oak columns with brass capitals over a concave throat moulding, break-arched moulded trunk door and rectangular base with double skirted plinth and block feet, the 12-inch brass break-arched dial is signed on a cartouche in the arch, has rococo spandrels, engraved chapter ring, and a matted centre with a recessed subsidiary dial and calendar aperture, the weight-driven movement has five knopped pillars, anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell7ft7.5in (233cm) high
