Gold, Silver, Coins, Medals and Militaria, Concorde and Harry Potter memorabilia, with more to be added before the sale including more furniture and Poole Pottery
Gold, Silver, Coins, Medals and Militaria, Concorde and Harry Potter memorabilia, with more to be added before the sale including more furniture and Poole Pottery
Lot 284: A George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock by Hampson and Thelwell of Manchester
2026-09-16T09:00:00Z
Start price: £10
Lot 284:
A George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock by Hampson and Thelwell of Manchester
Description
A George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock. The case is constructed from mahogany and features a swan-neck pediment with carved scrollwork terminals and a central finial. The hood is flanked by two fluted columns. The trunk features a long door with a shaped top and a brass escutcheon, resting on a square box base. The arched white-painted dial has black Roman numeral hour markers and an outer Arabic minute track. The arch includes a rotating moon phase disk decorated with a painted lunar face and two terrestrial map hemispheres. Two subsidiary dials for seconds and the date are located on the main dial face. The four spandrels are hand-painted with classical female figures representing the four seasons. The dial is inscribed in black script below the 12 o’clock position with ‘Manchester’ and above the 6 o’clock position with ‘Hampson & Thelwell’.
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