18th Century Louis XVI Standing Clock with brass... Lot 772

18th Century Louis XVI Standing Clock with brass dial in oak By Johannes Franciscus Gillis, Cortenaken 1761. Narrow standing clock in honey-colored oak case. Movement with running time of 8 days and a high quality 5 pillar movement with anchor escapement and striking on a bell. Brass dial with a silvered and engraved secondary dial in the center with silvered chapter ring, Roman time indication and silvered steel hands. In the top a makers cartouche, signed: "Johannes Franciscus Gillis, Cortenaken 1761." (Cortenaken = Kortenaken, Belgium). H. 235cm. 18th Century Louis XVI Bronze Dial Longcase Clock By Johannes Franciscus Gillis, Cortenaken 1761. Small honey oak longcase clock is of 8-day duration with a high quality 5 pillar movement, anchor escapement and striking the hours on a bell via the rack and snail striking system. The break arch with bronze dial and a very well mated center, a silvered and engraved second's subsidiary dial with finely silvered steel hands, a silvered chapter ring and makers cartouche signed Johannes Franciscus Gillis, Cortenaken 1761 in the break arch. (Cortenaken = Kortenaken, Belgium).