Bidspirit auction | Scottish longcase Drumhead clock, by

Scottish longcase Drumhead clock, by Robert Green c 1800 - 16.5” width 8” depth & 78” height Video of it working available - please ask for copy Robert Green was a highly regarded craftsman who operated in the historic Parliament Square and Luckenbooths areas of Edinburgh's Old Town until 1809. The Dial features a classic round, white-enameled dial with elegant Roman numerals. It contains an active subsidiary seconds tracker below the XII and a sweep date indicator above the VI. The Case is a beautiful, rich mahogany veneer showing prominent flame figuring down the main trunk door. The hood sports a plain broken-arch design with typical Edinburgh-style side frets designed to let out the sound of the hourly bell strike