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114. SCOTTISH MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK, JOHN TODD
(ACTIVE 1823-1837), GLASGOW, with contrastingly inlaid swan’s neck
pediment over an arched dial with Roman chapter ring and subsidiary seconds
and calendar dials, inscribed “John Todd, Glasgow” and painted in polychrome
and metallic pigments with representations of the Four Seasons in the span-
drels and a vignette of Highland dancing in the arch, the elegantly proportioned
case inlaid with boxwood stringing and containing an eight-day weight-driven
pendulum movement. Height 85 in. Width 21 in. Depth 9 in.
Note: John Todd, Trongate, Glasgow, is listed in Old Scottish Clockmakers as active
1823-1837.
115. BRITISH SAILOR’S WOOLWORK, 19 th century, depicting the
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom, in the design the shield shows the
various royal emblems: the three lions of England in the first and third quarters,
the lion of Scotland and the harp of Ireland, it is surrounded by the Order of the
Garter bearing the motto “Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense,” the shield supported
by the English lion and the Scottish Unicorn and is surmounted by the royal
crown. Below it appears, the motto of the Sovereign, “Dieu et Mon Droit,” the
plant badges of the United Kingdom: rose, thistle and shamrock are displayed
below and in the corners, additional patriotic flourish is provided by the various
flags of the nations, with gilt slip in bird’s eye maple frame. 21 ¾ in. x 21 ½ in.
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