David Duggleby Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 1099
18th century c1760 oak cased George III longcase clock by William Eastwood of Burnley, with a stepped caddy top on a projecting cornice and blind frieze, square glazed door flanked by two turned pillars with gesso capitals, trunk with conforming recessed pillars and a full length wavy topped door, on a square plinth with a raised panel and shaped skirting, 12� square brass dial, 11� chapter ring with Roman numerals and five-minute Arabic's, �C� scroll and castle gateway pattern spandrels and original steel hands, engraved dial centre with the Latin motto �Memento Mori� (a reminder of the inevitability of death) and the initials �JD�, with a semi-circular date aperture and engraved date ring behind, conforming �penny-moon� with lunar date aperture, dial pinned directly to a rope driven 30-hour countwheel striking movement, striking the hours on a cast bell, with pendulum and weight. The movement backplate is engraved with the name of the maker of the clock and dated 1762, a rare and unusual feature seldom found on longcase clocks. William Eastwood is recorded as working in Burnley (Lancs) c.1750-c.1795Dimensions: Height: 220cm Length/Width: 50cm Depth/Diameter: 25cm
