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THBAN ENGLISH GOTHIC STYLE OAK TALL CASE CLOCK, WORKS BY WILLIAM ELEMENT, ST. ALBANS, 17TH/18TH CENTURY,
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6116 Skyline Drive, Suite 1
Houston, TX 77057
United States
Simpson Galleries has been serving Houston’s need for the very best in antique sales venues for more than fifty years. Beginning in 1962, William Simpson started educating himself and others in the art of collecting fine antiques and art objects. Simpson Galleries' commitment to excellence and accur...Read more
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LiveJun 7, 2020
Include a French Art Deco credenza by Leleu and Poillerat, a 19th century Bureau Plat and Cartonnier in the manner of Francois Linke; a pair of Mid Century “Blue Rope Chairs” designed by Humberto and Fernando Campana; a collection of rare and complicated clocks, Civil War-era maps, and paintings. Simpson Galleries online_auctions@simpsongalleries.com
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AN ENGLISH GOTHIC STYLE OAK TALL CASE CLOCK, WORKS BY WILLIAM ELEMENT, ST. ALBANS, 17TH/18TH CENTURY, the arched rectangular bonnet surmounted by a broken arch crest with gilt stylized florets flanking a shaped flaming urn form giltwood finial within similarly detailed side finials, over a conforming glazed door within a block margeurite and floret carved frame and flanked by barley twist colonnettes, opening to a brass ring dial with black Roman chapters and engraved "W. Element, St. Albanz," centering black steel hands on a circular face fitted with day/night, date/calendar sub-dials, within corner spandrels of crowned scrolling foliage, beneath a circular dial within similarly applied spandrels, reversing to a thirty hour brass clock movement, above a long case with hinged door within side disengaged barley twist colonnettes and centering a shield with stylized shamrock stems centered by the date "1691" over a shield and "ANNO DOMI," above a panel enclosing a relief crowned figure wearing armor and weapons before a distant castle, titled "Richard ye FIRST, COEUR DE LION," on a conforming block base detailed with St. George vanquishing a dragon in relief and raised on bracket feet. Height: 8' 1/2" Width: 22" Depth: 9 1/2" Note: William Element (English d. 1736) recorded as a whitesmith and keeper of the historical clock tower in St. Albans, England still in existence today. Element family members including several Williams, appear in St. Albans records as early as the late 17th century, describing their various occupations and continue up to the early 19th century. Clockworks signed by William Element are rare but examples have come on the market over the years including a bracket clock by him from 1730.Good condition for English clockworks and cases of this age, use and materials including but not limited to minor expected losses, age cracks, repairs, scratches, general wear, and surface buildup throughout. It has been suggested that the dial face and works are a marriage with the case. Simpson Galleries does not guarantee any timepiece or clock mechanism. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS.” NO REFUNDS will be issued based on condition.
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