Beschreibung:

A rare Scottish inlaid mahogany eight-day wall timepiece C. Lunan, Aberdeen, circa 1800 The four-pillar weight-driven movement with anchor escapement and bolt-and-shutter maintaining power, the 10 inch circular silvered Roman numeral dial with calendar aperture, shuttered winding hole, pierced blued steel hands and signed C.LUNAN to centre, the case with cavetto moulded shallow break-arch cornice above door inlaid with radial fan motifs around the circular aperture flanked by ivory capped pilasters to hood, with oval fan cartouche centred break-arch trunk door above unusual elongated octagonal base with further oval fan inlay within a crossbanded and radial radial veneered fascia, 112cm high. Provenance: The property of a private collector, by repute ex Craigie House, Ayr. Charles Lunan is recorded in Baillie, G.H.Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Aberdeen 1760-1816. Craigie House, Ayr was built for Thomas Wallace around 1730, purchased by William Campbell in 1782 remaining in his family until 1940 when was acquired by Ayr Council, the house is now a management centre for Paisley University. The current lot may have possibly been supplied to the house for William Campbell around 1800. The relatively simple but purposeful nature of the movement housed in a fine quality well detailed case suggests that it was made for a discerning client to be used as a functional timepiece within a relatively sophisticated interior. The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue.