A 19th century mahogany and boxwood strung longcase clock, the enameled face with moon dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, Second and date dials, painted spandrels, pierced hands and an eight day movement, indistinctly signed, h. 217 cm, w. 61 cm, d. 27 cm CONDITION REPORT: Some veneer missing. Some moulding off but present, some missing. Condition commensurate with age.
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An 18th century oak and mahogany crossbanded longcase clock, the swan neck pediment over an enameled face with Roman numerals, painted spandrels, pierced hands and a thirty hour movement, signed 'Pearce, Stratford', h. 214 cm, w. 48 cm, d. 22 cm, CONDITION REPORT: Some crossbanding replaced. General wear and tear.
A LATE 18TH CENTURY OAK AND MAHOGANY BANDED LONGCASE CLOCK, broken swan neck pediment with brass roundels above a plain hood, the brass 28cm 11'' dial with engraved floral spandrels, Roman and Arabic numerals, eight day movement by Thomas Ollive of Cranbrook, plain trunk door and plinth base on short bracket feet, height approximately 205.5cm, with pendulum, two weights, winding key and loose columns for hood
19th century oak longcase clock with eight-day striking movement, the painted broken-arch dial inscribed 'Peter Poignand, Jersey', the dial with painted figures, horse and cart in the arch and having subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, whelkshell spandrels, the trunk with broken-arch door and brass presentation plaque, 212cm high
Black chinoiserie lacquer longcase clock, the square hood with flanking pilasters above a rectangular panelled door and conforming plinth base, the brass dial with floral spandrels, silvered chapter ring, Arabic and Roman numerals and date aperture, the thirty hour movement striking on a bell
19th Century Scottish mahogany longcase clock, the circular moulded hood above an arched panelled door flanked by turned pilasters above a moulded plinth base, the painted dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and date dial, signed Leighton, Montrose, with a two train eight day movement
19th Century oak longcase clock having broken arch hood above a square plain white painted dial with Arabic numerals and date aperture with thirty hour weight driven movement above a crossbanded flush panelled door flanked by quarter reeded pilasters on a conforming plinth base with pendulum and weight (at fault)
Samuel Shepley, Stockport, an oak longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch square brass dial having a raised chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals and five-minute outer numerals with decorative 'flame' half-hour markings and signed either side of VI o'clock for the maker Sam. Shepley, Stockport, the matted centre engraved with floral decoration and having a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, with cast-brass c-scroll spandrels and blued steel hands, the flat-top oak case with mahogany crossbanding, the hood having full pillars with gilt-wood capitals, the trunk with quarter columns set into the corners, the base with canted corners, with further crossbanding to the shaped trunk door, height 188cm.* Biography Samuel Shepley was a member of the well known Stockport clockmaking family working in the area in the 18th century. Born in 1749, he married Martha Heginbotham in 1755 and is known to have undertaken various works for St. Mary's Parish Church including maintaining the clock, having taken over the role from his father in 1753, with his last act before his death in 1780 being to repair the clock and chimes in 1779.See Edmund Davies 'Greater Manchester Clocks and Clockmakers', Mayfield Books 2007.
William Smith, London a lacquered longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, with the unusual shaped plates having scroll sides to the arched base and an unusual strike/silent lever arrangement, with the brass twelve-inch break-arch dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals and Arabic five-minute outer numerals, the matted centre having a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture and a silvered plaque engraved with the name Wm. Smith, London, with the arch having a silvered dial for 'Strike/Silent', with cast-brass c-scroll spandrels to the four corners and further 'dolphin' spandrels within the arch, the lacquered case having raised Oriental chinoiserie decoration, fluted flat columns to the flat-top hood, and standing on bracket feet, height 213cm.
Thomas Loftus, Wisbech, a lacquered longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement having finned pillars and striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch square brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, Arabic five-minute markings to the outer, fleur-de-lys half-hour markings and diamond half quarter-hour markings, signed either side of VI o'clock Thos. Loftus, Wisbech, the matted centre with ringed winding holes, a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture with engraved decorative surround, with crown-and-cherub cast-brass corner spandrels and decorative blued steel hands, the black lacquer case with raised Oriental chinoiserie decoration, a bulls eye lenticle glass to the trunk door, with the flat-topped hood having three-quarter columns with gilt-wood capitals, the base with matching raised chinoiserie work and standing on a single plinth, height 210cm.* Biography - Thomas Loftus is recorded as working in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire from circa 1695 until after 1718.
