Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd

Description

An impressive and elegant Georgian mahogany longcase clock. A fine quality case with a swan-neck pediment in the distinctive Bath and Bristol style. A mahogany case with brass capped hood columns and side glass hood apertures. An original central brass finial. A wavy hood door top and matching raised plinth panel. A very well engraved silvered dial with blued steel hands. A seconds dial, date aperture and lunar moon phases showing high water at Bristol quay. Signed to the dial 'Thos Wynn, Bristol'. An 8-day duration mechanism striking the hours on a bell. Circa 1775.

Thomas Wynn of Bristol is recorded in A J Moores 'The Clockmakers of Bristol' book as working from 1763. He was married in 1763 in Almondsbury. Three Bristol high water clocks are noted in the book


Height 7ft 9"/ 235 cms Width (at widest point of hood) 20" / 49 cms Depth 10" / 24 cms.

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd you can expect a genuine antique grandfather longcase clock that is serviced with 12 months guarantee. Please phone 01179565281 to order. We can send you a detailed Whatsapp video. We personally set up and deliver to the UK, please contact us for a quote. We are members of The British Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild.