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Description ? An amboyna and marquetry veneered eight-day longcase clock, Batty Storr, York, circa 1760 and later, the four pillar two train rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial, ringed winding holes and calendar aperture to the foliate scroll engraved matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with lozenge half hour markers and signed Batty Storr, York to lower margin, with pierced steel hands and foliate cast spandrels beneath rolling moonphase to arch, in a case now veneered in Amboyna incorporating marquetry floral spray to the generous domed caddy superstructure over ogee cornice and conforming decoration to the upper quadrants of the hood door flanked by Corinthian columns and with rectangular scroll-pierced sound frets to sides, the trunk with caddy-moulded break-arch door decorated with central marquetry landscape panels within linked stylised cornucopiae and scroll motifs to upper and lower margins, the plinth fronted with a further marquetry landscape scene of a watermill at sunset over generous bracket feet, (marquetry and veneers probably early 20th century, 269cm (106ins) high, 59cm (24ins) wide, 30cm (12ins) deepBatty Storr is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, volume 2 as born in York circa 1710 and died in 1793. ? Indicates that this lot may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. Please see our Terms & Conditions for more information.