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19th Century oak and mahogany longcase clock, the arched painted dial signed C. Dixon, Hexham, with subsidiary date aperture, the single train movement striking on a bell with weight and pendulum, together with a floral and gilt decorated jug, dated 1837

George III mahogany inlaid and painted longcase clock, the broken arch hood with brass ball finials and flanking Corinthian pilasters above a rectangular panel door flanked by fluted quarter pilasters and conforming plinth base, the brass mounted and painted dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, signed Ninyon, Brighthelmstone, the two train movement with anchor escapement striking on a bellOverall height - 223cmDial width - 11.5 inchesPendulum and weight are present

An early 19th century oak thirty hour longcase clock, the brass dial signed Jos Atkinson of Gateshead, with pendulum and weight, height 216cm

A George IV oak longcase clock case for a round dial clock, the hood with swan neck pediment and another, 208 and 197cm h, dial diam. 32 and 30cm respectively The first with two shrinkage cracks to base, but in good restored condition. The second a made-up example with small faults

A George III eight day oak longcase clock, South Wales, M Thomas Carnarvon, with breakarched, engraved dial and rococo spandrels, the case with swan neck pediment to the breakarched door, the trunk enclosed by serpentine top door flanked by fluted pilasters, pendulum and weights, 211cm h Mahogany-stained, dusty / dirty but basically complete and in our opinion movement and dial original to case. Some chips and losses to hood and case, signs of old worm damage

Mahogany longcase clock,the hood with swan neck pediment, Corinthian columns, the trunk with long door, box base, thirteen inch arched brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial, eight day movement striking on a bell, height 226cm.Condition report:The hood has a split and veneer loss to the upper left hand scroll, and rubbing from the door opening. The case has the very occasional wormhole. The base panel has a significant split running straight through the centre of the inlaid panel. Some veneer loss to the right hand side of the trunk.

George Dobbie, Falkirk, mahogany longcase clock, swan-neck pediment, Corinthian columns, long door, quarter columns, bracket feet, 13" arched brass dial, cast spandrels, silvered Roman chapter ring, subsidiary seconds and date dial, eight-day movement striking on a bell, 232cm.Condition report:We cannot confirm if this clock is working. There are some cracks to the hood and bottom left panel. There are some indentations to the top left corner of the base and to the bottom right panel. Pendulum and weights are present. Please see additional uploaded images.

Oak and mahogany longcase clock, the hood with swan neck pediment, turned columns, trunk with short door inlaid with a shell, bracket feet, twelve inch square painted dial with floral spandrels, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, signed William Lee, Northampton, eight day movement striking on a bell, height0207cm, with pendulum, weights and winding key.

19th century lacquered longcase clock with painted dial signed 'Bentley Kingsbridge', 199cm high

An early 19th century mahogany and banded oak eight day longcase clock marked Thomas Quested, Wye, height 206cm

Local Interest: Heitzman of Cheadle 19th century mahogany longcase clock, 235cm tall, requires attention.

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY OAK AND MAHOGANY 30-HOUR LONGCASE CLOCK, SIGNED COLLINSON, KENDAL the 13-inch square dial painted with roses in each corner, date crescent, the hood with flat top and turned columns, the case with quarter-columns flanking an arch-top door, the base with bracket feet, with pendulum. 207cm high

AN 18TH CENTURY OAK THIRTY-HOUR LONGCASE CLOCK, SIGNED JOHN BUNTING, LONG BUCKBY the 10¼-inch square brass dial with single pointer, the hood with flat top and columns, the case with inlaid and crossbanded trunk door, the base similarly decorated and raised on ogee bracket feet, with pendulum and one weight. 198.5cm high

Rogers, Leominster, a Georgian 30 hr longcase Clock Dial and Movement, the 12in brass dial signed 'Rogers, Leominster', with brass 'string of pearls for shallower arch' spandrels 1760/85.

W. Fletcher, Leeds, a carved oak 8-day longcase clock with two-weight movement striking on a bell, the 12-inch arched brass dial with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter, and subsidiary calendar dial, signed W. Fletcher, Leeds, with brass spandrels to the corners, later carved case with a flat top pediment and scroll and floral decoration, 205.5cm high, with two weights and pendulum..

