John Hudson, London Month Duration Marquetry Longcase Clock

£ 7250

$ 9571 | € 8482

 A fine quality, walnut floral marquetry longcase clock. A flat moulded hood pediment to the case of small proportions. A concave panel below and barley twist hood front and rear quarter columns with gilded capitals. Glass hood side panels. Marquetry panels to the trunk door with a brass lenticle showing the pendulum. Bird and floral panels to the base section.

A 10" brass and silvered dial with small winged cherub corner spandrels. A silvered chapter ring engraved 'John Hudson, London'. A gilt matted dial centre with a date aperture and seconds dial. Brass cased weights. A 5 pillar, month duration mechanism striking the hours on a bell. An outside striking count wheel. Circa 1690.

John Hudson of London is recorded in Loomes' ' Early Clockmakers of Great Britain' book as working from 1684.

Height 6ft 9"/ 206cms Width (at widest point of hood) 18" / 46cms Depth 9" / 23cms.

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd you can expect a genuine antique grandfather longcase clock that is serviced with 12 months guarantee. Please phone 01179565281 to order. We can send you a detailed video on Whatsapp. We personally set up and deliver to the UK, please contact us for a quote. We are members of The British Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild.