A superb London mahogany longcase clock with the dial signed by John Carter of London C1770.
The 8 day arched brass dial movement with three train mechanism. Striking the quarters on a peel of bells.
The lovely arched brass dial with chapter ring and spandrels, seconds and calendar features, finely matted centre and rare moon-phase feature to the arch.
The lovey quality cabinet with high quality London case features, quarter columns with brass strung and reeded and brass capitals, dome top to the hood and reeded and brass strung hood columns. Moulding to door and base panel. Standing on two plinths the lower shaped.
A London mahogany clock by John Carter shown in Fig 228/229/230 of the well known clock book Cescinsky and Webster- English Domestic Clocks.
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
Featuring a superb white dial grandfather clock.Together with flame mahogany veneered cabinet. The convex dial signed William Pitt of London.
The high quality 8 day movement striking the hours on a single bell.
London cabinet showing all the high quality case features. Long trunk door with moulding, also with chamfered sides to the case. Brass frets to the hood. Dome top to case.Finally the clock being of delightful colour and patination.
Antique Grandfather Clocks
A superb 8 day flame mahogany grandfather clock. The dome top London mahogany case of good colour and patination. Clock by Thomas Delasalle London. The dial with polished and engraved centre with subsidiary seconds and calendar. Strike silent to the arch, chapter ring and spandrels to the dial corners. In addition the 5 pillar movement striking the hours on a single bell. Finally the stunning cabinet shows all the high quality London case features.
Antique Grandfather Clocks
A lovely ‘8-day’ grandfather clock with flame mahogany cabinet by Rivers & Son of London. Together with timepiece dead beat escapement movement. Silvered shaped dial showing seconds and the makers name to the arch. Cabinet of superb colour and patination. Finally a very nice small size.
Antique Grandfather Clocks
A lovely elegant mahogany ‘8-day’ arched silvered brass dial grandfather clock. James Gray of Edinburgh engraved to the dial. The movement striking the hours on a single bell. Lovely case with swan neck pediments and reeded quarter columns. Altogether standing on bracket feet. Finally the dial finely engraved and with seconds and calendar features.
Antique Grandfather Clocks
A highly collectable ‘8-day’ flame mahogany veneered grandfather clock. All showing the typical high quality London case features of the time by Spencer & Perkins. This clock has spent its entire life I believe in Portugal in Lisbon. It has also been exhibited in Lisbon. This was to commemorate a famous battle in portugese history where the English helped decide the outcome.
The dial with two circular painted discs for the dial centre. Together with strike silent to the arch. Spandrels to the dial corners and to the arch as well. Subsidiary seconds and calendar. The movement striking the hours on a single bell. What looks like the original transport piece of wood behind the movement. This would of been used when it was sent to Portugal. A very rare clock.
Antique Grandfather Clocks
A good ‘8-day’ duration mahogany Longcase clock by Richard Drake of Beaminster. The arch white dial with Adam and Eve ‘tree of life’ automaton. Together with subsidiary seconds, calendar and Arabic numerals. The movement striking hours on a single bell. Finally good London style cabinet.
Antique Grandfather Clocks
A superb round brass silvered dial mahogany case domestic regulator grandfather clock. The ‘8 day’ duration movement by Gravell & Tolkien. This together with dead-beat escapement, maintaining power and wood rod pendulum. The makers were successors to Eardley Norton. A very special clock and of superb colour and patination. Tolkien is reportedly the great Grandfather of the author J.R.R. Tolkien (The Hobbit , Lord of the rings etc ) Finally I would say a lovely clock that would suit any home.
Antique Grandfather Clocks
Outstanding ‘8 day’ duration regulator clock. Featuring flame veneered mahogany cabinet by Pryor of London. Also with round silvered brass dial. Typical regulator dial layout. Features like dead beat escapement to movement. Another being bolt and shutter maintaining power. Lastly stunning mahogany cabinet of London design. Clearly a lovely clock for the specialist collector.
Antique Grandfather Clocks