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Ralph Weston (III) of Wolsingham (Co Durham) - 30-hour oak and mahogany longcase clock c1815-17, With a swan necked pediment, brass parterre and central spire finial, break arch hood door beneath flanked by reeded pilasters with brass capitals, trunk with recessed reeded pilasters and a crossbanded door with a concave top, square plinth on bracket feet, painted dial with floral depiction to the spandrels and a depiction of a boy attempting to catch birds in the arch, with makers name, Roman numerals, five minute Arabic's, minute track and matching steel hands, with dummy seconds and calendar dials and dummy winding arbors, dial pinned via a cast falseplate by Whittaker & Shreeve to a countwheel striking chain driven movement striking the hours on a bell. With weight and pendulum. Notes. The Weston family were a prodigious three generation family of 18th and 19th century Wolsingham clockmakers, all christened Ralph. The maker of this clock Ralph (III) frequently made 30hr clocks such as this possessing features normally found on 8-day clock dials. Both the clockmaker, clock and dial were the subject of a comprehensive five part article in CLOCKS magazine published between Nov 2012 and March 2013. The dial of the clock being of particular interest, manufactured by the Haifax firm of Shreve and Whittaker between 1815-17 . William Shreeve, a highly respected and competent dial painter went into a short-lived partnership with William Whittaker in 1815, however in 1817 Shreeve died in a tragic accident whereby he was burnt to death whilst preparing some of his own paints and varnishes.
Ralph Weston (III) of Wolsingham (Co Durham) - 30-hour oak and mahogany longcase clock c1815-17, With a swan necked pediment, brass parterre and central spire finial, break arch hood door beneath flanked by reeded pilasters with brass capitals, trunk with recessed reeded pilasters and a crossbanded door with a concave top, square plinth on bracket feet, painted dial with floral depiction to the spandrels and a depiction of a boy attempting to catch birds in the arch, with makers name, Roman numerals, five minute Arabic's, minute track and matching steel hands, with dummy seconds and calendar dials and dummy winding arbors, dial pinned via a cast falseplate by Whittaker & Shreeve to a countwheel striking chain driven movement striking the hours on a bell. With weight and pendulum. Notes. The Weston family were a prodigious three generation family of 18th and 19th century Wolsingham clockmakers, all christened Ralph. The maker of this clock Ralph (III) frequently made 30hr clocks such as this possessing features normally found on 8-day clock dials. Both the clockmaker, clock and dial were the subject of a comprehensive five part article in CLOCKS magazine published between Nov 2012 and March 2013. The dial of the clock being of particular interest, manufactured by the Haifax firm of Shreve and Whittaker between 1815-17 . William Shreeve, a highly respected and competent dial painter went into a short-lived partnership with William Whittaker in 1815, however in 1817 Shreeve died in a tragic accident whereby he was burnt to death whilst preparing some of his own paints and varnishes.
Ralph Weston (III) of Wolsingham (Co Durham) - 30-hour oak and mahogany longcase clock c1815-17, With a swan necked pediment, brass parterre and central spire finial, break arch hood door beneath flanked by reeded pilasters with brass capitals, trunk with recessed reeded pilasters and a crossbanded door with a concave top, square plinth on bracket feet, painted dial with floral depiction to the spandrels and a depiction of a boy attempting to catch birds in the arch, with makers name, Roman numerals, five minute Arabic's, minute track and matching steel hands, with dummy seconds and calendar dials and dummy winding arbors, dial pinned via a cast falseplate by Whittaker & Shreeve to a countwheel striking chain driven movement striking the hours on a bell. With weight and pendulum. Notes. The Weston family were a prodigious three generation family of 18th and 19th century Wolsingham clockmakers, all christened Ralph. The maker of this clock Ralph (III) frequently made 30hr clocks such as this possessing features normally found on 8-day clock dials. Both the clockmaker, clock and dial were the subject of a comprehensive five part article in CLOCKS magazine published between Nov 2012 and March 2013. The dial of the clock being of particular interest, manufactured by the Haifax firm of Shreve and Whittaker between 1815-17 . William Shreeve, a highly respected and competent dial painter went into a short-lived partnership with William Whittaker in 1815, however in 1817 Shreeve died in a tragic accident whereby he was burnt to death whilst preparing some of his own paints and varnishes.
