Longcase Clocks

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8 Day Longcase clock. Rare fisherman automation.

John Winstanley, Holywell. c1830

£2800

A good quality Regency period, attractive 8 day longcase clock by John Winstanley, Holywell. It has a very interesting arched white painted 14" dial with a rare fisherman automation and seconds subsidiary chapter ring. The dial has country style houses painted in the corners, roman numerals, gold finish around the main chapter ring and arch, the hands are brass.

The clock has a swan neck pediment hood, the case is 67 inches high. The oak case has good proportions with pleasant patination, it has mahogany and Tunbridge ware cross banding and inlay. Shell inlays to the door and base.

The hand written text on the paper inside the door states:

John Winstanley of Holywell, working between 1791-1835 ( ref. Cescinsky and Webster and G.H.Braillie.Clockmakers of the World Vol.1) He was one of a large respected family of clockmakers working between North Wales and Lancashire. Holywell is in the old county of Flintshire and sits on the estuary of the river Dee.

It seems likely that the clock was commissioned by a keen angler for his amusement.

The automation figure is driven off the escape wheel pinion, thus moving on each beat of the pendulum, and shows the angler "casting" into the lake or river, watched by a lady friend on the bank, who holds his net.

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Fisherman automation, subsidiary seconds chapter ring.

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8 Day Longcase clock. Price Evans. Salop. c1780

£2800

A good quality and attractive Late Georgian 8 day longcase clock by Price Evans. Salop. ( Salop is an old abbreviation for Shropshire). It has a 12 inch brass dial with silvered centre and chapter ring.

The dial has quality engraving around the winding holes, engraved makers name, seconds susidiary chapter ring and calender aperture. It has well made brass spandrells and steel hands.

The clock has a swan next pediment hood , the case is 87 inches high. The oak case has a long door and is of good proportions with a very pleasant patination.

Brass silvered dial with subsidiary seconds chapter ring and date aperture.

30 Hour Longcase clock. James Bath. Cirencester. c1810

£1750

A good quality Late Georgian 30 hour longcase clock with birdcage movement by James Bath, Cirencester. It has a 11 inch white painted dial, arabic numerals and calendar aperture. The corners of the dial have attractive paintings of shells. The hands are brass and the makers name Ja's (James) Bath is painted on the dial.

The clock has a swan neck pediment hood . The oak case has a long door, the case is 80 inches high. It has a very pleasant patination. A well proportioned case, the height making it very suitable for a cottage.

Attractive shell paintings in corners and subsidiary seconds chapter ring.

Bird cage movement

30 Hour Longcase clock. E.Taylor. Albrighton. c1810.

£3000

A good quality, Late Georgian 30 hour longcase clock by E.Taylor, Albrighton. It has a very attractive 11 1/2 inch arched white painted dial, with arabic numerals, brass hands and a calendar aperture. The dial has quality paintings of a bird and flowers in the arch and flowers in the corners.

The clock has a swan neck pediment hood , the case is 83 inches high. The oak case has mahogany,ebony and boxwood stringing, with a shell inlay to the door. A case of good proportions with a very pleasant patination.

Attractive painted dial. Bird and flowers

Shell inlay to door, the case has turned fluted side pillars.

30 Hour Longcase clock. W.Docking. Stratton. c1840.

£3000

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