Lot 30
 

A FINE GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK WITH MOONPHASE SIGNED 'TRYALL RIDER MANCHESTER' CIRCA 1760 the hood with swan neck pediment centred by a finial, with free-standing columns to the front angles, the trunk with shaped door over the plinth base with canted angles and scrolling apron, the arched brass dial with gilt putto mask spandrels, silvered Roman chapter ring and subsidiary seconds, with painted centre depicting two men fishing within an idyllic landscape, with chamfered date aperture, the arch with painted moonphase and age of the moon, signed 'TRYALL RIDER MANCHESTER', the twin train eight day weight driven movement with four knopped pillars, striking on a bell, with pendulum (bob detached) and two weights, 252cm high  Literature: B. Loomes 'Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World Vol. 2', lists Tryall Rider as active circa 1750-60.

Sold for £1,300

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