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• Auction House:
  Shapiro Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Fine Furniture, Silver, Decorative Arts
• Sale Date:
  08 Dec 2020 ~ 4pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  429
• Lot Description:
  George I Walnut Long Case Clock
  By William Sellers, London, Early 18th Century the case with stepped and moulded flat top hood with glazed rectangular side panels and brass-capped front pilasters, the rectangular trunk with single panelled door, on plinth base, the silvered and gilded brass dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date, signed 'W Sellers London', inward countwheel strike, with pendulum and weights
  height 210 cm width 47 cm depth 24 cm
• Provenance:
  Private Collection, Sydney
• References:
  Cf. for comparison Derek Roberts, British Longcase Clocks, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1990, pp. 62-120
• Notes:
  William Sellers was apprenticed to John Clowes in 1682/83 until 1689. He was freed in November 1691. He was made a Steward of the Clockmakers Company in 1712 and in 1724 he was made an Assistant
• Estimate:
  A$5,000 - 7,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Clocks & Watches

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