A really interesting world time dial clock. Featuring single fusee movement. Also with ‘8-day’ duration movement. Furthermore signed cast iron bezel.
World Time Dial Clock 19th C.
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Wall clock by Smiths – England
7in. dial Brass Ships clock with Porcelain Dial. Also with sweep seconds, and ‘8-day’ duration by Smiths of England
Antique Grandfather Clock by Jno. Kaye – Liverpool C.1790
An outstanding north country flame mahogany veneered Longcase clock. Featuring an arch brass dial of ‘8-day’ duration by John Kaye. The cabinet showing the finest choice mahogany veneers. Also with long trunk door with reeded quarter columns. Including OG bracket feet and swan neck pediments with blue glass/gold leaf decoration beneath.
The dial with chapter ring and spandrels, moonphase with tidal times, seconds, centre calendar and superbly matted and engraved dial centre. Engraved above the moon is High water at Georges Dock. The movement striking the hours on a single bell. Well known Liverpool maker, this clock has huge significance.
It has engavings of places around the world so you can work out the corresponding times in these cities. The owner clearly was an important merchant. We purchased the clock from the famous Bibby family who had owned the clock for many years.
Antique Grandfather Clock by Lassell – Park (Liverpool) 1760
A fine flame veneered mahogany ‘8-day’ duration. Featuring arch brass dial Longcase clock by Lassell-Park. The dial showing finely matted and engraved centre. Also with recessed seconds, calendar, and moonphase to the arch. The movement striking the hours on a single bell. The cabinet with outstanding flame veneered mahogany, pierced fretwork columns to trunk sides and dome top and fretwork beneath to hood. To sum up a very collectible clock.
Antique Grandfather Clock by Wright, London C.1790
Featured here an outstanding ‘8-day’ London mahogany Longcase clock. Showing quality arch white dial by Wright. The cabinet also with typical high quality London case features and of superb colour and patination. The white dial with seconds and calendar. Including strike silent feature to the arch and makers name to dial centre. Gold leaf spandrels and flowers to corners. Together with gold leaf decoration to the arch. The 5-pillar movement striking the hours on a single bell. A collector’s clock.
Antique Grandfather Clock by James Cowan – Edinburgh C.1770
An outstanding quality ‘8-day’ duration flame mahogany Longcase clock. Featured here an arch brass dial by this superb Scottish maker James Cowan. The dial showing chapter ring and spandrels, seconds and calendar aperture. Also with finely matted centre. In addition the makers name being engraved on a cartouche to the arch. Also strike/silent feature to the arch.The high quality movement striking the hours on a single bell. The cabinet with wonderful colour and patination. Swan neck pediments and bracket feet. Long trunk door with choice mahogany veneers.
Gervais Paris. C.1775 cartel clock
An early brass clock of elegant design. Shown with porcelain dial by Gervais of Paris. 18th century. A good quality model. ‘8-day’ duration. 2 train movement with one piece porcelain dial. To sum up a nice early cartel clock.
Antique Grandfather Clock by Gill-Rye C1795
A lovely and rare finely painted satinwood grandfather clock. Featuring an arched white dial by Gill of Rye. Decorated in the manner of Michael Angelo Pergolesi. The square white painted dial showing gold leaf decoration to the corners. Also seconds and calendar to the dial centre. In addition the movement striking the hours on a single bell. ‘8-day’ duration movement.
Antique Grandfather Clock Josiah Emery, Charing Cross – London C1790
A special ’10inch’ dial ‘8-day’ longcase clock with high quality movement. Shown with arched silvered by London maker Josiah Emery. The movement with dead-beat escapement and maintaining power. The dial with seconds and calendar. In addition strike silent feature to the arch. Clearly lovely flame mahogany veneered cabinet. Also with typical London high quality design. Good colour and patination. To sum up a rare collector’s clock.
Antique Scottish Grandfather Clock by Robert Green – Edinburgh
Featured here a good quality C.1790 ‘8-day’ duration flame mahogany veneered Longcase clock. Shown with arch white dial by Robert Green. First of all the elegant proportions Scottish cabinet with boxwood stringing and shell inlay to base. In addition the cabinet with swan neck pediments and bracket feet.The hood with reeded hood columns. Another feature is the fretwork below the swan neck pediments. Including brass paterae to the top of swan neck.
The cabinet showing good colour and patination.
Clearly a good quality eight day movement striking the hours on a single bell.
The delicately painted dial with gold leaf decoration and flowers to the corners. Makers name enclosed with flowers to the arch. Subsidiary seconds and calendar features to the dial. Furthermore the clock with matching ‘diamond’ blued iron hands. To sum up a fine Scottish clock.
‘Old Scottish Clockmakers’, by John Smith From 1453 to 1850 has Robert Green listed working from 1781-1834. On the 3rd November 1781, he was bound apprentice to James Howden. 17th January 1789 he was,’Discharged of his indentures.’ On the 4th May 1793 he,’Compeared and presented his essay. This being a watch movement, begun, made, and finished in presence of James Howden Landlord, Geo. Skelton, David Murray, and John Sibbald, essay masters as they declared, etc.’ E.H.Records. He listed a sale of ‘superior watches and clocks at reduced prices’ on 14th May 1832, as he retired from business.