George III Flame Mahogany Long Case Clock
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A George III flame mahogany long case clock, early 19th century, with a broken pediment with rosette decorations above an arched door flanked by slender pillars, a painted metal Roman dial with flora and bird motifs and two subsidiary dials, the trunk with a rich flame veneers with an inlaid shell motif to an extended base with a pen work triangular design, raised on petite shaped bracket feet, eight day movement, with twin weights and keys, height: 216 cm, width 58 cm, depth 25 cm
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- Mahogany - Mahogany is a dense, close grained red-coloured timber from the West Indies and Central America. It was first imported into Europe in the the early 18th century and its use continued through the 19th century. It was popular for furniture making because of its strength, the wide boards available, the distinctive grain on some boards, termed flame mahogany and the rich warm colour of the timber when it was polished.. The "flame" was produced where a limb grew out from the trunk of the tree, and this timber was usually sliced into veneers for feature panels on doors, backs and cornices.
Some terms used to describe mahogany relate to the country from which it originally came, such as "Cuban" mahogany, "Honduras" mahogany etc. However unless the wood has been tested the names assigned are more a selling feature, rather than a true indication of the timber's origin. - Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
- Rosette - A stylised circular-shaped disk with turned or carved decoration decoration applied to a surface, or carved into the surface, especially used in ceramics, jewellery, furniture, sculpture and textiles. Also known as a boss or a paterae or patera.
- George Iii - George III (1738 - 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820.
- Pen Work - Pen work is a type of decoration on Japanned (black lacquered) furniture and smaller objects that was popular in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. The decoration was painted on to the black lacquered surface in white and details and shading was added in black Indian ink, with Oriental scenes popular.
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