John Pepys of London, a mahogany 8-day Longcase Clock with two-weight movement striking on a bell, the 12-inch square brass dial with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, subsidiary seconds and date aperture, signed John Pepys, London, with brass 'dolphin arch' spandrels to corners, 1725/85, the case with applied mouldings and long flame mahogany trunk door, pagoda-top hood with blind fret decoration and three ball finials above brass-mounted pilasters, 91in (231cm) high, with two weights and pendulum, John Pepys was a London watchmaker, he was apprenticed to Jonathan Harris in 1672; admitted to the Clockmakers' Company in 1680; and made a master in 1707 and again in 1739.

A large quantity of wall clock/dwarf longcase clock cases

^ A Prattware Model of a Longcase Clock, date 1794, with dolphin finial above the impressed date 1794 and circular dial with an M flanked by two crouching lions, the rectangular trunk and door on a rectangular base, the whole picked out in typical colours26cm highA Similar Example, with circular dial over a rectangular trunk and door and rectangular base23cm high (2)See Lewis (John & Griselda) Prattware, pg.243 for a similar to the first clock, also dated 1794, in Manchester City Art GalleryDated clock - Crazed all over. Some glaze scratches and edge abrasiosn. Free from chips, cracks and restoration.Similar - two chips to the front of the plinth. A large flate chip to the rear at the plinth. Firing crack on the top of the hood. Glaze crazed all over. Some minor staining patches and some glaze abrasions mainly to the edges.

A Good Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Wm Greenall, St Helen, circa 1780, swan neck pediment with front gilt scroll decorated panels, trunk with blind fretwork borders, nicely figured trunk door flanked by inset pilasters, base with blind fretwork canted corners, 14-inch arch brass dial with a Roman and Arabic silvered chapter ring, inner date ring, seconds dial, finely scroll engraved dial centre, the arch with moon phase aperture and signed on a silvered arched plaque above, four pillar movement with an anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell240cm highHood with small chips to the edges in parts, finials are missing, front of the case with old repairs to the fretwork to the right hand corner, some small chips in parts to the fretwork, front of the case with some cracks, dial with small staining marks, movement looks complete, with pendulum and two weights.

^ A Yorkshire Prattware Watch Stand, circa 1810, modelled and painted as a longcase clock with angel cresting flanked by a boy and girl, on a stepped rectangular plinth22cm highSee Lewis (John & Griselda) Prattware, pg.88, no.21 for an illustration of a similar example where it is attributed to the pottery that used a large impressed crown mark, and the suggestion that this pottery might have been in Mexborough or SwillingtonFigure of the boy with his head re stuck and restored. Some chips to the rim of the girls bonnet. Rim crack to the plinth on right hand side and travelling underneath. Glaze crazed all over. Some glaze abrasions to the edges.

^ A Prattware Model of a Longcase Clock, circa 1810, with foliate cresting over two putti flying above the clock face, the trunk with arched door, on a rectangular base with an urn and foliage, picked out in typical colours20.5cm highA Similar Example20.5cm high (2)See Lewis (John & Griselda) Prattware, pg.243 for a similar example in Manchester City Art GalleryFirst clock with sponged sides - no restoration. chip on the top of the hood. Other chips to the rim of the plinth. Glaze pitted and crazed. Very slightly abraded.Similar - no chips, cracks or restoration. Glaze crazed and pitted. With some very slight and minor abrasions.

A fine late 17th century olivewood marquetry eight day longcase clock with ten inch dialChristopher Gould, LondonThe hood cut with a hessian-covered sound aperture to the top, over a pierced fret backed in red silk, raised on an ebonised cornice and spirally twisted columns, the long door with oval glazed lenticle and three panels of bird and flower inlay within boxwood and ebony borders against a ground of oyster-cut olivewood, the base with matching inlaid panel on bun feet. The ten inch square brass dial with winged cherub spandrels framing the signature along the lower edge Chr. Gould, Londini fecit, silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with dots at the half-quarter markers and elaborate half-hour markers, the finely matted centre with narrow subsidiary seconds dial over ringed winding squares and a decorated chamfered date aperture. The eight-day weight-driven movement united by five knopped and finned pillars, with anchor escapement and outside count wheel strike on a bell, an L-shaped securing bracket set to the rear of the backplate and locating into a reciprocal bracket in the oak backboard. Ticking and striking, together with a case key, crank winding key, brass-faced pendulum and pair of brass-clad weights. 1.97m (6ft 5.5ns) high.Footnotes:For biography, see Lot 73This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An impressive 18th century brass-bound ebony quarter-repeating table clock with moonphaseClaude Duchesne, LondonThe case surmounted by an inverted caddy top with central finial over a silk-backed pierced soundfret framed by four further finials over an elaborately moulded cornice raised on brass-mounted Tuscan three-quarter columns to each corner framing the long shaped pierced brass-framed sound frets backed in silk to each side, the front and rear doors with similar brass frames, all on a multi-layered moulded base bound in brass to the top and bottom, on substantial brass bun feet. The 8-inch arched brass dial with rare 'Chronos' spandrels depicting a bearded Father Time below a sandglass and pair of wings, framing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with lozenge half-quarter marks and fleur des lys half-hour markers signed Claudius DuChesne Londini between V and VII, the finely matted centre with ringed winding holes, chamfered and engraved calendar and mock pendulum apertures under intricately pierced blued steel hands, the arch decorated with foliate scrolls and a pair of birds within strapwork enclosing a strike/not strike lever, moonphase (the outer scale marked 1-59) and aperture for setting the phase of the moon. The twin gut fusee movement with five knopped pillars and knife-edge verge escapement, the backplate with extensive floral and strapwork engraving, a partridge in the centre and a beast mask below, framed by a stylised wheatear border. Ticking, striking and repeating with a door key and a winding key. 73cms (28.5ins) highFootnotes:Claude Duchesne was seemingly born around 1670. It is commonly accepted that he lived in Paris, until just after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, at which point he joined many other Huguenot refugees and fled to the U.K. It is uncertain exactly when he arrived, with some putting it as early as 1689. The first concrete evidence of his life in the U.K. is from 1693; not only was he made free of the Clockmaker's Company in this year, he also married Elizabeth Bossu in Stepney. The couple would have at least three children; Claudius, born in 1699, Elizabeth born in 1706, and Anthony, born in 1708, though there are some contemporary reports of the couple having five children at one point. Claudius would eventually become a weaver, and Anthony would become a goldsmith. It is not known what became of Elizabeth. Duchesne became a British citizen in 1711. Duchesne was known to sign his clocks as either 'Claude' or 'Claudius' and 'Duchesne' or 'Du Chesne'. The exact location of his shop is questionable; most clocks give a location of either 'Dean Street, Soho' or 'Long Acre', so it seems likely that he was working in Soho. Wherever he worked, Duchesne appears to have been a highly regarded maker, especially in the construction of musical clocks. An account given by Jane Squire in 1731, notes that she 'understood he had made the musical Part of most of the musical Clocks of Note in Town'. Duchesne set himself apart from other makers of the time by featuring interchangeable music barrels, a style that had last been extensively practiced by William Jourdain in the later 17th century. Both makers also featured twelve bells with multiple, variable hammers and parallel motion music work. This suggests a detailed knowledge of music theory, in addition to the horological skill required to make such clocks. It seems that Duchesne may also have had some acquaintance with George Graham and John Harrison, the latter being introduced to Duchesne by the former. It is thought that Harrison contacted Duchesne in order to obtain the large quantities of brass he, Harrison, needed for his horological experimentations. Claude Duchesne is believed to have died in April 1733, and been buried in St. James, Paddington. His son, Anthony, married Anne Gagnon, and the couple had six children, one of whom, Claude (born in 1735) would go on to be a clockmaker. Duchesne's other known son, Claudius, married Anne, and the couple had four children. One of their children, Elizabeth 'Betty' Duchesne was born in 1724 and was known to be close friends with John, Charles and Sarah Wesley, with John Wesley conducting her funeral in 1776. It is thought that Elizabeth was responsible for gifting a walnut, moon phase eight-day longcase clock, made by her grandfather, to the Wesley's. The clock is reported to have never left Wesley's house, where it remains to this day. A late 19th century account suggests that the clock is the very timepiece that inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to write The Old Clock on the Stairs, though this is not definitive: 'Half-way up the stairs it stands/And points and beckons with its hands.By day its voice is low and light/But in the silent dead of night,Distinct as a passing footstep's fall/It echoes along the vacant hall,Along the ceiling, along the floor/And seems to say, at each chamber-door, --'Forever -- never!/Never -- forever!''Blake, G. (2011) 'A Record of the Death of Claude Duchesne', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 32 (5), pgs. 730-731.Turner, A. (2014) 'Charles Clay: fashioning timely music', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 35 (3), pg.933.Betts, J. (2017) Marine Chronometers at Greenwich. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Pg. 143.Blake, G., Wintle, C., Gill, J. (2010) 'Claude Duchesne- Huguenot Clockmaker', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 32 (1), pgs. 43-51.British Horological Institute (1891) 'Correspondence', The Horological Journal, Vol. 34 (1), pg. 16.Wesley's Chapel & Leysian Mission (2023) Virtual Tour: Wesley's House, Study. Available at: https://www.wesleyschapel.org.uk/your-visit/virtual-tour/ Dawber, E. G. (1898-1899) 'Some Thoughts on Clocks and Their Decoration: Part Two', The Architectural Review Vol. 5, pg. 261.Longfellow, H. (1890) The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, with Bibliographical and Critical Notes, Riverside Edition, Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin.Ord-Hume, A. W. J. G. (1995) The Musical Clock, Ashbourne: Mayfield Books.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A good, small walnut marquetry inlaid longcase clock with 10.25-inch dial and bolt-and-shutter maintaining powerCharles Gretton, LondonThe square topped hood (originally rising) with overhanging cornice and Knibb-style blind-cut fret supported on spiral columns, the long door inlaid with four shaped panels of bird-and-flower marquetry on an ebonised ground, set with an oval lenticle and resting on an inlaid panelled base with bun feet, the sides of the trunk and base both set with walnut oysters within cross banded borders. The 10.25 inch square brass dial signed at the base within a single line border framing the fancy winged cherubs head spandrels and silvered chapter ring with narrow five-minute band set with half-quarter marks around the large Roman chapters and half-hour markers, the finely matted centre with small subsidiary seconds dial, blued steel hands and chamfered date aperture. The movement united by five knopped and finned pillars, with anchor escapement and outside countwheel strike on a bell. Together with a brass-faced pendulum, trunk door key and two brass clad weights. 1.9m (6ft 3ins) high.Footnotes:See: Radage, D. et al (2016) Charles Gretton, Clock & Watchmaking through the Golden Age. Vancouver: Three O'clock Publishing, p.80 and Fig.2.43, featured as LC15.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An extremely rare late 18th century mahogany longcase clock with enamel dialSamuel Clare, Warrington The boxed swan neck pediment with verre-eglomised glass panels supported on freestanding brass-mounted Corinthian columns, the long trunk door of excellent figuring flanked by matching quarter columns on a panelled base to ogee bracket feet. The 12 inch dial comprising of two sections - the arch with central bowed signature cartouche flanked by exotic birds within foliate scrolls, the main dial cast to form a chapter ring within raised circular bands and a slightly convex centre, with hand painted bird and scroll corner decoration to frame the Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture with urn above, and pierced hands. The movement with four knopped pillars, anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell. With a pair of lead weights, a pendulum and a door key. 219cms (7ft 2ins) high.Footnotes:This very rare dial is comprised of two pieces of high-fired enamel, both contra-enamelled on the reverse and secured to a skeletonised brass frame via small screws through the front.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A fine late 18th century mahogany longcase clock with maintaining power, deadbeat escapement and 'three parts in two' strikingJohn Smith, YorkThe tall hood with stepped caddy surmounted by three ball-and-spire finials on pedestals over a bold cornice and glazed panels raised on tall carved Doric freestanding columns, the trunk door with shaped top and moulded edge over a plain panelled base on a moulded edge and bracket feet. The 12 inch arched brass dial with subsidiary date ring flanked by addorsed dolphin mounts and urn-and-scroll spandrels, the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring signed between 25 and 35 Jno. Smith, York framing the matted centre and large subsidiary seconds, with good pierced blued steel hands. The weight driven movement united by four knopped pillars, the going train with bolt-and-shutter maintaining power activated via a brass wheel mounted on the rear of the backplate with dependent cord, the strike train striking the hours and quarters on a vertical nest of three bells. 2.74m (9ft( high).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A late 17th century walnut marquetry inlaid longcase clockWilliam Clarke, LondonThe overhanging cornice on an inlaid entablature raised on (later) spiral columns, shallow convex throat moulding over a long door with three large panels of bird and flower inlay centred by an oval lenticel, on an inlaid base. The 12 inch square brass dial with winged cherub head spandrels framing the wide silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with fancy half hour markers, matted centre, ringed winding squares and chamfered date aperture. The weight driven movement with anchor escapement and inside count wheel striking on a bell. Case possibly associated. 2.06m (6ft 9ins) high.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A rare late 18th century figured mahogany longcase clock with high tide and calendar indicationKenyon, LiverpoolThe swan neck pediment with carved floral terminals over freestanding reeded columns to the front and rear, the shaped door with book-matched veneers framed by a walnut border, flanked by quarter columns over a base with applied panel and canted corners to the stepped base with carved ogee bracket feet. The 13 inch arched brass dial with painted rolling moonphase over engraved planets, the Roman and Arabic chapter ring with floating lozenge half hour markers framing the finely matted centre with burnished foliate scrolls emanating from the root of a triangular aperture revealing one of the Deities of the days (Luna, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and Apollo) painted in colours, under elaborate steel hands; the uppermost corners set with a silvered subsidiary dial giving date of the month (marked in Roman numerals) and high tide indicator. The twin weight driven movement united by four knopped pillars and smooth barrels, anchor escapement and internal count wheel striking on a large bell marked G. Ainsworth WarrN. 224cms (88ins) highThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An early 18th century walnut longcase clockStephen Asselin, LondonThe overhanging cornice with silk-backed fret set on Doric columns, the long door with feather banded border framed by a D-moulded edge on a matching base and stepped plinth. The 12 inch square brass dial with cherub and crown spandrels enclosing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with lozenge half-quarter markers and signature centred at VI, the matted centre with ringed winding squares and decorated date aperture. The movement with five knopped pillars, anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell. Together with a brass-faced pendulum and two brass-clad weights. 2.07m (6ft 9.5ins) high.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A very rare, dated, mid 18th century mahogany-crossbanded oak longcase clock with Dutch strike and bolt-and-shutter maintaining powerHenry Hindley, YorkThe inverted bell top with shaped cresting flanked by twin capped pedestals over a stepped multi-part cornice raised on freestanding reeded Doric columns, the long trunk door with mahogany crossbanded edge on a matching panel base and apron. The 12 inch arched brass dial with large subsidiary date dial framed by addorsed dolphin mounts over mask-and-scroll spandrels enclosing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring signed either side of VI, the finely matted centre with running seconds and matted shutters for the maintaining power. The weight driven movement secured to the (replaced) seatboard by twin J-bolts locating into the lower edges of the plates which are united by four typical turned baluster pillars of particularly good colour, the going train with maintaining power engaged via a pull cord below, the striking train with rack striking system on a bell, (originally Dutch striking, now one bell hammer removed). The frontplate with engraved date 1743. The tapering steel rod pendulum with brass faced lenticular bob, and a pair of lead weights. 