An outstanding ‘8-day’ walnut veneered Longcase clock. |Featuring an arched brass dial by Ellicott of London. The dial showing chapter ring and spandrels. Also with seconds and calendar features & finely matted centre. The 5 pillar movement of outstanding quality with ‘dead-beat’ escapement. The going side running on a 3lb weight only!
The cabinet of typical London design but made using fine figured walnut veneers. Outstanding inlays of various woods. One of the first clocks we have seen to be inlaid so profusely and so finely. Absolutely stunning example, the colour and patination are also superb. A real collector’s clock by an eminent clockmaker. Master of the Clockmaker’s Company. Clockmaker to King George III.
Antique Grandfather Clocks
A very early 18th century single handed Longcase Clock by Gabriel Smith. The fine movement striking hours on a single bell. Showing the 18th century brass dial. Together with chapter ring and spandrels. Also with chestnut case. Superb elegant collectible clock.
Antique Grandfather Clocks
A superb early Longcase clock of ‘8-day’ duration. Featuring 11 inch square brass dial by John Cotton of London. Fantastic quality cabinet made with choice veneers. Also with long trunk door and flat top to the hood.The 5 pillar movement striking the hours on a single bell.Superb matted and engraved centre. Together with seconds and calendar features, chapter ring and spandrels. Superb clock of good colour and patination.
Antique Grandfather Clocks
Featured here a good ‘8-day’ duration mahogany Longcase clock.Case of good proportions. Arched white painted dial by Daniel Dickerson of Framlingham. The cabinet showing South Country design. Also with long trunk door with reeded sides. 2 plinths, moulding to door and dome top. In addition with solid fretwork to hood and finished with three finials.
The movement striking the hours on a single bell. The painted dial with green and gold leaf corners. Also with a painted figure to the arch. Seconds and calendar features to dial centre. Cabinet of good colour and patination. Daniel Dickerson was reportedly locked up in Framlingham castle. This was for swindling several persons out of their watches under the pretense of mending them.
Antique Grandfather Clocks
A very good quality flame mahogany veneered Longcase clock.Featuring arch brass dial by Henry Jenkins of London. The dial showing matted centre and recessed and engraved seconds. Also with subsidiary calendar feature, chapter ring and spandrels. Additionally strike/silent feature to the arch. ‘8-day’ duration, 5 pillar movement striking the hours on a single bell. The cabinet of wonderful colour and patination. To sum up a fine Lonodn clock showing all the typical high quality case features.
Antique Grandfather Clocks
A good slim mahogany Longcase clock of ‘8-day duration. Featuring arched silvered brass dial by Thos Morgan of Edinburgh. The cabinet with quarter reeded columns and long trunk door. Also with cross-banding and inlay. Furthermore the base also being delicately strung and with cross-banding in mahogany. The silvered dial with seconds and calendar and with superbly engraved centre. Together with engraving to the corners and arch. The movement striking hours on a single bell.
Antique Grandfather Clocks
A good ‘8-day’ dial striking carriage clock. Featuring repeat mechanism and fine porcelain dial. Also with glazed sides to brass cabinet.
French Clocks
‘Equation of Time’ year calendar clock. Featuring the finest quality movement by John Topping of London. Also with superb London burr walnut figured cabinet. Showing high quality London features. The complex month duration movement with chapter ring and spandrels. Additionally unusual large seconds to the arch. Year calendar with equation of time calculations to the engraved silvered dial.
Lovely quality finely matted centre. also with rise and fall of pendulum dial and strike/silent dials to the arch. Amazing movement design striking the hours on a single bell.
Antique Grandfather Clocks
Unusual oak ’30HR’ Longcase clock. Featuring square brass dial by Bennett of Cheadle. The brass dial shown with chapter ring/spandrels. Also polished and engraved dial centre, and single hand. The movement striking the hours on a single bell. The oak cabinet of lovely colour and patination. In addition long trunk door, og bracket feet and flat top to the hood with tiny caddy.
Very early and collectible clock. Very unusual movement, this clock has two weights one for striking, one for going side. Not normal for a 30HR.
Antique Grandfather Clocks
Featured here a good oak ’30HR’ Longcase clock. Shown an arch white dial by his collectible maker Deacon of Barton. The white dial also with flowers and gold leaf decoration to corners and flowers to the arch. In addition a bird delicately painted to dial centre. Calendar feature. The movement striking the hours on a single bell. The oak cabinet of lovely colour and patination, long trunk door. Also with single plinth and swan necks to the hood. Very sought after maker.
Antique Grandfather Clocks