Ralph Weston (III) of Wolsingham (Co Durham) - 30-hour oak and mahogany longcase clock c1815-17, With a swan necked pediment, brass parterre and central spire finial, break arch hood door beneath flanked by reeded pilasters with brass capitals, trunk with recessed reeded pilasters and a crossbanded door with a concave top, square plinth on bracket feet, painted dial with floral depiction to the spandrels and a depiction of a boy attempting to catch birds in the arch, with makers name, Roman numerals, five minute Arabic's, minute track and matching steel hands, with dummy seconds and calendar dials and dummy winding arbors, dial pinned via a cast falseplate by Whittaker & Shreeve to a countwheel striking chain driven movement striking the hours on a bell. With weight and pendulum. Notes. The Weston family were a prodigious three generation family of 18th and 19th century Wolsingham clockmakers, all christened Ralph. The maker of this clock Ralph (III) frequently made 30hr clocks such as this possessing features normally found on 8-day clock dials. Both the clockmaker, clock and dial were the subject of a comprehensive five part article in CLOCKS magazine published between Nov 2012 and March 2013. The dial of the clock being of particular interest, manufactured by the Haifax firm of Shreve and Whittaker between 1815-17 . William Shreeve, a highly respected and competent dial painter went into a short-lived partnership with William Whittaker in 1815, however in 1817 Shreeve died in a tragic accident whereby he was burnt to death whilst preparing some of his own paints and varnishes.
Ralph Weston (III) of Wolsingham (Co Durham) - 30-hour oak and mahogany longcase clock c1815-17, With a swan necked pediment, brass parterre and central spire finial, break arch hood door beneath flanked by reeded pilasters with brass capitals, trunk with recessed reeded pilasters and a crossbanded door with a concave top, square plinth on bracket feet, painted dial with floral depiction to the spandrels and a depiction of a boy attempting to catch birds in the arch, with makers name, Roman numerals, five minute Arabic's, minute track and matching steel hands, with dummy seconds and calendar dials and dummy winding arbors, dial pinned via a cast falseplate by Whittaker & Shreeve to a countwheel striking chain driven movement striking the hours on a bell. With weight and pendulum. Notes. The Weston family were a prodigious three generation family of 18th and 19th century Wolsingham clockmakers, all christened Ralph. The maker of this clock Ralph (III) frequently made 30hr clocks such as this possessing features normally found on 8-day clock dials. Both the clockmaker, clock and dial were the subject of a comprehensive five part article in CLOCKS magazine published between Nov 2012 and March 2013. The dial of the clock being of particular interest, manufactured by the Haifax firm of Shreve and Whittaker between 1815-17 . William Shreeve, a highly respected and competent dial painter went into a short-lived partnership with William Whittaker in 1815, however in 1817 Shreeve died in a tragic accident whereby he was burnt to death whilst preparing some of his own paints and varnishes.
Ralph Weston (III) of Wolsingham (Co Durham) - 30-hour oak and mahogany longcase clock c1815-17, With a swan necked pediment, brass parterre and central spire finial, break arch hood door beneath flanked by reeded pilasters with brass capitals, trunk with recessed reeded pilasters and a crossbanded door with a concave top, square plinth on bracket feet, painted dial with floral depiction to the spandrels and a depiction of a boy attempting to catch birds in the arch, with makers name, Roman numerals, five minute Arabic's, minute track and matching steel hands, with dummy seconds and calendar dials and dummy winding arbors, dial pinned via a cast falseplate by Whittaker & Shreeve to a countwheel striking chain driven movement striking the hours on a bell. With weight and pendulum. Notes. The Weston family were a prodigious three generation family of 18th and 19th century Wolsingham clockmakers, all christened Ralph. The maker of this clock Ralph (III) frequently made 30hr clocks such as this possessing features normally found on 8-day clock dials. Both the clockmaker, clock and dial were the subject of a comprehensive five part article in CLOCKS magazine published between Nov 2012 and March 2013. The dial of the clock being of particular interest, manufactured by the Haifax firm of Shreve and Whittaker between 1815-17 . William Shreeve, a highly respected and competent dial painter went into a short-lived partnership with William Whittaker in 1815, however in 1817 Shreeve died in a tragic accident whereby he was burnt to death whilst preparing some of his own paints and varnishes.
