It’s About Time - Fine Clocks, Barometers and Antiques

Jeremiah Standring of Bolton , c1780

Anoak Longcase clock by Jeremiah Standring of Bolton with full brass dial and silvered Chapter ring , engraved center and date aperture dial . Blued steel hands and 'false' winding holes with squares. The case is of good proportions being 86 inches tall (to the top of the wooden finial) . The trunk door and canted edge base are cross banded with mahogany and has the original plinth with bracket feet Jeremiah Standring of Bolton is Listed working from 1780 in G.H.Bailles - Watch and Clockmakers of the world .

Height 86"

£ 2750.00 G.B.Pounds

John Barrow , Londini Fecit , c1695

A fine William and Mary walnut and marquetry longcase clock by one of the early respected clock makers - John Barrow , who was born 1657 just before the London plague and survived the Great fire!. He was free of the Clockmakers Company in 1681 and achieved Master of the Clockmakers Company from 1714 - 1717 . The case is veneered in walnut with panels of bird and floral marquetry against an ebony ground.  There is an oval lenticle to the trunk door and the hood ( ex rising) is flanked by Barley twist columns with gilt capitals.

The eight day duration movement has five pillars and an inside locking plate with outside locking lever .  The 11 inch square dial with a finely matted centre, a silvered chapter ring and seconds dial with cherub and foliage spandrels.  There is leaf engraving between the spandrels.  The winding holes are ringed and the Calendar aperture is decorated with three engraved crowns , the original blued steel hands are finely pierced and faceted. 

Height 84.6" (215cms)

PRICE ON APPLICATION

Dawes of Southampton , 1830

A smaller than average , superb flame mahogany late Regency longcase clock by Dawes of Southampton circa 1830-48 , who is listed in the book 'Watch and Clockmakers of the World' by B.Loomes working circa 1830 . A superb and quite rare Convex dial with Seconds and Calendar (Convex dials are often without Seconds and Calendar) , superb brass cased weights and brass rod and Bob pendulum , The hood has inlaid quarters below the cast bezel , Canted , Fluted and Brass reeded trunk with long flame Mahogany Trunk door , the base has the classic apron single plinth and panel . A fine example of a late Regency Longcase .

Height 85"

G.B.Pounds

Thomas Barnes , Gainsboro circa 1835

A Flame Mahogany Longcase of good proportions , The clock runs for 7 days , with bell strike on the Hour . A short trunk door with simple string inlay and inlay panel above , with 'swan neck' pediment to the hood . A Painted , enamelled dial with Roman numerals showing seconds and calendar with the original Brass hands . Thomas Barnes of Gainsboro was recorded working from 1828-35 and is listed in The Book of Watch and clockmakers of the World by Loomes ,Vol 2 .

Height 2.10m

  G B Pounds

Heywood , Covent Garden 1811

A fine , well proportioned , flame Mahogany , London Strike silent Longcase by Heywood of King Street , Covent Garden . The Case with canted fluted columns and Brass reeding either side of the Long arched trunk door , the base with panel and classic London double plinth , the Hood with simple yet elegant fret with fluted pillars and brass ball finials , the restrained silvered dial engraved with the makers name - Heywood King street Covent Garden , London , the Large five knopped pillar movement with Brass cased weights and pendulum Bob , Striking the Hours on a Bell or silent at will . Listed in Loomes-Watch and clockmakers of the World , working in 1811 and he most probably worked 10 years before and after that single date , Standing 238cms Tall .

£7550.00  G B Pounds

J.Wyld of Nottingham , c1780

A small oak Longcase clock by John Wyld of Nottingham. The full brass dial with , silvered Chapter ring , seconds and date dial with ringed winding holes , a matted centre and Blued steel hands . The case is of good proportions being only 78inches tall . The trunk door is cross banded with mahogany and has a panelled base with the original decorative plinth . J.Wyld of Nottingham is Listed working from 1780 in G.H.Bailles - Watch and Clockmakers of the world .

Height 78"

G.B.Pounds