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THBMahogany Longcase Clock by Ainsworth Thwaites
About Seller
1788 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
United States
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery is a full-service auction gallery strategically located on Miami Circle in the historic Buckhead district of Atlanta, one of the Southeastern United States’ largest commercial and financial centers. The gallery is owned and operated by Robert Ahlers and his wife Chr...Read more
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About Auction
LiveMar 22, 2015 - Mar 23, 2015
Ahlers & Ogletree elizabeth@aandoauctions.com
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- Lot Description
English, 18th century. English, 18th century. Mahogany longcase clock with pagoda domed top centered with material backed sound fret and surmounted with 2 brass finials (originally housing 3 finials) over a cavetto cornice and arched glazed door enclosing a brass dial with separate silvered brass chapter ring enclosing a matted center with subsidiary seconds dial, calendar aperture, the makers name with Roman numeral chapter ring and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with pierced steel hands and scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch with ring engraved Strike and Silent flanked by dolphin cast mounts, flanked to the outside by reeded and brass inlaid free standing pillars over a convex throat and caddy molded arched trunk door and flanked by reeded and brass inlaid quarter pillars. The base with raised shaped panel on plinth with minute bracket feet. Height 92.25", width 21.25", depth 10.5". Note: Aynsworth Thwaites started the business C.1740 in Rosoman Row, Clerkenwell and was made a Freeman of the Clockmakers Company in 1751. Aynsworth was the Father of John Thwaites who later went on to become Thwaites & Reed, a very successful Clockmaking business. Aynsworth is perhaps more well known for making Turret Clocks and in 1740 he made the Turret Clock for the Horse Guards Parade, London but it was not finished until 1768. There are also records showing that he made a matching pair of Longcase Clocks for the East India Company in 1770.
Condition
The pilasters flanking dial are loose. There is cracking and lifting to veneer, particularly on trunk door. There is damage to the base with missing trim to the paneled front and side. Vertical crack to base side. Interior back with scattered wood putty filled holes. Clock has not been serviced or tested to check mechanisms.
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