Ralph Weston (III) of Wolsingham (Co Durham) - 30-hour oak and mahogany longcase clock c1815-17, With a swan necked pediment, brass parterre and central spire finial, break arch hood door beneath flanked by reeded pilasters with brass capitals, trunk with recessed reeded pilasters and a crossbanded door with a concave top, square plinth on bracket feet, painted dial with floral depiction to the spandrels and a depiction of a boy attempting to catch birds in the arch, with makers name, Roman numerals, five minute Arabic's, minute track and matching steel hands, with dummy seconds and calendar dials and dummy winding arbors, dial pinned via a cast falseplate by Whittaker & Shreeve to a countwheel striking chain driven movement striking the hours on a bell. With weight and pendulum. Notes. The Weston family were a prodigious three generation family of 18th and 19th century Wolsingham clockmakers, all christened Ralph. The maker of this clock Ralph (III) frequently made 30hr clocks such as this possessing features normally found on 8-day clock dials. Both the clockmaker, clock and dial were the subject of a comprehensive five part article in CLOCKS magazine published between Nov 2012 and March 2013. The dial of the clock being of particular interest, manufactured by the Haifax firm of Shreve and Whittaker between 1815-17 . William Shreeve, a highly respected and competent dial painter went into a short-lived partnership with William Whittaker in 1815, however in 1817 Shreeve died in a tragic accident whereby he was burnt to death whilst preparing some of his own paints and varnishes.
Ralph Weston (III) of Wolsingham (Co Durham) - 30-hour oak and mahogany longcase clock c1815-17, With a swan necked pediment, brass parterre and central spire finial, break arch hood door beneath flanked by reeded pilasters with brass capitals, trunk with recessed reeded pilasters and a crossbanded door with a concave top, square plinth on bracket feet, painted dial with floral depiction to the spandrels and a depiction of a boy attempting to catch birds in the arch, with makers name, Roman numerals, five minute Arabic's, minute track and matching steel hands, with dummy seconds and calendar dials and dummy winding arbors, dial pinned via a cast falseplate by Whittaker & Shreeve to a countwheel striking chain driven movement striking the hours on a bell. With weight and pendulum. Notes. The Weston family were a prodigious three generation family of 18th and 19th century Wolsingham clockmakers, all christened Ralph. The maker of this clock Ralph (III) frequently made 30hr clocks such as this possessing features normally found on 8-day clock dials. Both the clockmaker, clock and dial were the subject of a comprehensive five part article in CLOCKS magazine published between Nov 2012 and March 2013. The dial of the clock being of particular interest, manufactured by the Haifax firm of Shreve and Whittaker between 1815-17 . William Shreeve, a highly respected and competent dial painter went into a short-lived partnership with William Whittaker in 1815, however in 1817 Shreeve died in a tragic accident whereby he was burnt to death whilst preparing some of his own paints and varnishes.
Ralph Weston (III) of Wolsingham (Co Durham) - 30-hour oak and mahogany longcase clock c1815-17, With a swan necked pediment, brass parterre and central spire finial, break arch hood door beneath flanked by reeded pilasters with brass capitals, trunk with recessed reeded pilasters and a crossbanded door with a concave top, square plinth on bracket feet, painted dial with floral depiction to the spandrels and a depiction of a boy attempting to catch birds in the arch, with makers name, Roman numerals, five minute Arabic's, minute track and matching steel hands, with dummy seconds and calendar dials and dummy winding arbors, dial pinned via a cast falseplate by Whittaker & Shreeve to a countwheel striking chain driven movement striking the hours on a bell. With weight and pendulum. Notes. The Weston family were a prodigious three generation family of 18th and 19th century Wolsingham clockmakers, all christened Ralph. The maker of this clock Ralph (III) frequently made 30hr clocks such as this possessing features normally found on 8-day clock dials. Both the clockmaker, clock and dial were the subject of a comprehensive five part article in CLOCKS magazine published between Nov 2012 and March 2013. The dial of the clock being of particular interest, manufactured by the Haifax firm of Shreve and Whittaker between 1815-17 . William Shreeve, a highly respected and competent dial painter went into a short-lived partnership with William Whittaker in 1815, however in 1817 Shreeve died in a tragic accident whereby he was burnt to death whilst preparing some of his own paints and varnishes.
