A superb 12 inch arched silvered and engraved chapter ring and spandrels clock by William Carter Southwark (London).
The arched brass dial with chapter ring and spandrels, polished and silvered dial centre with lovely engraving. Inside centre calendar feature and strike/silent to the arch.
The cabinet with quarter reeded and brass strung columns to the trunk, reeded and brass strung hood columns, moudling to the trunk door and base panel. The clock standing on 2 plinths. Cabinet of lovely colour and patination.
The 5 pillar movement striking the hours on a single bell.
A lovely arched silvered dial 8 day duration grandfather clock by Neale of London.
The arched dial of one piece and silvered and engraved. Also with seconds and calendar and strike/silent feature to the arch.
The cabinet showing wonderful flame mahogany veneers and of amazing colour and patination. London quality construction and design.
The movement of 5 pillar design and striking the hours on a single bell.
‘8-day’ duration French miniature Great Exhibition style skeleton clock with alarm.
Finely engraved frame standing on an ebonised oval base with glass dome.
Eight day movement with silk suspension and enamel dial with Roman numerals. Pull wind for the alarm with the bell mounted underneath the base, pull cord for alarm setting.
This style of clock was first produced for the Great Exhibition held at Crystal Palace in 1851.
A lovely 5 spoke wheel work English Rafter Style Frame single fusee skeleton clock of ‘8-day’ duration.
The Roman Numerals engraved silvered chapter ring dial signed Burditt of Peterborough.
The clock stands all under a glass dome, sitting on an ebonised base, with pendulum. 39cm tall.
Very early and rare 8 day oak grandfather clock by John Whitehurst of Congleton.
More can be read about this eminent clockmaking family in the book by Maxwell Craven, John Whitehurst of Derby, Clockmaker and Scientist 1713-88.
This early 18th century example with square dial and polished and superbly engraved centre. Chapter ring and spandrels, seconds and calendar apertures.
The cabinet of lovely colour and patination, early oak moulding to the door, flat top to the hood with caddy top.
The lovely quality 8 day movement striking the hours on a single bell.
A collector’s clock.
A superb rosewood round convex dial single fusee ‘8-day’ bracket clock of lovely small size.
The cabinet of superb colour and patination and with brass ring side handles. Lovely brass stringing to the case. The clock standing on brass ball feet.
The small white painted dial signed James Bush London and with Roman Numerals to the dial and a single winding hole.
The fine quality movement with anchor escapement and pendulum hold transport hold fast, finely engraved back-plate border.
Robert Roskell (1773-1847), 2-day spring driven marine chronometer from around C1840. Robert was one of the most eminent and hard working of Liverpool makers, suppliers of watches, chronometers and clocks. Robert’s son later became a partner in the firm of Hunt & Roskell.
The silvered dial signed Robert Roskell Liverpool, numbered 1082/52966 with subsidiary seconds dial and state-of-wind at 12.
The three tier brass bound mahogany box with bone plaque numbered 1082 and having brass carrying handles. Case 16.5cm wide, 17.7cm high, 16.5cm deep.
High quality fusee movement with stop-work.
A very rare early 19th century oval dial 8 day duration grandfather clock, the dial signed Lawrence of Lancaster.
The lovey painted scene dial with subsidiary seconds, calendar and inset moon-phase to the centre. Rocking father time to the arch.
The 8 day duration movement striking the hours on a single bell.
The outsanding cabinet probably made by the famous firm Gillows of Lancaster. Typical Lancaster round top to the trunk door. Finely matched mahogany veneers to the trunk door and the base.
John Lawrence of Lancaster is recorded in Clocks of North Lancashire & Westmoreland by Susan Stuart as a clockmaker in Penny St, Lancaster from 1754 and was made a freeman of the city.
Brief History Gillows Cabinet Making Firm
A simply stunning small domestic regulator longcase clock of 8 day duration, the dial signed John Barwise London.
The fine quality movement with dead-beat escapement and maintaining power.
The lovely mahogany case with shallow arched hood above reeded chamfered corners flanking the conforming door, lovely flame veneers to trunk and standing on shaped plinth.
The dial with regulator dial layout, seperate hour, subsidiary seconds and outside minute divisions.
A wonderful clock of outstanding colour,patination and proportions.
History on Barwise Clockmaker
A simply stunning Chippendale style mahogany casework clock, both slim and elegant and with numerous casework details copying various 18th century case styles. Beautiful colour and patination and lovely figured mahogany veneers.
The dial showing silvered chapter ring and spandrels to the corners of the dial. Polished and engraved centre with subsidiary seconds feature. The name Lowe and Sons engraved to the centre of the dial. Moonphase feature to the arch.
The lovely quality 8 day movement striking the hours on a single bell. A collector’s clock.