Live Auction 2418Christie's Interiors
A GEORGE III RED AND CREAM-JAPANNED STRIKING LONGCASE CLOCK WITH ROCKING SHIP DIAL,
Lot 469

A GEORGE III RED AND CREAM-JAPANNED STRIKING LONGCASE CLOCK WITH ROCKING SHIP DIAL,

CIRCA 1780, THE BRASS DIAL INSCRIBED 'THE TERRIBLE CAPTN. DEATH' AND SIGNED 'THOS. DICKER READING'

Closed2 March 2011

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USD 3,750

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A GEORGE III RED AND CREAM-JAPANNED STRIKING LONGCASE CLOCK WITH ROCKING SHIP DIAL,
CIRCA 1780, THE BRASS DIAL INSCRIBED 'THE TERRIBLE CAPTN. DEATH' AND SIGNED 'THOS. DICKER READING'
85¼in. (216.5cm.) high, 18¼in. (46.5cm.) wide, 8½in. (21.5cm.) deep

Specialist note

Captain William Death commanded the Terrible and died in battle in 1756, the first year of the Seven Years War. His battles against the French were sited as examples of English courage and an English folk ballad titled 'Captain Death' was printed as early as 1783, lamenting the loss of the 'brave Captain Death'.