Painted Dial Moonphase Clocks

 

dennit.JPG (45426 bytes)dennit dial.JPG (57235 bytes)Richard Dennett of St. Helens

c. 1785         Height 92"

Price:- £ 8,950

Quality painted dial with raised gesso spandrels, subsidiary date and seconds and birds to the dial centre; the age and phases of the moon to the arch.

The outstanding flame mahogany case has marquetry inlay and fluted pillars to the hood.

 

 

 


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William Owens of Manchester

 c. 1830                   Height 88”                    

Price:- £ 8,950

Pretty painted dial with flower corners and subsidiary date and seconds.  The age and phases of the moon to the arch. 

The finely proportioned mahogany case has fine inlay to the hood, trunk and base including quality stringing to the reeded trunk pillars.

 

 

 


jones of bethesla.jpg (22422 bytes)jones hood.jpg (57722 bytes)Elias Jones of Bethesda, Wales

c. 1850    Height 90”

Price:- £ 6,450

Pretty painted dial with subsidiary date and seconds, and the age and phases of the moon to the arch.  The flame mahogany case is of outstanding quality with double barley twist pillars to the hood and turned pillars to the trunk.

 

 

 

 

 


bucknall case.jpg (20211 bytes)bucknall hood.jpg (49861 bytes)Bucknel of Burslem  c. 1800

Height 88"   Price:- £ 9,950

A fine painted dial with the four continents to the corners, subsidiary date and seconds with the age and phases of the moon to the arch.

The flame mahogany case is outstanding with boxwood stringing and brass capitols to the hood pillars.

 

 

 




condliff case.jpg (20426 bytes)condliff hood.jpg (57344 bytes)Condliff of Liverpool    C. 1800

Height 91½"    Price:- £ 17,500

An outstanding clock by one of Liverpool's finest makers.

The painted dial has the four seasons to the corners, with Hope and Charity to the earthglobes. Rare sweep seconds and sweep date hands and the age and phases of the moon to the arch.

The flame mahogany case is of superb quality with marquetry inlay and Liverpool brickwork to the base.

 

 

 


houghton chorley.jpgcase.jpg (69465 bytes)houghton face.jpg (47861 bytes)Houghton of Chorley    c. 1800

Height 85½"    Price:- £ 9,950

Fine, Painted Dial with flower corners and birds to the dial centre.  Subsidiary date calendar, moon phases and age of moon beneath the numeral 12.

The outstanding flame mahogany case has satinwood inlay to the base with marquetry stringing and reeded trunk pillars.

The hood has dentile moulding, brass corinthians and verre églomisé panels beneath the swan necks.






lassal case.jpg (70468 bytes)lassal hood.jpg (62074 bytes)William Lassell, Toxteth Park, Liverpool

Recorded 1758 - 1790

Height 93"

Price: £ 11,950

A superb example of a Liverpool clock of the finest quality.  Painted dial with subsidiary date & seconds.

The four seasons to the corners, moon phases to the arch and a rare Tidal Calendar.

Magnificent mahogany case with fine inlay and flamework. verre églomisé panels beneath the swan necks are painted with a most unusual fruit design.

 

 


monkhouse case.jpg (16998 bytes)monkhouse face.jpg (48916 bytes)Monkhouse of Carlisle    c. 1820

Height 85½"    Price: P.O.A.

Painted dial with four seasons to each corner, subsidiary date and seconds dials and moon phases to the arch.

Outstanding flame mahogany and inlaid case with quality carving to the trunk and swan necks.

The Monkhouses are a well known Cumberland clock-making family.

 

 

 

 

 


Major Schofield of Salfordschofield case.jpg (21544 bytes)schofield hood.jpg (41365 bytes)

c. 1790               Height 88”                      

Price:- P.O.A.

Outstanding painted dial with four seasons to each corner and rural scene to the dial centre, subsidiary date and seconds, and the age and phases of the moon to the arch.  

The outstanding mahogany case is cross-banded with yew and has reeded pillars to the hood and trunk.

 

 

 

 

 


eccles case.jpg (22214 bytes)collier hood.jpg (53124 bytes)Sam Collier of Eccles, Lancashire

c. 1790           Height 92”

Price:-   P.O.A.

 

The painted dial has flower corners and a fully painted dial centre depicting the Eccles Hunt; subsidiary date and seconds with the age and phase of the moon to the arch.

The fine flame mahogany case is inlaid with shelling to the trunk and base and painted chalice and scrolls beneath the swan necks.

 

 



wood of bredbury case.jpg (65241 bytes)
wood bredbury face.jpg (207862 bytes)Wood of Bredbury

c. 1780  Height 87”

 Price:- £ 9,950

Very fine and most unusual painted dial.  The full centre has rural/farming scenes, subsidiary date calendar and the age & phase of the moon beneath the numeral 12.

 The fine mahogany case has flamework, boxwood stringing, and reeded pillars to the trunk and hood.

 

 

 


roskell of liverpool.jpg (57526 bytes)roskell hood.jpg (58637 bytes)    Roskell of Liverpool 

c. 1790   Height 99"

Price:-    P.O.A.

Early, painted dial with rare sweep seconds hand and subsidiary date dial. The phases and age of the moon is portrayed in the arch in a most unusual style.

The outstanding flame mahogany case has inlay to the door and base, and has brass Corinthians to the hood pillars.

 

 

 

 

 

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