A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT RED CARVED 'CINNABAR' LACQUER LONGCASE CLOCK

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£ 3 800
Auction dateClassic
20.05.2021 11:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
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ID 541172
Lot 12 | A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT RED CARVED 'CINNABAR' LACQUER LONGCASE CLOCK
The hood decorated with scrolling dragon pilasters and landscape scenes within scrolling borders cornered by bats to the sides, enclosing a dial engraved with a swallow within a roundel admist furling acanthus, above central rectangular glazed door and conforming sides enclosing timepiece movement with Graham deadbeat escapement, the backplate numbered ‘17277’, with wood rod pendulum and brass cased weight, the ground profusely carved with a vertical continuous scene of villagers and a battle, on a stepped rectangular base and decorated overall with scenes depicting figures in various further landscapes
861/4 in. (219 cm.) high; 221/2 in. (57 cm.) wide; 131/4 in. (33.5 cm.) deep
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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