Oak 8 day longcase clock by Samuel Whalley c.1735.
Price
£2,950
| $3,877 USD | €3,517 EUR
Item Ref
9122
Description
A good quality oak 8 day longcase clock by Samuel Whalley of Manchester. Dial features date this clock to c.1735 (eagle/urn spandrels, fleur-de-lys hour spacers, quarter-hour chapter).The case is of the best oak, banded with mahogany, and the hood has a fashionable 'caddy top' with blind fretting (slight damage). Tall and elegant, the clock is of exceptional colour & patina with an attractive ogee arched door. 8-day movement with brass dial with engraved and silvered chapter ring, signed ‘S. Whalley. Manchester’
£750 spent in August 2021 restoring the movement which is now in excellent order throughout, with the exception of the date ring, which no longer functions.
Samuel Whalley, clockmaker; married Mary Shallcross in 1733. Died 16 June 1744. The couple had a son, Samuel, who was admitted to school in 1750. This Samuel became a watch maker in Manchester, as did his son, also a Samuel. (Brian Loomes "Lancashire Clocks".)
DIMENSIONS: 84 inches tall, 19 inches wide, 9.5 inches deep.
PROVENANCE: Yorkshire private collection
Internal Ref: 9122
Dimensions
Height = 214 cm (84")Width = 48 cm (19")
Depth = 24 cm (10")
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