Jon. Newson London, a black lacquer longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch brass break-arch dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals and Arabic five-minute outer numerals, with decorative blued steel hands, the dial centre with a subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture and an applied plaque engraved with the maker's name Jno. Newson, London, with cast-brass c-scroll spandrels to the four corners, the arch having a painted brass moonphase disc with engraved surround, the black lacquer case having three decorative panels to the trunk, the top depicting a courting couple in a garden, the middle with a group within a garden setting listening to a flautist and the lower, a woman attacking a stricken man with a ducking stool in the background, the arched-top hood with brass capitals to the three-quarter columns, the base with chinosierie decoration, all standing on bracket feet, height 210cm* Biography John Newson is recorded as working in Basinghall Street, London having been apprenticed in 1722 and becoming free of the Clockmakers Company in 1734, with his death probably in 1784.
John Adam, Paisley, a mahogany longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, with the thirteen-inch painted break-arch dial having typical Scottish decoration depicting the four seasons to each corner and with a lion and a seated lady to the centre, with a further image painted to the arch depicting a courting couple in a garden being spied upon, with black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and date dials, decorative steel hands and signed with the maker's name Jno. Adam, Paisley, the flat-top mahogany case having decorative herring-bone stringing to the edges, with further stringing to the trunk door and base, and standing on bracket feet, height 220cm.* Biography John Adam is recorded as working at 11, Smith-Hills, Paisley, Renfrewshire from circa 1820 until at least 1838. He married Catherine McNeilledge with whom he had various children including Eliza who died on the 20th February 1904 and Catherine who died on the 9th of June 1905.* Notes Ref: Donald Whyte, Clockmakers and Watchmakers of Scotland, Pub: Mayfield Books 2005.
John Roucleiffe, Bridgewater, apprenticed to William Stumbels, an oak longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch square brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, Arabic outer five-minute markings to the outer and signed either side of VI o'clock John Roucleiffe, Bridgewater, the silvered centre engraved with c-scroll decoration and having a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, with decorative blued steel hands and cast-brass female-head spandrels to the four corners, the oak case having turned pillars with cast-brass gilded capitals to the flat-topped hood, a raised mahogany panel to the base and standing on bracket feet, height 206cm.* Biography - John Roucleiffe is recorded as having been apprenticed to the eminent clockmaker William Stumbels of Totnes in circa 1740 at a premium of £20. In 1760 he took an apprentice, John Pine, for seven years at a premium of £10, and he was assessed at 2d for his house in the Totnes Poor Rate of 1762 after which he moved to Bridgewater. He was involved in maintaining many local parish church clocks, Stumbels having been a fine maker of church clocks, with records showing a payment of nine pounds for Cleaning and Righting the Parish Clock at Pawlett in 1755, with the last payment to him for the same work in 1785. In 1758 he cleaned the parish church clock at Goathurst with the last record of work on this being in 1778, whilst in 1757 he was paid eight-pounds to clean the Chedzoy church clock, then paid £10 in 1759 to provide A new Church Clock, with his last payment from here being in 1772. He worked alongside Tristam Brimble when making and repairing the various church clocks and there is a longcase clock signed by both in the Blake Museum, Bridgewater. A silver pair-cased watch with champlevé dial as signed by Roucklieffe was illustrated in Transactions of the Devonshire Association in 1935.Ref: A.J. Moore, The Clockmakers of Somerset, 1675-1900, Pub. 1998.
Simpson, Wigton, an oak and mahogany moonphase longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch break-arch brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals and outer five-minute numerals, the silvered centre with decorative scroll engraving and marked to the outer aspect for the sweep date hand, with a subsidiary seconds dial and signed for the maker Simpson, Wigton, with cast-brass female-head spandrels to the four corners, and having a moon-phase disc to the arch painted with the moon against a blue ground with gilt stars, the oak case having mahogany crossbanding to the trunk, door, hood and base, the swan-neck pediment with brass ball-and-spire finial to the centre and brass patrea, the hood having full pillars with cast-brass Corinthian capitals, the trunk with canted corners and boxwood stringing to the mahogany upper panel, the base standing on bracket feet, height 226cm (inc. finial)* Biography The Simpson family of clockmakers were Quakers with the brothers John and Joseph setting up business circa 1758. John died in 1796 and Joseph soon after with John Simpson Junior continuing the business until his death in 1837. The majority of their clocks were of thirty-hour duration, but a number of eight-day examples are known with at least two housing musical movements.See Brian Loomes 'Clockmakers of Northern England', Mayfield Books 2007.
An Oak Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Robert Dawson, Alford, circa 1760, flat top pediment, mahogany crossbanded trunk door, 12-inch square brass dial with silvered chapter ring signed, seconds and date aperture, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 199cm high11.12.17, Hood with cracks to the left hand side, left hand side hood moulding has come off and needs re-gluing, hood door with later handle, trunk with later escutcheon, trunk left hand side with cracks, trunk with later inlay, plinth with cracks, feet missing, dial chapter ring is discoloured and needs silvering, later seatboard, movement looks complete, with pendulum and two weights.
