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Click here to subscribeM Jorgen Moller 1856, a Danish painted pine longcase clock, with 10 inch painted wood circular dial, 8 day twin barrel bell striking movement, the maroon and green later painted case with pierced gallery to the squared hood, wreath moulded dial surround, trunk with pilasters to the corners, inscribed to inside trunk door, upon a swag moulded plinth, 202cm (78.5in) high
A MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY LONG CASE CLOCK, the break arch painted dial with pastoral scene, over a Roman chapter ring with Arabic five minutes, subsidiary seconds and date aperture signed Stephen Cranbrook, Dover, with pink rose and strawberry spandrels, the hood with fretwork pediment, brass finials and brass stop fluted pillars, dentil and cavetto moulded throat, the trunk with break arch satinwood banded and flame veneered door flanked by conforming quarter columns with matching panelled base with central inlaid patera and fans, raised on a double skirt base, 93 ½" high.
AN OAK AND MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY LONG CASE CLOCK, the break arch painted dial decorated with a castle, thatch cottage spandrels, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and date aperture, indistinctly signed ....., Cheltenham, the hood with swan neck pediment and turned pillars, short trunk door with inset coromandel lozenge flanked by fluted quarter columns raised on ogee bracket feet, 88 ½" high.
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY LONG CASE CLOCK, the 12" brass break arch dial with recessed subsidiary seconds, date aperture and name plaque inscribed Matt W Holland, London, to the matted centre, the Roman chapter ring with Arabic five minutes and cast foliate spandrels beneath a strike/silent ring with conforming mounts and five pillar bell striking movement. The hood with swan neck pediment, fluted pilasters with Corinthian capitals above an arched flame veneered trunk door flanked by conforming quarter columns, panelled and skirt base, 93" high (AF).
A GEORGE III EIGHT DAY LONG CASE CLOCK, the 12" arched brass dial signed to the arch Robt Clidsdale, Edinburgh, above a silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and Arabic five minutes, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds and date aperture with rococo spandrels. The oak case with break arch hood, brass ball and spike finial, plain pilasters above a break arch trunk door, raised on bracket feet, 89" high.
A GEORGE III EIGHT DAY LONG CASE CLOCK, the 12" square brass dial with silvered chapter ring, Roman numerals and Arabic five minutes, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds, date aperture and oval name plaque signed Phil Burchett, London, with gilt coronet and cherub spandrels and five pillar movement. The oak and mahogany crossbanded case having a swan neck hood with brass rosettes and ball and spike finial, plain columns and lozenge inlaid trunk door, 81" high.
AN 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY LONG CASE CLOCK, the break arch brass dial with silvered Roman chapter ring, Arabic five minutes, signed Samuel Fish, London, with matt centre with subsidiary seconds and date aperture, the arch with strike/silent ring and foliate spandrels. The hood with fretwork pagoda top and brass stop fluted pillars over an arched trunk door flanked by conforming quarter columns, panelled base and double skirt, 96" high (no weights or pendulum).
A GEORGE III DARK GREEN JAPANNED EIGHT DAY LONG CASE CLOCK, the pagoda hood with three ball and spike finials and plain brass capped pilasters, the trunk with break arch door, decorated in raised gilt with figures, buildings and junk over similar base decoration and single skirt. The 12" arched brass dial signed John Burges, Gosport, to the arch with Roman chapter ring, Arabic five minutes, subsidiary seconds ring and date aperture to the matted centre, mask spandrels and five pillar movement, 91" high.