2.41m (7ft 11ins) high.Footnotes:Henry Hindley was born 'Henry Hindle' in 1699 to Margaret Proctor and Henry Hindle, a blacksmith, in Great Harwood, near to Blackburn. The Hindles were a well-known blacksmith family in Great Harwood, going back at least 150 years. It has been suggested that Henry served his apprenticeship in Wigan and at least two clocks signed Hindley de Wigan and dated to around 1720, are known to exist, which would support this conclusion. It is unknown who his master was; John Burgess, a Wigan clockmaker and gun smith, has been suggested, though there is no concrete proof that this was the case. Henry was the eldest of eleven, possibly twelve children. His sister, Katherine, was around a year his junior, followed by John (1704), Elizabeth (1705), Sarah (possibly another sister, though not confirmed), Mary (1708), Anne (1709), Edith (1711), another Anne (1713), the twins Margaret and Alice (1714), and the youngest of the siblings, Roger, who was born in 1716. By 1731, Hindley was in York, obtaining the Freedom of the City in March of that year. In order to gain Freedom in York, a horologist either had to be apprenticed in York, or pay for their freedom, with gifts being accepted in lieu of payment. Hindley accordingly gifted two specially made eight-day longcase clocks; one for the Mayor of York's home (Mansion House) and another for the Common Hall/Guildhall. He also agreed to maintain both clocks for a year (after which point, he would be paid for servicing them) and was subsequently granted his freedom. At some point, he married a woman named Sarah, and the couple had at least two children, Elizabeth and Joseph. The latter was born around 1728 and would likely have been apprenticed to his father.Hindley originally appears to have lived in Petersgate, before moving in 1741 to the corner of Blake Street and Stonegate. Around the time of his move to York, he seems to have apprenticed his younger brother Roger, though no formal record of this apprenticeship exists. Roger would later move to London, seemingly around the time that Henry moved to Blake Street and Stonegate. His main trade was watch-cap manufacture, and as no finished timepieces are known with his signature, it is assumed he built his career on supplying parts for the trade. He was known to have married, and the couple had at least one son, John. The last known record of this part of the Hindley family is in 1785, where Roger is noted as still an active horologist. In addition to changing residence in 1741, Henry Hindley made the acquaintance of John Smeaton, who would eventually become a London scientific instrument maker and civil engineer, as well as a life-long friend and posthumous promoter of Henry Hindley. During their first meeting, Smeaton references a wheel-cutting engine in Hindley's possession, and of Hindley's own manufacture around this time, which was equipped with an endless screw, and the ability to cut up to 360 teeth. Smeaton was so intrigued with the machine and its manufacture, that he would later deliver a lecture before the Royal Society in 1785, specifically about the machine and Hindley's process for dividing circles. The machine was acquired by a varied string of clockmakers, after Hindley's death, and alternatively run down and restored. It is unknown what eventually became of it.In addition to clocks, around 67 of which are extant (most being longcases, followed by turret clocks and then spring driven clocks) Hindley was known to have made at least two equatorial telescopes. The first was made around 1754, a contemporary opining that the mounting for the telescope was originally made to test the accuracy of Hindley's wheel cutting engine. He advertised the finished telescope for sale in the local newspaper of August that year, though it seemed to generate little interest. The telescope languished until 1761, when it was bought by a landowner, William Constable, to watch the transit of Venus. The second telescope Hindley made appears to have been made on commission for the Duke of Norfolk. Additionally, a pyrometer and rack-driven fusee engine are known to have been made by Hindley. Elizabeth died in 1762, the exact cause being unknown. Sarah followed shortly after, around the end of the same year. Henry continued his business until his death in 1771, reportedly after a 'lingering illness', though he managed to install a turret clock made for St. John's Church in Manchester before his death. One of the last jobs completed before his death, poetically, was the servicing of the clocks he had made for the Manion House and the Guildhall. He was described in his obituary as a 'Clock, Watch, and Mathematical Instrument maker.' Joseph took out a notice the following week, that he would be continuing his father's business. In 1774, shortly after completing work on the Holy Trinity Church's clock in Hull, Joseph also died, apparently in the middle of making an atmospheric steam engine for the same town's waterworks. He was described as a clock and watchmaker, with his obituary declaring him 'a most ingenious man, and esteemed one of the best Mechanics in the North of England.' Joseph had no children, nor did he ever marry, meaning that six months later, all the tools he inherited from his father were sold off, including the famed dividing engine.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A late 17th century walnut longcase clock with 10 inch dial, bolt-and-shutter maintaining power and green-stained inlayRobert Seignior , London The overhanging cornice with inlaid entablature supported on twisted columns, the long door decorated with six panels of delicate inlay featuring tulips, carnations, roses and other flowers interspersed by green-stained bone leaves in shaped ebony and boxwood borders, with oval lenticle, the matching base on bun feet, the sides decorated with three boxwood lined panels. The 10 inch square brass dial with large winged cherub head spandrels framing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, finely matted centre with small subsidiary seconds dial, and date aperture, signed along the lower edge. The movement united by five latched, knopped and ringed pillars, with anchor escapement and outside count wheel striking on a bell. Together with a brass-faced pendulum, two brass-clad weights and a trunk door key. 1.97m (6ft 6ins) high.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An interesting mid-19th century Scottish eight-day mahogany longcase clockWhitelaw, EdinburghThe shallow pointed cresting over canted front angles and similar trunk flanking a long glazed door on a tall base and apron. The signed 12.5inch silvered Roman dial with subsidiary seconds and date dials, with blued steel moon hands. The weight driven movement with substantial plates united by four knopped pillars, anchor escapement and rack striking on a substantial coiled steel gong mounted on the backboard, driven by two flat rectangular weights descending down the internal sides of the case and suspended over movable pulleys, the wooden rod pendulum terminating in a tall cylindrical bob. 204cms (6ft 8ins) high. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Late 18th-century longcase clock Late 18th-century longcase clock, 8-day movement striking on single bell, painted arched dial decorated with classical urns and swags of flowers, Roman numerals, oak and mahogany crossbanded case, canopy with swan neck pediment, trunk with single long door flanked by fluted quartered columns, box base.height 221cm (87")Movement requiring refurbishment, original seat board, dial scratched with movement of fingers across surface, replacement turned finials.

