CASE: the reconstructed hood with foliate carved cresting and brass sphere finial, plain columns with brass capitals and bases flanking the glazed front, glazed side apertures, rectangular trunk door with brass-framed oval lenticle and Knibb-type escutcheon, on later reveneered plinth with skirted base
DIAL: the 9³⁄₄ in. square gilt-brass dial plate with silvered chapter ring, Roman hours, Arabic five minutes and fleur-de-lis half hour markers, inner seconds ring and date aperture to the matted centre with bolt and shutter, blued steel hands, cherub head spandrels and line border, engraved to the lower edge ‘Joseph Knibb Londini fecit’, latched dial feet, two brackets to the backboard, sitting on spikes to the seatboard
MOVEMENT: the latched plates joined by six ringed pillars, anchor escapement, countwheel to backplate, the pendulum with butterfly nut to the regulation, two brass cased weights
82¹⁄₂ in. (209.5 cm.) high; 16 in. (40.6 cm.) wide; 9 in. (22.9 cm.) deep

Christie’s, London, 16 July 1974, lot 195 (10,000 Gns.).
With Meyrick Neilson, Tetbury, 1974.
Sotheby’s, London, 1 December 1975, lot 76.
With Meyrick Neilson, Tetbury, 1976.
With John Carlton-Smith, London, 1985.
Purchased from John Carlton-Smith, London, 1997.

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Overall in good presentable condition.
CASE: Formerly with rising hood, the present reconstructed hood with later pillars and sides. Lacking spoon catch to case, with remains of spring to the backboard. Two later case brackets. Replaced elements to the outer upper backboard. The sides slightly bowed. The rebuilt plinth largely reveneered and reconstructed. The lower backboard lacking and replaced. The seatboard with spikes, later. Later associated finial. Overall with typical patched repairs and replacements to veneers. Hinges and lock to trunk door later.
DIAL: The silvered chapter ring with mild tarnishing in areas. The hands with some oxidisation are of the correct Knibb type and are later replacements. The spandrels with slight differences to one of the castings. The rear of the dial with various marks including: ‘WM. Jess, Sept 1974 / Tetbury’, ‘Shergold’, ‘Woolland, Epping’, ‘1864’ and ‘1870’.
MOVEMENT: the escape wheel and pinion and pallets are well made replacements. Single footed backcock is a possible replacement (not bushed). The front plate has a plugged hole for a previous and later escape wheel pivot hole. The suspension spring is a replacement. The butterfly regulation and suspension cock is a possible replacement. All of the bolt and shutter maintaining power mechanism is replaced. The bell stand repaired. Crutch and pendulum rod misshapen.
With case key, pendulum, two pulleys (probably replaced), and two substantial brass cased weights marked ‘W’ and ‘S’ to the tops respectively.
Requires a crank winding key.
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