A Regency oak crossbanded mahogany eight day longcase clock, the 13 inch arched painted dial signed `Jn Callcott, Cotton`, with centred subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, within an inner ring of Roman numerals, outer quarter ring of Arabic numerals, with rose painted corner spandrels under a nautical painted arch, the hood with swan-neck pediment over an arched glazed hood door, between fluted front corner hood pilasters over an ogee arched short trunk door, between fluted front corner quarter trunk pilasters, over a single panel box base and fluted canted front corners (lacking bracket feet), 219cm high
An elm eight day longcase clock, mid 18th century, the 12 inch square brass dial signed `R Bullock, Ellesmere`, with centred date aperture and twin winding holes, within an inner ring of Roman numerals, outer ring of Arabic numerals and figural spandrels depicting the seasons, the hood with ogee pediment over a square hood door with split acorn and baluster mouldings to the front hood corners over a long trunk door, with central star inlay and shaped brass key escutcheon, over a reduced plank base and later skirting plinth, 203cm high Footnote Douglas J Elliott lists Richard Bullock in `Shropshire Clock and Watchmakers`, son of Edmond Bullock, clockmaker, brother of Jeremiah Bullock, clockmaker, Richard is buried at Ellesmere `3.11.1797`, Richard Bullock of Ellesmere, clockmaker, aged 78, buried.
A Regency oak crossbanded mahogany eight day longcase clock, the 13 inch arched painted dial signed `Arkinstall, Drayton`, with subsidiary centred seconds dial and date aperture within an inner ring of Roman numerals, outer ring of Arabic numerals, florally painted corner spandrels with a three masted galleon painted to the arch, the eight day movement at fault, the hood with swan-neck pediment over an arched hood door between tapering front corner fluted hood pilasters, over an ogee arched long trunk door between fluted front corner trunk pilasters, on a single panel box base with canted front corners (lacking bracket feet), 210cm high
A Regency oak and mahogany eight day longcase clock, the restored 13 inch arched painted dial with ring of Roman numerals, subsidiary centred seconds dial and date aperture within architectural ruin painted spandrels, under a church ruin painted to the arch, the hood with swan-neck pediment and gilt brass eagle finials, over an arched hood door between baluster front corner hood pilasters, over a short crossbanded trunk door between quarter turned front corner trunk pilasters, on a crossbanded box base and cut out plinth, 226cm high
A Victorian carved oak mercury stick barometer, unsigned, late 19th century, with scroll carved arched crest and bevel glazed canted double vernier ivory scale, calibrated in inches and with the usual annotations, above vernier adjustment squares and applied presentation plaque to throat, and glazed FAHRENHEIT and REAUMUR scale mercury thermometer with coiled bulb to trunk, the square bse with carved ogee moulded cistern cover, 102cm high.
An early Victorian mother of pearl inlaid rosewood bowfronted mercury marine stick barometer, Stebbing and Co., Southampton, mid 19th century, with stepped cavetto moulded caddy pediment above rectangular two-piece canted ivory vernier register calibrated in inches, with the usual annotations and signed STEBBING & Co. SOUTHAMPTON to upper edge, behind curved glass retained within a brass surround, the slender bowed trunk with cavetto moulded throat moulding above vernier adjustment square and glazed Fahrenheit scale mercury thermometer between foliate mother of pearl marquetry panels, the base with moulded brass cylindrical cistern, (gimbals lacking), 94cm high. Stebbing & Wood are recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from 47 High St. Southampton 1851-3 and are listed as Makers to the Queen and The Royal Yacht Squadron, Banfield further notes that later examples (c.1860-80) were signed STEBBING & Co. Opt. to the Queen.
A George III chevron banded mahogany mercury stick barometer, Joseph Torre & Co., London, early 19th century, with broken pediment above a silvered rectangular vernier register calibrated in inches, with the usual observations, signed Joseph Torre & Co. LONDON to upper edge and applied with a Fahrenheit scale alcohol thermometer behind glazed door, the caddy moulded trunk with visible tube flanked by angled veneers and chevron stringing above rounded base with domed cistern cover, 95cm high.
Williams, Merthyr, a mahogany longcase clock having an eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the painted twelve-inch break-arch dial having black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture, painted shell decoration to the corners, a painted scene to the arch depicting a large house beside a river, decorative brass hands and signed `Williams, Watch Maker, Merthyr`, the dialplate to the movement stamped with the dialmaker`s name `Walker & Hughes, Birmingham`, the mahogany case having a short door, a swan neck pediment with three brass `eagle` finials, wavy cresting, with wavy moulding to the hood door and having fluted columns with cast brass capitals to the hood and stringing to the trunk door and base, height 226cm (inc. finial). * There were a number of makers named Williams working as clockmakers in Merthyr Tydfill at the beginning of the 19th century including Griffith Williams circa 1810, Evan circa 1822 and William 1822 until 1837. * For details of the dialmaker Walker & Hughes see lot no. 419.
Benjamin Mayne, Kelvedon, an Adam & Eve automata longcase clock having an eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch break-arch dial having black Arabic numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture, later hands, painted `floral` corner spandrels and indistinctly signed `Bn. Mayne, Kelvedon`, with an Adam & Eve automata to the arch, the falseplate stamped with the name of the dialmaker `Walker & Hughes, Birmingham`, the oak case having fluted columns with cast capitals to the break-arch hood and arched trunk door, height 193cm. * Benjamin Mayne is recorded as working in Kelvedon, Essex from before 1839 until 1851. * George Walker & Thomas Hughes were working in Birmingham from 1812 until 1834, when the former died, having become the most important and prolific of the Birmingham dialmaker`s over the two decades.
Whitehurst, Congleton, an oak longcase clock having an eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell with an inside countwheel consisting of pins set on the barrel wheel, the eleven-inch square brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, Arabic five minute markings and signed `Whitehurst, Congleton`, with a date aperture to the dial centre and cast `four-season` corner spandrels, the oak case having a shaped top to the trunk door, turned pillars to the flat-topped hood and standing on bracket feet, height 204cm. * Egerton Whitehurst was a member of the famous Whitehurst family of clockmakers from Derby who originated in Congleton and included John Whitehurst, Fellow of the Royal Society, clockmaker & philosopher and maker of many fine clocks. The firm of Whitehurst & Son of Derby were invited to tender for the Great Clock at Westminster (commonly known as Big Ben)
George Weller, Exon (Exeter), a mahogany longcase clock having an eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell with an inside countwheel, the twelve-inch square brass dial having a matted centre with ringed winding holes, date aperture, subsidiary seconds dial and engraved with the maker`s name `Geo. Weller, Exon`, the raised, silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, `fleur-de-lys` half-hour markings, lozenge half-quarter hour markings and Arabic five-minute outer numerals, with wheatear border engraving and `Indian-head` cast brass corner spandrels, the associated mahogany case having three-quarter turned columns to the hood with the swan-neck pediment having wooden paterae and a turned wooden finial, with reeded quarter columns to the trunk, plain base and bracket feet, height 220cm. * George Weller is recorded as working in Exeter from at least 1718 until 1742, in which period it is known that he `kept` the Exeter Cathedral clock and that he was also charged with looking after the clock and chimes of the St. Thomas church clock for which he received a salary of 10 shillings per annum.
Thomas Bennet, London, an oak and mahogany longcase clock, having an eight-day duration, five pillar movement striking the hours on a bell and with brass bound weights, the twelve-inch break-arch brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, Arabic five minute markings and half-hour lozenge markings, with cast brass `female-head` spandrels to the corners, the matted centre having a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, the arch having a boss engraved with the maker`s name `Thos Bennet, London` and cast `dolphin` spandrels, the flat top case having fretwork either side of the arch, raised mouldings to the trunk door and applied three-quarter columns with brass capitals to the hood, height 207cm. * Thomas Bennet was apprenticed in 1710 becoming a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers in 1720.
A French Ormolu and Bronze Mantel Clock, circa 1830, the case surmounted with a cherub painting at an easel, bronze tree trunk with opening door to the back, circular base upon claw feet, 4-inch silvered dial with Roman numerals, twin barrel movement with silk suspension, outside countwheel striking on a bell, movement backplate stamped `Arera` and numbered `292`, 43cm high
An Oak Striking Wall Clock, J.B.Dobson, Beverley, circa 1860, the brown oak case with a circular top, side and bottom opening doors, trunk with pendulum viewing window and flanked by carved acorn and leaf `ears`, 12-inch painted dial with Roman numerals, twin fusee movement with anchor escapement and striking on a gong, 57cm high
A Mahogany Striking Wall Clock, circa 1860, the case with a circular top and side opening doors, trunk with pendulum viewing window and flanked by carved side `ears`, bottom opening door, 11-inch painted dial with Roman numerals and inscribed `Thos Rich, Worcester`, twin fusee movement with anchor escapement and striking on a bell, 72cm high
A Mahogany and Brass Inlaid Striking Wall Clock, Jn Turnbull, Stokesley, circa 1860, an octagonal shaped case with brass inlaid front, side and bottom opening doors, trunk with glazed pendulum window and flanked with carved side `ears`, 12-inch painted dial with Roman numerals, twin fusee movement with anchor escapement and striking on a bell, 59cm high
A Mahogany Chiming Longcase Clock, pagoda hood with pierced side frets, fluted columns with Corinthian capitals, crossbanded trunk door flanked with Corinthian capped pilasters, rectangular plinth with a framed panel and upon bracket feet, 12-inch arched silvered dial with Roman and Arabic chapter, floral engraved dial centre with subsidiary seconds, date aperture and selections for Whittington chimes/Westminster chimes, the arch signed `James Brown, Portsmouth`, triple weight driven movement with anchor escapement and chiming with eight hammers striking on a nest of eight bells and a further hammer striking on a large gong for the hour, (dial associated to the movement and both are associated to the case), 225cm high
A Scottish Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Cowan, Glasgow, circa 1820, the case with swan neck pediment, inlaid stringing and fluted columns, nicely figured trunk door, rectangular plinth raised upon later bracket feet, 14-inch one piece silvered dial with Roman numerals, dial centre with date and seconds, arch signed, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, later seatboard, 224cm high
A Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed J.Wignall, Ormskirk, circa 1830, the case with swan neck pediment, turned columns, nicely figured arched trunk door with fluted pilasters, rectangular canted plinth raised upon bracket feet, 14-inch square painted dial with Roman numerals, corners painted with fruit, dial centre with subsidiary seconds, date dial and signed, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 224cm high
An Oak and Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, the flat top pediment with fluted columns, mahogany crossbanded trunk door flanked by fluted inset pilasters, rectangular base with raised panel and upon bracket feet, 13-inch square brass dial with silvered chapter ring, signed `A Coften, Kirkham`, dial centre with date aperture, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 211cm high (dial and movement associated to the case)
A Walnut Eight Day Longcase Clock, the flat top case with brass capped columns, arched trunk door, rectangular plinth with bracket feet, 12-inch arched brass dial with silvered chapter ring, matted dial centre with subsidiary seconds and date aperture, arch with silvered plaque signed, `Thos Napier, Glasgow`, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell (dial and movement associated to the case), 212 cm high
An Oak Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Winder, Kirby Lonsdale, circa 1820, swan neck pediment, turned columns, arched trunk door flanked with fluted pilasters, rectangular plinth with canted corners, (bracket feet missing), 14-inch painted arched dial with Roman numerals, dial centre with subsidiary seconds and date, with signed, rolling moon in the arch, four pillar movement with rack striking on a bell, 226cm high
A Rare Oak Eight Day Longcase Clock, the case with flat top pediment, glazed side windows, moulded trunk door with glazed lenticle, plain rectangular plinth upon a moulded skirting, 12-inch square brass dial with silvered chapter ring signed `John Green de Skipton`, matted dial centre with ringed winding holes, date aperture and subsidiary seconds, crown and cherub spandrels, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and inside countwheel striking on a bell, (case with restorations and possibly associated to the dial and movement circa 1720), 213cm high John Green is recorded working in Skipton around 1696. He died in 1742. His work rarely comes on the market and there is thought to be only three longcase clocks known to exist by him. See Loomes (Brian) Clockmakers of Northern England, pg.43.
