Antique oak 18th century Bristol eight day clock.
The clock come in for restoration, the case needed to be completely taken apart and rebuilt. The case was very dry causing wood to shrink and crack in places. The base was taken apart and reglued . The plinth was a later addition and was made from pine, this was replaced for a more period style one during restoration.
The hood had some old repairs which were badly done and dried out. Theses were needed to be taken apart to remove the screws and nails before being reglued and repaired correctly. Once all repairs were carried out the case was cleaned and French polished afterwards. Once all polishing was done and waxed, the case had its brassware fitted back to the case. With new brass mounts for the swan necks to replace the damage and missing ones . The case was returned back to my client to have the paint3d dial fitted back in the case .
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