DAVID GIBSON ANTIQUE GRANDFATHER CLOCKS
Joseph Towan - Plymouth Dock
JOSEPH TOWAN OF PLYMOUTH DOCK (DEVON)
Circa 1780
Height 81 inches
Status: Sold
Antique mahogany longcase clock of elegant small proportions, eight-day duration with silvered dial and rocking ship automata.
The high quality case is of small size, standing only 81 inches high. The well-figured mahogany case has an arched top to the hood with brass capped columns. The case has a long trunk door and canted corners.
The original brass framed movement is of eight day duration with the hours sounding on a single bell.
The time is displayed to the finely engraved silvered dial with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture. The dial is signed "Joseph Towan Plymouth Dock" and there is a rocking ship automata to the arch.
All our grandfather clocks have been sympathetically restored to the highest standards by our small team of specialist craftsmen and skilled artisans.
They are offered for sale clearly priced, delivered and installed in your home with a full guarantee as to their authenticity and good working order.
All our grandfather clocks have been sympathetically restored to the highest standards by our small team of specialist craftsmen and skilled artisans.
They are offered for sale clearly priced, delivered and installed in your home with a full guarantee as to their authenticity and good working order.
