Lot 6
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A SCOTTISH GEORGE III LONGCASE CLOCK BY DAVID NORIE, LEITH
CIRCA 1790
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky | 651
Auction: 18 August 2021 at 11:00 BST
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,000
Description
with twin-train movement, the arched brass dial, inscribed DAVD. NORIE/ LEITH, with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, contained within a mahogany case with brass fittings
Dimensions
214cm high, 49cm wide, 28cm deep
Footnote
Note: David Norie is listed in Loomes Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in several locations. He is first listed in Canongate, Edinburgh in 1787 when he was freed from his clock master. He is then listed in New Quay, Leith until his death in 1801 and was succeeded by his widow until 1811.