An Oak Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Thos Twigg, Shelton, circa 1810, swan neck pediment, fluted pilasters, 13-inch arched painted dial, seconds, date aperture, painted scene in the arch, four posted movement with attached falseplate stamped Osborne, anchor escapement, rack striking on a bell, 214cm high 11.12.17, Pediment with small cracks to the top centre, columns with dents and chips, trunk door is slightly bowed, later feet, front of the plinth with one crack, plinth with some dents and small chips, dial has been re-painted, movement is complete, with pendulum and two weights.
An Oak Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Peter Hathornthwaite, Kirkby Lonsdale, circa 1720, flat top pediment, side viewing windows, trunk door with glazed lenticle, 12-inch square brass dial with chapter ring signed, seconds dial, date aperture, anchor escapement and inside countwheel striking on a bell, later case, 217cm high11.12.17, Later case, hood with chips to the top side and some wood missing, trunk with splits and moulding missing, plinth with cracks, top side of the backboard with loose pieces of wood, dial is discoloured and needs silvering, movement is dirty and needs cleaning, pendulum suspension is broken, with pendulum, no weights.
An Oak Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Saml Shepley, Stockport, circa 1780, caddied pediment, crossbanded trunk door with inset pilasters, 12-1/4-inch brass dial with chapter ring signed, seconds and date aperture, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 214cm high11.12.17, Hood caddy has been re-built, hood with veneer missing just below the caddy, later feet and skirting, front right hand side column is bowed, dial is discoloured and needs silvering, later seatboard, movement is dirty and needs cleaning, with two weights and a pendulum.
A Scottish Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Thos Low, Dundee, circa 1820, swan neck pediment, inlaid stringing and inlaid acorn leaf and urn decoration panels, 13-1/4-inch arched painted dial signed, seconds and date dials, painted figural corner spandrels, arch with a painted figural boat scene, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, later case, 216cm high 11.12.17, Later case, hood sides with small cracks, hood door with cracks, trunk door slightly faded, dial with crazing marks and minor chips and the paint work is slightly lifting in parts, later seatboard, extra wooden blocks to both sides of the case cheeks, movement needs cleaning, with two weights and a pendulum.
A Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, circa 1810, swan neck pediment, six column hood with painted glass panels, triple arched trunk door flanked with fluted column pilasters, ogee feet, 14-inch arched painted dial, seconds and date dials, arch with moonphase aperture, four pillar movement with attached falseplate stamped Osbornes manufactory Birmingham, anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 228cm high 11.12.17, Hood with glass panels cracked, case is faded with sunlight damage, some mouldings are missing and small cracks and veneers lifting in parts, feet are scuffed, dial has been touched up, dial needs re-painting, date hand is missing, later seconds and minute hands, movement is dirty, no drive to date wheel (wheel missing), with pendulum and two weights.
An Oak Thirty Hour Longcase Clock, signed Daniel Gill, circa 1780, flat top pediment, moulded trunk door, 11-inch square brass dial, dial centre with silvered arched plaque signed, bird cage movement with anchor escapement and countwheel striking on a bell, 195cm high28.12.17, Trunk door with lock missing, plinth with a later skirting, dial is clean, movement looks complete, with pendulum and weight.
A Longcase Clock Painted White Dial and Movement, circa 1810, 13-inch arched painted dial signed Richmond, York, Arabic numerals, seconds and date dials, corners painted with flowers, the arch painted with a lady in robes with a lion beside, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 47.5cm high 12.12.17, Dial has been re-painted, signs of slight touching up with paint in parts, hands have been repaired, movement needs cleaning, no weights, with pendulum.
A Scottish Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Simon Forrest, Kirkfieldbank, circa 1830, flat top pediment, 14-inch arched painted dial with Roman numerals, painted with four seasons spandrels, arch painted with figures in a landscape scene, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 211cm high 11.12.17, Case is slightly faded in parts, case with small pieces of veneer missing in parts around the hood and base, trunk door with stringing missing in parts, dial centre with crazing marks and the signature and place name is faded, movement needs cleaning, with two weights and a pendulum.
An Oak Thirty Hour Longcase Clock, signed Jn Parson, Worksop, circa 1800, arched pediment, 13-inch circular painted dial signed, date aperture, painted with flowers to the centre, anchor escapement and outside countwheel striking on a bell, later case, 208cm high 11.12.17, Later case, plinth with small cracks and the left hand side panel is slightly lifting, dial with small marks and minor flaking painted marks in places, movement is complete, with pendulum and two weights.
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