2501 A George III crossbanded elm longcase clock, 29cm square painted dial inscribed Thos. Pearce, Chard, Roman and Arabic numerals, flowers to spandrels, date aperture, thirty-hour movement striking on a bell, the caddy top case with blind fretwork frieze, Doric columns, rectangular door to waist, plinth base, 192cm high, c.1795
2507 A William IV mahogany crossbanded oak longcase clock, 33cm arched painted dial inscribed Wainwright, Nottingham, Arabic numerals, painted to the centre with a castle and ship, the arch with a fanciful bird amongst flowers, date aperture, thirty-hour movement striking on a bell, the hood with swan neck pediment and brass ball-and-spire finial, Doric columns, rectangular door to waist, skirted base, 220cm high, c.1835 £200 - £300
Thomas Pearce was born at Chardstock c. 1760, and probably finished his apprenticeship around 1781, and married Ann Chick in December the following year at Thorncombe. He is recorded as working at Chard in 1791 and into the early 19th century. £200 - £300
2502 A George III crossbanded mahogany longcase clock, 33.5cm arched painted dial inscribed with Roman numerals, the arch unusually painted with a flour mill interior, the spandrels with the Four Elements personified, subsidiary seconds and calendar chapters, twin winding holes, eight-day movement striking on a bell, the hood with lofty swan neck pediment and brass mounted Corinthian columns, arched rectangular door to waist flanked by Doric quarter-columns, ivory kite shaped escutcheon, skirted base, 213cm high, c.1830 £500 - £700 2503 A George III mahogany longcase clock, 30cm brass and silvered dial inscribed John Smith, Berwick, Roman and Arabic numerals, leafy scrolls to spandrels, subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, twin winding holes, eight-day movement striking on a bell, the case with swan neck pediment, rectangular door to waist, skirted base, 212cm high John Smith (1750-1785) was working at Berwick from 1771 until his death in 1785. £700 - £1,000
2504 A George III mahogany longcase clock, 32cm arched painted dial inscribed Nickisson, Newcastle, Arabic numerals, moon phase to arch, date aperture, twin-winding holes, eight-day movement striking on a bell, the hood with swan neck pediment and brass capped reeded columns, shaped rectangular door to waist flanked by reeded quartercolumns, skirted base, 212cm high, c.1800 £300 - £400 2505 A George III mahogany longcase clock, 33.5cm arched painted dial inscribed with Roman numerals, Roman numerals, the arch painted with a flour mill interior, subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, twin winding holes, eight-day movement striking on a bell, the case with swan neck pediment, arched rectangular door to waist, 213cm high £500 - £700
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2508 A William IV oak and mahogany longcase clock, 32cm arched painted dial inscribed Broadhead, Belper, Roman numerals, the arch painted with young girls at harvest time, with flowers to spandrels, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture, twin winding holes, eight-day movement striking on a bell, the hood with swan neck pediment surmounted by brass ball and spire finials, turned columns, shaped arched rectangular door to waist, outlined throughout with boxwood stringing, plinth base, 224cm high, c.1835 £300 - £500
2506 A mid-18th century oak longcase clock, 31cm square brass dial inscribed W Bird, Seragrave, Roman and Arabic numerals, the spandrels cast with masks and leafy scrolls, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture, thirty-hour movement striking on a bell, the hood with broken architectural pediment and Doric columns, rectangular door to waist, skirted base, 199cm high, c.1750 £250 - £350 For more images please visit
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