A Japanned Eight Day Longcase Clock, the case with a pagoda hood, turned columns and brass capped capitals, oriental gilt painted scenes throughout the case, arched moulded trunk door, rectangular plinth with a stepped skirting, 12-inch arched brass dial with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, matted dial centre with date aperture and subsidiary seconds, the arch with silvered disc inscribed `William Winrowe, London`, five pillar movement with anchor escapement and racking striking on a bell, (dial and movement associated to the case), 247cm high
An Oak Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Jno Lees Middleton, circa 1780, case with swan neck pediment, turned columns, wavy shaped trunk door flanked by inset pilasters, rectangular plinth with canted corners, upon bracket feet, the unusual painted 13-inch brass dial with Roman and Arabic chapter ring signed, dial centre painted with a landscape scene, arched date aperture and rolling moonphase, painted scene in the corners, four pillar movement with anchor escapement, inside countwheel striking on a bell, 229cm high
A Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, the case with a swan neck pediment, fluted columns, inlaid trunk door flanked by fluted and carved capital pilasters, rectangular canted plinth upon bracket feet, 15-inch painted dial with Arabic numerals, date aperture and inscribed `W.Dawes, Whitehaven`, subsidiary seconds, the arch with rolling moonphase, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and striking on a bell, (dial associated to the movement and both are associated to the case), 246cm high
An Oak Thirty Hour Longcase Clock, signed Thos Lister, Halifax, circa 1780, the caddied hood with brass finials, turned columns, arched trunk door flanked by plain inset pilasters, plinth with raised panel and upon a later skirting, 12-inch square brass dial with a Roman and Arabic chapter ring, dial centre with floral engraving, date aperture, `Halifax` moonphase and signed, brass hands, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and outside countwheel striking on a bell, 223cm high
A Rare Brown Oak Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Simcock, Prescot, circa 1780, the case with broken arched pediment and good figuration, turned columns, wavy shaped crossbanded trunk door flanked by inset pilasters, rectangular plinth with a raised quatre form panel and canted corners, later bracket feet, 13-inch arched brass dial with a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring signed, inner date ring with a corresponding central date hand, dial centre with subsidiary seconds and applied silvered floral and scrollwork with old sayings "On Times, Date:depends, Uncertain, Eternity", the arch with rolling moonphase, four pillar movement with deadbeat escapement and rack striking on a bell, 220cm high
A Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Major Scholfield, Manchester, circa 1780, the case with Swan neck pediment and pierced fret to the front, fluted columns, trunk with good figuration, rectangular plinth with canted corners and bracket feet, 14-inch arched brass dial with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, inner date ring with central corresponding date hand, nicely engraved dial centre with bird and floral decoration, centre seconds hand, arch with rolling moonphase and signed above, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and inside countwheel striking on a bell, 244cm high
A Fine Shereton Revival Chiming Longcase Clock, signed S.Smith & Son, 9 Strand, London, circa 1900, the finely made case with a gadrooned caddied hood and acanthus leaf carved borders, satinwood inlaid swags to the front, pierced side sound frets, marquetry floral inlaid trunk door with moulded borders, rectangular plinth with an inlaid centre panel depicting floral fruit bowl and flanked by turned urn finials, 14-1/2-inch silvered dial with Roman and Arabic chapter, dial centre with subsidiary seconds and engraved with swag and scrollwork, signed `S.Smith & Son, 9 Strand, London`, sun burst decorated corners, the massive triple weight driven movement with deadbeat escapement, eight hammers quarter striking onto eight tubular bells and a further hammer striking a further tubular bell for the hours, 270cm high
A Walnut Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed John Marsden, London, circa 1730, the case with flat top pediment, pierced frieze to the front, glazed side viewing windows, columns with brass capped capitals, feather crossbanded rectangular moulded trunk door, rectangular plinth upon a stepped base, 12-inch square brass dial with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, matted dial centre with ringed winding holes, date aperture, subsidiary seconds and a oval silvered plaque signed `John Marsden, London`, five pillar movement with anchor escapement and inside countwheel striking on a bell, (case with restorations), 220cm high John Marsden is recorded working at St John`s Square, London. He was Free of the Clockmaker`s Company in 1698, and in 1731 became Master until 1741. He is known as specialising in repeating work. See Baillie (GH) Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, pg.210.
