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Clockmaker/By : W Taylor of King Street, Whitehaven - (Cumberland).

Duration: 8 day

Circa : Circa: 1770

Height : 78.25 inches excluding finials..

Case :
Swan neck hood and oak and mahogany case.
Local area tapered pillars to hood with repeated half pillars to rear.
Long wavy topped cross banded trunk door with reeded columns to trunk.
Mahogany panel above door running to sides.
Bracket feet.
Width at widest point 21.5" (Hood).

Dial :
Brass dial rolling moon (brown eyed) with landscapes and painted sailing ships on moon hemispheres.
Arch dial 18.75" x 13.5" with well engraved centre, there is significance in the flowing engraving at the top of the dial centre which needs some research.
Centre sweep brass calendar hand.
Silvered chapter ring and steel hands.
The bottom of the dial is engraved ' Taylor. King St, Wt Haven, an unusual feature.
Indian head style spandrels.
Roman numerals.

Maker :
William Taylor was born in 1738 and died in 1801.
He was known to have been working in the 1770's

Price : £ 5,750

Guarantee : 12 months