A Wonderful c.1740 Continental Provincial Forged Iron Rack-Striking Chamber Clock sub-Antiques An appealing rug to gaze

An appealing rug to gaze at

The art nouveau inspired lucid green glass near pair of jars of tapered and fluted form decorated in gilt relief with peacocks and flowering scrolls having the original screw top covers

Date: Formed over Many Centuries 800B

The overall condition of the pelmet is tired but wonderfully decorative

and Kenya remains ‘British East Africa’ on the globe so we can date the piece accurately to a six year period between 1914 and 1920

A Wonderful c.1740 Continental Provincial Forged Iron Rack-Striking Chamber Clock sub-Antiques An appealing rug to gazeOrigin: Probably French, Possibly Italian Period: Early Mid Eighteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1720 50 Height: 14. 5 inches with armorial or 13 inches without Depth: 6 inches (at extremities) Diameter: 8 inches (at face) The provincial forged iron framed rack striking chamber clock, having a two train weight driven two handed movement with anchor escapement and gravity rack striking gathered via shaped collet to the second wheel and