A Fine and Extremely Rare Burr Elm and Walnut Three Month Duration Longcase Clock, signed Morgan Lowry in Leeds, circa 1715, the attractive and nicely figured case with a later built caddied top and pierced fretwork panels, glazed movement viewing windows to the sides, gilt wooden capitals with three-quarter columns flanking the hood door, case with burr elm panels and walnut crossbanding veneers on a oak carcass, moulded edged trunk door with glazed lenticle, rectangular plinth raised upon a later built double skirting, 13-inch square brass dial with silvered Roman numeral chapter ring signed `Morgan Lowry in Leeds`, finely matted dial centre with subsidiary seconds and engraved above on a silvered plaque depicting cherubs, dial with herringbone engraving around the perimeter, finely pierced hands, the large six pillar movement with a anchor escapement and outside countwheel striking on a bell, possibly later seatboard, 260cm high Morgan Lowry (Leeds, 1682-1757) was the son of Jeremy Lowry. He is recorded as a maker of repute, and was working in London c.1700 where he picked up his skills for producing quality movements, including long duration longcase clocks. In 1703 he married Ann Boyes in Leeds and they had a daughter named Anne in 1715. His wife died in 1726 and in 1737 he married Mary Thwaites. He worked in Briggate and in Boar Lane in Leeds. He was a Sergeant at Mace for the Borough of Leeds until 1755. His clocks are extremely rare. There is a walnut long duration clock and a year going longcase clock by him in the Leeds City Museum. For more information see Britten (FJ) Old Clocks & Watches And Their Makers, pg.791; Loomes (Brian) Yorkshire Clockmakers, pg.121); and Loomes (Brian) Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, pg.147.
A Fine Late 17th Century Walnut Small Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Joseph Knibb, London, circa 1690, the case with spiral twisted columns, (re-converted) back to rising hood, pierced frieze fretwork and surmounted by a later carved floral cresting, glazed side viewing windows, top of the backboard with a rising hood coiled spring and lever, rectangular trunk door with matching veneers and with moulded border, re-built plinth raised upon a moulded skirting, 10-inch square brass dial signed `Joseph Knibb, London` positioned below 6 o`clock, silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals and typical trident half hour markers, finely engraved with floral decoration between the winged cherub spandrels, matted dial centre with date aperture below 12 o`clock position, finely pierced and sculpted blue steel hands, latches to the dial feet and to the five ringed pillars of the movement, anchor escapement, outside countwheel positioned to the movement backplate and striking on a bell, 199cm high Case backboard with a label inscribed Temple Newsam House Leeds, Exhibition of English Clocks 1949, No.21. This clock is recorded in the catalogue of Exhibition of English Clock 1600-1850, September 3rd - October 9th 1949, No.21. The catalogue states A William and Mary longcase clock by Joseph Knibb London, circa 1690, in a oak case with walnut veneer, formerly in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and Lent by Harold Wildsmith Baxter, Esq. Harold Wildsmith Baxter was one of the great post war collectors of Early English Clocks. Sold together with a photocopy of the Exhibition of English Clocks catalogue entry No.21. Joseph Knibb, the most famous and inventive member of the celebrated Knibb clockmaking family, was born in 1640. In 1655 he was apprenticed to his cousin Samuel and after serving seven years he worked first at Oxford and then moved to London in 1670, where he was made Free of the Clockmaker`s Company. Records show he supplied a turret clock for Windsor Castle in 1677 and payments were made to him in 1682 by King Charles II. Towards the end of the 17th century Joseph Knibb moved to Hanslop in Buckinghamshire. By the early 18th century Knibb had virtually retired and he died in December 1711.
A Fine and Rare 18th Century Walnut Stick Barometer, signed Jno Hallifax, Barnsley, Invt & Fecit, circa 1730, the finely figured case in the form of a longcase clock, caddied pediment with turned brass finials, inlaid stringing and turned side columns to the pediment, trunk with boxwood stringing and a central recording chapter ring with two hands, rectangular plinth with stringing and upon a waisted base, 6-inch arched brass dial with a silvered chapter ring and elaborately engraved with scrollwork to the dial centre, the arch with a circular silvered disc signed `Jno Hallifax, Barnsley, Invt & Fecit`, 130cm high John Hallifax (b.1694-d1750), the son of a vicar, he started in business in 1711. He became a notable clock and barometer maker and only a small number of his barometers survive today. His designs are distinctive and based on longcase clocks. See Banfield (Edwin) Barometer Makers and Retailers, pg.102
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