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Longcase Clock with Calendar, K. Maclennan, London, c.

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Longcase Clock with Calendar, K. Maclennan, London, c.
Longcase Clock with Calendar, K. Maclennan, London, c.
Item Details
Description
Mahogany, brass, glass, etc.
England, London, around 1790
Signed ā€˜Kenth Maclennan, LONDONā€™
Brass movement, lever escapement, 2 weight pulls above strings, half-hour striking mechanism on bell
8 day running duration, silent function ā€˜strike-silentā€™, calendar function, small seconds, brass pendulum
Gold-plated brass dial with very delicately worked floral brass applications, silver-plated chapter rings, signed ā€˜Kenth Maclennan, Londonā€™, calendar display above six oā€™clock, Roman hours, Arabic minutes, small seconds open worked blued steel hands
Elegant case of flamed mahogany, watch head with glazed door, flanked by fluted columns with brass applications, perforated sound outlets at the top
Brass top pieces
Overall dimensions: 52 x 236 x 25 cm
2 weights, 1 key,
Good condition, movement works, no guarantee for functionality, additions
High-quality longcase clock from London in a very good condition

This elegant longcase clock was made around 1790 in London. It is fitted with a brass movement with lever escapement as well as two weight pulls above strings and a half-hour striking mechanism on bell. The running duration is approx. 8 days. Furthermore, the timepiece is equipped with the silent function ā€˜strike-silentā€™, calendar function, small second and a brass pendulum. The gold-plated and richly decorated brass dial with delicately worked floral brass applications has silver chapter rings and displays Roman hours and Arabic numbers. It is signed ā€˜Kenth Maclennan, Londonā€™ and shows open worked blued steel hands. Above six oā€™clock, the calendar display is positioned. The case is made of flamed mahogany wood. A glazed door covers the watch head, which is flanked by fluted columns with brass applications. The top bears the perforated sound outlets and is decorated with two globular brass top pieces. Two weights and one key belong to the longcase clock.



This High Quality timepiece from London is in a very good condition, the movement is working. Functionality, long term precision and regularity cannot be guaranteed. In places, additions are visible. The overall dimensions are 52 x 236 x 25 cm.



Kenneth Maclennan

Watchmaker Kenneth Maclennan was active between 1778 and 1825 in St Martinā€™s Lane, London. In 1801 he made a planetarium for the London Institution and became more famous. (nlu)


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Longcase Clock with Calendar, K. Maclennan, London, c.

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