Circa 1880
Mahagony case with swan neck hood and turned pillars, the trunk with convex door between ogee mouldings over a panelled base on bracket feet.
The colourful dial painted in the arch with "Cotters Sat Night" and emblems of the 4 nations in the spandrels.
8-Day movement striking on a bell in full working order.
Ref 3391
88.5" high 20" wide 10" deep. Dial 14" x 20"
Dimensions taken at their widest points.
These polychrome coloured dials are becoming hard to find in as nice condition as this.
"Cotters Saturday Night" is a poem by Robert Burns.
Here is a link to the poem and more info on Burns
www.robertburns.org.uk/Assets/Poems_Songs/cotters_saturday_night.htm