A mid 18th
century longcase clock with arched
brass dial ,moon phase and 8-day movement in an oak case striking the hours on a
bell.
The arched
dial has subsidiary seconds and calendar dials. The brass dial with silvered
chapter ring has good scrollwork depicting flowers and birds to the centre and
the makers name in the arch.The rotating moon dial has an alternating
stars scene and a landscape with a church on a hill and figures by a
lake. The oak case has a shaped
topped long trunk door,reeded columns to the hood and trunk and a panelled base.
The 8-day
movement has been cleaned,polished and overhauled and is in good working order.
Height
90.5in (230cm)
Width of
hood 23.5in(60cm) Depth of hood 10.5in(27cm)
Width of
base 21in(54cm) Depth
of base 10in(25cm)
Width of
trunk 16in(41cm) Depth
of trunk 8in(20cm)
Henry Gamble is listed
in Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World(21st Edition) by Brian
Loomes as working in
Bramley,Leeds,Yorkshire between 1739 and 1752. Later he was working at
Farnley(near Pudsey),near Leeds and he died suddenly in 1780 “after eating a
hearty dinner” His obituary in the Leeds Mercury described him as an eminent
clockmaker.
PRICE:
£2,700 
/
$4,590 
(US Dollars) / 3,375 Euro 
