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Clockmaker/By : John Hayes of Wrexham (Wales).

Duration: 8 day

Circa : 1800

Height : 90 inches.

Case :
Arched hood and mahogany case with glass panels to hood covering embossed original floral paper pattern.
Turned wooden pillars to hood with repeated half pillars to rear.
Long wavy topped trunk door with quarter round columns to trunk \.
Side windows to hood.
Canted corners to base with applied panel to base.
Width at widest point 21.5" (Hood).
Original lock and escutcheon.
Inlay to base with ogee feet.

Dial :
Painted rolling moon dial 18.5" x 13" with land and seascape by Walker and Finnemore of Birmingham imprinted on false plate and calendar dial.
Rose painted spandrels and world painted hemispheres.
Matching brass hour and minute hands and seconds hand.
Seconds dial and calendar apperture.
Roman numerals.

Maker :
John Hayes of Wrexham had a long working life and worked fom 1747 - 1822 in Charles Street, Wrexham.
He was Church Warden 1803-04 as noted in Palmer, Wrexham Church

Price : £ 5,250

Guarantee : 12 months