Long-case astronomical clock

W Barker (-1786)

World Museum

1780

Clock with eight-day movement & barometer. The dial indicates New & Old Style Calendar, civil, ecclesiastical, & political dates, signs of the Zodiac, position of sun above the horizon, times of high tide at London. Liverpool, Bristol & Hull, etc.

• Medium: oak, mahogany veneer, silver & brass
• Dimensions: 274 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £2000 ( Total: £12,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1975
• Vendor: J Klein Antiques

Provenance

R.H.Wade

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