Longcase Clock Circa 1715
Presented in original, complete & well preserved condition. Functions - Hour & minutes by the silvered chapter ring, seconds by internal dial, date by internal escutcheon, moon phase in the upper arch & an alarm dial to the centre. There are two bells one small & one large. It has a repeater striking mechanism which is activated by a pullcord. The Clockmaker - Vincent Menil, son of clockmaker Jaques Menil, was born 1681 & died 1728. The family were Huguenot refugees who immigrated from France t