George I walnut Longcase clock

N IMPORTANT GEORGE 1 WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK STEPHEN HORSEMAN, LONDON, C. 1725. The dial with silvered chapter ring, subsidiary dials for strike/ silent and calendar. The dial frets of American Indian masks and Dolphins. The two train movement of the highest quality, with five fine pillars, eight day duration, striking the hours. Original bell, key, weights and pendulum. The original movement and case of the most superb colour and patination. Minor restoration to base and hood. Stephen Horseman was an apprentice, business partner and successor to the Royal Clockmaker, Daniel Quare. The business closed in 1733. This clock continues Quares numbering system. Discovered in Tasmania, the clock was a payment for a medical debt in the 1950s to a Hobart Doctor. SOLD