





Lot 52W
A WALNUT FLORAL MARQUETRY TALL CASE CLOCKSigned Benj. Merriman, London Circa1700
14 April 2022, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$4,462.50 inc. premium
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A WALNUT FLORAL MARQUETRY TALL CASE CLOCK
Signed Benj. Merriman, London
Date: Circa1700
Movement: Rectangular plates joined by five ringed knopped pillars, anchor escapement, striking the hour on a bell by means of an inside countwheel, two brass clad weights
Dial: 12-inch square brass, cherub and vine spandrels, silvered roman chapter ring with sword hilt half hour marks enclosing silvered seconds dial, ringed winding holes and date aperture within scroll surround in the matted center, pierced hands
Case: Flat top, pediment pierced with sound fret supported by plain ebonized columns, long door with three panels of bird and flower marquetry and aperture within brass bezel, similarly inlaid plinth with later skirting and bun feet
Size: 86 ½ in (220cm) high
Date: Circa1700
Movement: Rectangular plates joined by five ringed knopped pillars, anchor escapement, striking the hour on a bell by means of an inside countwheel, two brass clad weights
Dial: 12-inch square brass, cherub and vine spandrels, silvered roman chapter ring with sword hilt half hour marks enclosing silvered seconds dial, ringed winding holes and date aperture within scroll surround in the matted center, pierced hands
Case: Flat top, pediment pierced with sound fret supported by plain ebonized columns, long door with three panels of bird and flower marquetry and aperture within brass bezel, similarly inlaid plinth with later skirting and bun feet
Size: 86 ½ in (220cm) high