Main dial: blue/grey moss roses, top corners with small blue flowers, strawberries bottom. Gilded gesso framing. Strike/silent in breakarch. Two ovals with Plato and Socrates in breakarch, gilded winding holes.
Main dial: blue/grey moss roses, top corners with small blue flowers, strawberries bottom, gilded gesso framing, strike/silent in breakarch, two ovals with Plato and Socrates in breakarch, gilded winding holes.
Main dial: flowery gesso corners, bunches of flowers in breakarch, painted fierce bird and sun in breakarch.
Main dial: flowery gesso corners, bunches of flowers in breakarch, painted fierce bird and sun in breakarch.
Main dial: flowery gesso corners, bunches of flowers in breakarch, painted fierce bird and sun in breakarch.
Main dial: blue/white profiles of Plato and Socrates in breakarch, small strawberries and roses with blue flowers.
Main dial: off-white, dianthus, blue flowers in corners, blue-toned roses in breakarch, decorated gold winding holes.
Main dial: cream breakarch, similar to very early dials, gesso work, pink ovals, corners floral in breakarch. Nice work.
Main dial: cream, very fancy gesso corners, gesso in arch of moon. Hemispheres: maps, transfers, unique.
Moon faces: slightly pop-eyed. Moon scenes: landscape and ship at sea (moon had been repainted or 'touched up' because of paint loss; paint too thick).
Main dial: blue/grey, gesso corners, oval pattern, two birds in centre of dial. Hemispheres: narrow, North America, ecliptic above equator.
Main dial: blue/grey, roses in corners, gesso ovals set widthways, flat gold scrolling in corners, two long-necked birds in centre, roses with some blue petals. Hemispheres: curious maps, North America, ecliptic below equator.
Main dial: dotted oval and spandrel-type corners, fancy gesso breakarch, grommets used in winding holes.
Main dial: dotted oval and spandrel-type corners, fancy gesso breakarch, grommets used in winding holes.
Main dial: off-white birds in corners, gesso-framed birds in centre (but none are the earlier type of long-necked birds).
Two Osborne breakarch dials together. Main dial left: roses and anemones, corners with gesso framing, bird with roses? in breakarch. Main dial right: gesso with long oval in corners, urn gesso in breakarch.
Moon faces: squinty eyes. Moon scenes: landscape with figures, unusual angel with trumpet on medium blue sky.
Main dial: blue/grey, very dark blue ovals in corners with gesso. Hemispheres: North America, with ecliptic above equator.
Main dial: blue/grey, all transfer print, breakarch with crowing cockerel in oval, elaborate swags, two profiles lower down of Plato and Socrates? (see 1069 and 1076).
Main dial: gesso corners with coloured ovals, fine painted hunting scene in breakarch, framed with gesso, gilded winding holes.
Main dial: blue-petalled roses and ranunculus, corners framed with dot gesso, gold leaf shells in breakarch corners. Automata has coastal scene with ship missing (ship taken from Wilson).
Main dial: blue/grey, anemone and roses corners, bird centre with flowers.
Moon faces: squinty eyes. Moon scenes: landscape; ship at sea, very slanting waves.
Main dial: roses with touches of gold corners, gesso-framed pink decorated swags around winding holes, garlands under date, fully painted scene.
Moon faces: pale, slightly squinty-faced. Moon scenes: cottage on mill with two figures; good ship at sea with very white sails and blue and white pennant.
Main dial: slightly blue/grey, breakarch with bird in gesso oval, morning glory and pansy corners.
Main dial: blue/grey, thick-necked long-tailed birds centre.
Moon faces: pleasant. Moon scenes: ship with rigid waves; brown cottage and lake.
Main dial: blue-grey; moss roses and large vetch gesso-framed corners; decorated ribbon centre. Hemispheres: flowers. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: ranunculus and moss roses gesso-framed corners. Hemispheres: untouched; North America, ecliptic above equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey; semi-single rose and vetch gesso-framed corners; anemones in centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: ranunculus and orange carnations in corners; bird in breakarch.
Main dial: basket of flowers, anemones and some grapes gesso-framed corners; compass rose centre of seconds ring. Hemispheres: North America, ecliptic above equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: roses and carnations gesso-framed corners; medium long-tailed birds centre. Hemispheres: garlands. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: sweet expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; landscape with cottage and tree.
Main dial: blue-grey; strawberries and carnation corners; no gesso and fat bird in centre.
Main dial: blue-grey; small vetch and poppy corners; large strawberry centre, no gesso.
Main dial: strawberries and roses gesso-framed corners, moss roses centre. Hemispheres: four small roses in each. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: round-eyed. Moon scenes: two landscapes, both with water.
Main dial: blue-grey; small vetch and dianthus gesso-framed corners; anemone in centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: pale blue-grey; gold leaf roses with pink band in corners; dull-toned swans in centre. Hemispheres: North America, ecliptic below equator. False plate: double Wilson.
Moon faces: round-eyed, a bit staring. Moon scenes: ship at sea; ruined abbey.
Main dial: fan corners with vignettes, decorated ribbon for name. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: roses and ranunculus gesso-framed corners; burnt dial, small. Hemispheres: North America, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: single chrysanthemum and honeysuckle gesso-framed corners; pink roses centre; landscape scene breakarch, floral gesso either side of oval, dotted gesso framing.
Main dial: floral corners; medium bird centre.
Main dial: floral corners; medium bird centre.
Moon faces: round-eyed, sweet expression.
Main dial: blue-petalled roses and strawberries, blue small flowers; fine gesso framing corners; garland centre. Hemispheres: early cut-off type, narrow USA.
Moon faces: slightly pensive, small mouth. Moon scenes: cottage with pink skies; landscape with cottage and pink skies.
Main dial: all floral gesso corners, blue-petalled roses.
Main dial: good colours of fan corners, blue and yellow ochre. