A c.1800 English Painted Brass Masonic Longcase Moonphase Clock Dial sub-Curios the Grace that symbolized Beauty

the Grace that symbolized Beauty

is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found on the continental shelves and uppermost slopes off Norway and the British Isles south to Senegal

this is a piece with masses of versatility and decorative appeal

surviving from the very early part of nineteenth century Britain

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A c.1800 English Painted Brass Masonic Longcase Moonphase Clock Dial sub-Curios the Grace that symbolized BeautyOrigin: English Period: George III Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1800 Diameter: 9. 5 The rolling moon phase saw wheel from a longcase clock, the whole being hand painted, with motto to both phases of Amor, Monor et Justitia (Love, Honour and Justice), amongst several other masonic symbols, the whole possibly from a Masonic Lodge and surviving from George III period England. There is localised flaking of the paint and scratches but the whole remains