Ralph Weston (III) of Wolsingham (Co Durham) - 30-hour oak and mahogany longcase clock c1815-17, With a swan necked pediment, brass parterre and central spire finial, break arch hood door beneath flanked by reeded pilasters with brass capitals, trunk with recessed reeded pilasters and a crossbanded door with a concave top, square plinth on bracket feet, painted dial with floral depiction to the spandrels and a depiction of a boy attempting to catch birds in the arch, with makers name, Roman numerals, five minute Arabic's, minute track and matching steel hands, with dummy seconds and calendar dials and dummy winding arbors, dial pinned via a cast falseplate by Whittaker & Shreeve to a countwheel striking chain driven movement striking the hours on a bell. With weight and pendulum. Notes. The Weston family were a prodigious three generation family of 18th and 19th century Wolsingham clockmakers, all christened Ralph. The maker of this clock Ralph (III) frequently made 30hr clocks such as this possessing features normally found on 8-day clock dials. Both the clockmaker, clock and dial were the subject of a comprehensive five part article in CLOCKS magazine published between Nov 2012 and March 2013. The dial of the clock being of particular interest, manufactured by the Haifax firm of Shreve and Whittaker between 1815-17 . William Shreeve, a highly respected and competent dial painter went into a short-lived partnership with William Whittaker in 1815, however in 1817 Shreeve died in a tragic accident whereby he was burnt to death whilst preparing some of his own paints and varnishes.
Ralph Weston (III) of Wolsingham (Co Durham) - 30-hour oak and mahogany longcase clock c1815-17, With a swan necked pediment, brass parterre and central spire finial, break arch hood door beneath flanked by reeded pilasters with brass capitals, trunk with recessed reeded pilasters and a crossbanded door with a concave top, square plinth on bracket feet, painted dial with floral depiction to the spandrels and a depiction of a boy attempting to catch birds in the arch, with makers name, Roman numerals, five minute Arabic's, minute track and matching steel hands, with dummy seconds and calendar dials and dummy winding arbors, dial pinned via a cast falseplate by Whittaker & Shreeve to a countwheel striking chain driven movement striking the hours on a bell. With weight and pendulum. Notes. The Weston family were a prodigious three generation family of 18th and 19th century Wolsingham clockmakers, all christened Ralph. The maker of this clock Ralph (III) frequently made 30hr clocks such as this possessing features normally found on 8-day clock dials. Both the clockmaker, clock and dial were the subject of a comprehensive five part article in CLOCKS magazine published between Nov 2012 and March 2013. The dial of the clock being of particular interest, manufactured by the Haifax firm of Shreve and Whittaker between 1815-17 . William Shreeve, a highly respected and competent dial painter went into a short-lived partnership with William Whittaker in 1815, however in 1817 Shreeve died in a tragic accident whereby he was burnt to death whilst preparing some of his own paints and varnishes.
Ralph Weston (III) of Wolsingham (Co Durham) - 30-hour oak and mahogany longcase clock c1815-17, With a swan necked pediment, brass parterre and central spire finial, break arch hood door beneath flanked by reeded pilasters with brass capitals, trunk with recessed reeded pilasters and a crossbanded door with a concave top, square plinth on bracket feet, painted dial with floral depiction to the spandrels and a depiction of a boy attempting to catch birds in the arch, with makers name, Roman numerals, five minute Arabic's, minute track and matching steel hands, with dummy seconds and calendar dials and dummy winding arbors, dial pinned via a cast falseplate by Whittaker & Shreeve to a countwheel striking chain driven movement striking the hours on a bell. With weight and pendulum. Notes. The Weston family were a prodigious three generation family of 18th and 19th century Wolsingham clockmakers, all christened Ralph. The maker of this clock Ralph (III) frequently made 30hr clocks such as this possessing features normally found on 8-day clock dials. Both the clockmaker, clock and dial were the subject of a comprehensive five part article in CLOCKS magazine published between Nov 2012 and March 2013. The dial of the clock being of particular interest, manufactured by the Haifax firm of Shreve and Whittaker between 1815-17 . William Shreeve, a highly respected and competent dial painter went into a short-lived partnership with William Whittaker in 1815, however in 1817 Shreeve died in a tragic accident whereby he was burnt to death whilst preparing some of his own paints and varnishes.

