Antique Georgian Scottish Orkney Island Inlaid Mahogany Tall Case 8 day Grandfather Clock 1810 Sold 75" long X 17

75" long X 17

This type of Qur'an case is known in Persian as a Bazuband

The top of the cabinet having two gilded removable crowns with carved phoenixes

Qianlong period

Antique Georgian Scottish Orkney Island Inlaid Mahogany Tall Case 8 day Grandfather Clock 1810 Sold 75" long X 17SOLD A fine & rare antique Georgian Scottish inlaid mahogany eight day tall case grandfather clock, by clockmaker Patrick Bews, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, circa 1810. Just professionally serviced and overhauled by a professional clock smith. This very rare antique clock was made in the Orkney Islands, in Kirkwall which is the largest town in the archipelago, the islands are located north off the Scottish mainland. The clock is housed in a mahogany case