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A fine George III green japanned eight-day longcase clock Henry Hindley, York, mid 18th century The four double-baluster turn

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A fine George III green japanned eight-day longcase clock Henry Hindley, York, mid 18th century The four double-baluster turned pillar movement with concealed clicks to the barrels, gravity fed rack and bell striking, long crutch for the original heavy-bob pendulum and six-spoke wheel crossings throughout, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds ring to the richly matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes and signed Hindley, York to lower edge, the angles with rococo scroll cast spandrels, beneath arch with large diameter calendar ring flanked by conforming mounts, in a green ground gilt decorated case with concave sided pediment above three-quarter pilasters to hood door, break-arch trunk door decorated in raised polychrome and gilt with oriental figures within a terrace garden landscape above a European man o’ war, the plinth similarly decorated with a leaping dear above moulded double skirt base, 236cm (7ft 9ins) high. DESCRIPTION TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH ‘IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS’ printed in the sale catalogue or available from the auctioneers on request. Henry Hindley was born in Great Harwood, near Blackburn, Lancashire 1699, little is known about his early life, however by the mid 1720’s he was making clocks in Wigan where he repaired the church clock in 1726. Hindley moved with his young family (including his son, Joseph born 1728) to the prosperous city of York where, after making clocks for the Mansion House and Guildhall, he gained his Freedom of the city in 1732. Hindley’s talents were such that he equipped his workshop with tools of his own design including an important dividing and wheel cutting engine, a screw cutting lathe and a fusee engine. As well as domestic clocks Hindley received commissions for several turret clocks including York Minster and supplied a range of scientific instruments including two important equatorial telescopes for the Duke of Norfolk and William Constable. By the 1760’s Hindley’s health had deteriorated to the extent that an ever increasing proportion of the business was handled by his son Joseph. Henry died in 1771 with his son and successor Joseph unfortunately dying just three years later in 1774, before he had had the opportunity to stamp his own mark on the family firm. Hindley’s work demonstrates a highly inventive exacting approach with each clock perhaps varying in some way to its predecessor ensuring constant refinement in design and layout. The quality of the finish of his work is generally exceptional being comparable to the best London makers of the period which is why many collector’s refer to Hindley as ‘the Tompion of the North’. The movement of the current lot is a fine example of Hindley’s work exhibiting inventive details such as the cranked pumping mechanism for the calendar dial, gravity fed rack striking, concealed clicks to the barrels and combined hammer spring and stop. The wheelwork is perhaps a little unusual having six-spoke crossings throughout with finely turned collets. The large bob pendulum with lozenge shaped slot for the slider is also noteworthy.

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