LOT NO 6223

STOCK NO 119144

Ralph Weston (III) of Wolsingham (Co Durham) - 30-hour oak and mahogany longcase clock c1815-17, With a swan necked pediment, brass parterre and central spire finial, break arch hood door beneath flanked by reeded pilasters with brass capitals, trunk with recessed reeded pilasters and a crossbanded door with a concave top, square plinth on bracket feet, painted dial with floral depiction to the spandrels and a depiction of a boy attempting to catch birds in the arch, with makers name, Roman numerals, five minute Arabic's, minute track and matching steel hands, with dummy seconds and calendar dials and dummy winding arbors, dial pinned via a cast falseplate by Whittaker & Shreeve to a countwheel striking chain driven movement striking the hours on a bell. With weight and pendulum. Notes. The Weston family were a prodigious three generation family of 18th and 19th century Wolsingham clockmakers, all christened Ralph. The maker of this clock Ralph (III) frequently made 30hr clocks such as this possessing features normally found on 8-day clock dials. Both the clockmaker, clock and dial were the subject of a comprehensive five part article in CLOCKS magazine published between Nov 2012 and March 2013. The dial of the clock being of particular interest, manufactured by the Haifax firm of Shreve and Whittaker between 1815-17 . William Shreeve, a highly respected and competent dial painter went into a short-lived partnership with William Whittaker in 1815, however in 1817 Shreeve died in a tragic accident whereby he was burnt to death whilst preparing some of his own paints and varnishes.

Dimensions:
Height: 230cm  Length/Width: 53cm  Depth/Diameter: 25cm

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Discover a remarkable piece of British horological history with this 30-hour oak and mahogany longcase clock from the workshop of Ralph Weston (III) of Wolsingham, County Durham, crafted between 1815-1817. This exquisite timepiece features a distinctive swan-necked pediment, brass parterre, and a central spire finial, all adding to its elegant charm.

The clock boasts a break arch hood door with reeded pilasters and brass capitals, a trunk adorned with recessed reeded pilasters, and a crossbanded door with a concave top. Resting on a square plinth and bracket feet, the clock showcases a beautifully painted dial with floral depictions, including a charming scene of a boy attempting to catch birds in the arch.

Ralph Weston (III) was part of a renowned family of clockmakers in Wolsingham, with a tradition spanning three generations. Known for his 30-hour clocks, Ralph (III) incorporated features usually reserved for 8-day clocks, showcasing his exceptional craftsmanship and attention to detail.

The clock, its maker, and the intricate dial have been the focus of a detailed five-part article in CLOCKS magazine, shedding light on their historical significance. Of particular note is the dial, crafted by the esteemed Halifax firm of Shreeve and Whittaker between 1815-1817.

William Shreeve, a skilled dial painter, entered a brief partnership with William Whittaker in 1815. Tragically, in 1817, Shreeve met a premature end in a fatal accident while working on his paints and varnishes, leaving behind a legacy of exceptional craftsmanship and artistry.

Experience the artistry and history of this remarkable longcase clock, available for auction at Duggleby Auctioneers.



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