John Oliver, Manchester Longcase Clock John Oliver, Manchester, mid-18th century longcase clock, 30 hour movement with external countwheel striking on a single bell, square brass dial with a silvered chapter ring, Roman numerals, single finger with a subsidiary date aperture. All contained in an oak case with a moulded cornice over a plain frieze with three oval cutouts, square glass with columns to each corner of the hood and glazed side panels, long door to trunk with moulded bead and glass bullseye panel, box base 52cm wide, 25cm deep, 200cm high

John Grindall, Dumfries, circa 1889 longcase clock John Grindall, Dumfries, circa 1889 longcase clock, 8-day two train movement striking on single bell, brass arched dial with rolling moon with day date markers, main dial with ormolu spandrels, silvered chapter ring marked with Roman and Arabic numerals for hours and minutes, central dial with secondary date aperture and minute dial finely engraved with scrolling tendrils, mahogany case with brass finials to canopy, glazed single door enclosed by two classical columns with brass mounts, central long door with quartered columns, each with brass capitals, box base with chamfered corners, all standing on bracket feet.width 56cm (22"), depth 24cm (9.5"), height 250cm (98")Clock movement completely refurbished, some slight discolouration to silvering on chapter ring, case with good figuring to mahgoany.

Robert Fletcher, Chester Longcase Clock Robert Fletcher, Chester, early 19th century longcase clock, 8-day movement striking on a single bell with false plate and rolling moon stamped 'Wilson, Birmingham' to the rear, painted arched dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture. All contained in a mahogany case, moulded cornice over boxwood parquetry with an arched glazed door flanked by brass capped columns, trunk with quartered reeded pillars, over a box base with chamfered edge raised on bracket feet206cm highClock ticks and comes with pendulum and two weights. Rolling moon does not function and clock does not strike. Movement has false plate to rear of the dial. Dial and hood do not fit snugly with room to each side, likely a marriage.

A GOOD EARLY 18TH CENTURY GREEN LACQUER LONGCASE CLOCK by JOHN ROWE with 8 day numerals, side chapter ring, in a Chinese decorated case. 7ft 4ins high.

A LATE 18TH CENTURY OAK LONGCASE CLOCK BY THOMAS SUTTON OF MAIDSTONE with two-train, eight day movement, the brass dial with roman numerals, date aperture, subsidiary second dial and strike-silent dial, engraved with the makers name, the case with architectural hood incorporating fluted columns with gilt metal Corinthian capitals, the trunk ornately carved with foliage, 235cm high x 52cm wide

AN 18TH CENTURY OAK LONGCASE CLOCK BY WILLIAM GLOVER OF WORCESTER the 29cm brass dial with spandrels, subsidiary seconds and calendar aperture to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in case with blind fret leaf frieze and turned pillars to hood, the trunk door with arched marquetry, on turned feet, 195cm high

AN 18TH CENTURY OAK LONGCASE CLOCK BY COURTER OF RUTHIN the 30cm wide dial with silvered chapter ring, spandrels, subsidiary seconds and calendar dials to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained with case with blind fret frieze and pillars to hood, the trunk with shaped door and quartered columns, 205cm highProvenance: Purchased Wilkinson's, Period Oak, Paintings, Carvings etc., 19/06/16, Lot 448, £280. The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.

19th Century Scottish inlaid mahogany-cased 8-day painted dial longcase clock, J. Breakenrig, Edinburgh, the signed 13-inch break-arched Roman dial with subsidiary seconds and calendar rings, within rose spandrels and beneath arch painted with a young faggot-gatherer on a bridge, the four-pillar movement rack-striking on a bell, the case with swan-neck pediment and gilt ball and spire finial over blind fretwork, fluted hood columns and trunk quadrants flanking a boxwood-strung door on conforming base, 220cm high

18th century oak cased 30 hour longcase clock by Thomas Lister of Halifax (1745-1814), the brass dial with incised roman numeral indices and bearing crescent shaped calendar and date sub-dials, approximately 210cm high.

Late 18th/early 19th century George III inlaid mahogany eight day longcase clock of large proportions , the glazed hood with scroll pediment flanked by turned finials, above cylindrical columns enclosing a 14" painted dial, with celestial moon phase above roman numerals to dial, named Harrison-Ormskirk, flanked with an 18th century female to each corner, the case decorated with floral swags, satinwood shell patera and boxwood stringing, with weights and pendulum, approximately 244cm high.

An S Elliott and Sons of Leeds 19thC longcase clock movement, the circular Roman numeric cream painted dial, 33cm wide, with a thirty hour timepiece movement.

A contemporary Georgian style mahogany Grandmother longcase clock, the brass dial with with sun and moon movement and black Roman numerals and applied hands. H.173cm.

