Lot 1010
A mid-19th century oak and mahogany longcase clock retailed by 'Frank Dobson, Driffield' with a swan...
A mid-19th century oak and mahogany longcase clock retailed by 'Frank Dobson, Driffield' with a swan's neck pediment and brass paterae, recessed break-arch hood door flanked by mahogany pillars with brass capitals, trunk with a three-quarter length hood door and wavy top on a rectangular plinth with a central oak panel, fully painted convex centre break arch dial with corresponding spandrels and a biblical depiction from the new testament to the arch, with roman numerals, minute track and non-matching stamped brass hands, subsidiary seconds dial and semi-circular date aperture with date disc behind, dial pinned via a Walker & Hughes falseplate to an 8-day rack striking weight driven movement, striking the hours on a bell. With weights and pendulum.
Frank Dobson was a prolific clockmaker in Driffield (East Yorkshire) working from the Market Place 1817-51, succeeded by his son Frederick on his father's death, also recorded as a post master, brass founder and retailer of jewellery and fishing tackle.
B41787
SOLD £150