Joseph Jennens Grandfather Oak Clock. Dial has a silvered chapter ring with black Arabic numerals, silvered sub seconds dial, fancy pierced black hands, etched gilt center and leafy spandrels, painted moon phase dial has losses to the paint and numbers have some paint flaking; dial etched Joseph Jennens – Skinner Street – Clerkenwell London. Brass English 2 weight movement, strikes on a single gong, brass pulleys and pendulum bob with steel stick. Carved oak case with nice grain, broken arch crest and turned columns on the bonnet with turned finials; beveled door glass with quarter columns on either side. Original finish, in good running condition. 99 in. high.
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