A George III oak longcase clock, Simpson, Wigton, the hood with scrolled broken arch pediment above an arched glazed door flanked by turned columns, the brass dial with Roman and Arabic numerals surrounded by spandrels and with named silver roundel to the top, the case with shaped door flanked by reeded quarter pilasters, 219cm high, 51cm wide

EARLY 19th CENTURY 8 DAY LONGCASE CLOCK, painted break arch face with inset maritime window, marquetry inlaid oak casing, with swan neck hood

CORNISH LONGCASE CLOCK, painted break arch face with riverside cottages by T Treleaven of Bodmin, painted pine casing

An early 20th century circa. 1930's oak longcase clock having gilded face with Tempus Fugit lettering and pierced metal spandrels. Set within an oak case with domed bonnet and beading, over a plinth base. Movement marked up for Enfield Clock Co, London. Measures approx. 167cm x 32cm x 24cm.

A Georgian mahogany longcase clock, by Joseph Fenn of London, the brass break arch dial, with cherub, floral and dolphin spandrels, silver chapter ring bearing Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, two train, eight day movement with bell strike, the hood with floral capped broken arch pediment, centred by a brass eagle upon a globe, raised on brass capped fluted columns, the trunk with fluted quarter pilasters, raised on bracket feet, with weights, 218cm high. Auctioneer announce: pendulum not present.

A 19th Century Oak Longcase Clock with Reeded Quarter Pilasters and having Arched Brass Dial with Gilt Spandrels and Silvered Chapter Ring, Inscribed for Baylock, Longtown. 8 Day Movement with Subsidiary Seconds and Date Indicator

A Modern Portuguese Chinoiserie Longcase Clock with Three Weight Movement, "The Reguladora" Westminster and Ave Maria Chimes

An Oak Cased Longcase Clock the Crossbanded Case with 1/4 Pilasters. Painted Arched Dial for Ganter of Newark. 8 Day Movement with Second Subsidiary and Date Slide

Antique mahogany 30 hour longcase clock having painted arched dial, signed Furnace, Cockermouth, 221cm.

Antique mahogany 8 day longcase clock having painted nautical phase arched dial, signed John Griiffith, Carnarvon & Rhiwbryfdir, 233cm.

Antique square brass longcase clock dial and movement adapted as a bracket clock, dial 29cm by 29cm.

GRANT - FLEET STREET - LONDON, CIRCA 1840 MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK, the silvered arched top dial, numbered 337, set with Roman numerals with subsidiary seconds dial, date dial and strike silent, before a twin weight pendulum driven bell strike movement (pendulum and weights included), the cast back plate stamped 'Wood & Son', the hood with broken swan neck pediment and ball finials over a single arched glazed door flanked by reeded brass capped pillars, arched top trunk door and lower panel boxwood strung with quarter cut reeded pillar decoration to the sides on a stepped trunk base with corner bracket feet, 221cms overall H, 51cms max. W

Joseph Sill, Wigton, an oak longcase clock the thirty-hour duration movement striking the hours on a bell with the eleven-inch square brass dial having a raised chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals and signed for the maker J. Sill, Wigton, the dial centre with engraved concentric circles and date aperture, with cast-brass scroll corner spandrels, the flat-top oak case with turned pillars to the hood, a shaped top moulding to the trunk door and standing on bracket feet, height 204cm.Joseph Sill, born 1725, died 1803, is recorded as working in Wigton, Cumberland as both a clockmaker and innkeeper from circa 1729 when he succeeded his father Richard.Reference Brian Loomes Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World Pub. NAG Press 2006

A late-Georgian oak and mahogany moonphase longcase clock having an eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell with the thirteen-inch break-arch painted dial having black Roman hour numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture, strawberry decoration to the four corners, brass hands and a moonphase disc to the arch, the oak case with mahogany crossbanding, a swan-neck pediment, fluted pillars to the hood, canted corners to the trunk and raised panel to the base, height 220cm.

Thomas Cottle, Crewkerne, an oak longcase clock the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell with the twelve-inch square brass dial having a raised chapter ring engraved with black Roman hour numerals and signed at VI o'clock for the maker Thos. Cottle, Crewkern, with the matted centre having a subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture and engraved decoration, with cast-brass floral corner spandrels, the oak case with caddy top, turned three-quarter columns to the hood and a double-plinth to the base, height 228cm.Thomas Cottle is recorded as working in Crewkerne, Somerset from at least 1765 until circa 1825 and is known to have looked after various parish church clocks in the area.Reference Thomas Moore The Clockmakers of Somerset Pub. The author 1998.