29th Jan, 2025 11:00
The Oxford Library Sale
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An 18th century Dutch marquetry eight day longcase clock by Frans Burel, Amsterdam the arched dial with an arcaded Arabic minute band over Roman hours and an inner quarter-hour track signed "FRANS BUREL AMSTERDAM", the centre with subsidiary seconds dial framing a terrestrial calendar square, over rolling moon with lunar calendar scale, the arch with silvered boss engraved. sold with two weights and a pendulum 60cm wide 32cm deep 260cm high
Provenance:From the estate of the late Georg Wissinger (1933-2023)
Sold for £2,600
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
An 18th century Dutch marquetry eight day longcase clock by Frans Burel, Amsterdam the arched dial with an arcaded Arabic minute band over Roman hours and an inner quarter-hour track signed "FRANS BUREL AMSTERDAM", the centre with subsidiary seconds dial framing a terrestrial calendar square, over rolling moon with lunar calendar scale, the arch with silvered boss engraved. sold with two weights and a pendulum 60cm wide 32cm deep 260cm high
Provenance:From the estate of the late Georg Wissinger (1933-2023)
Untested, includes pendulum and weights
Height includes finials. Case moderate/good with some areas of repair and marks due to age dial possibly repainted.
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Auction: The Oxford Library Sale, 29th Jan, 2025
DAY 2 REVISED START TIME - MIDDAY
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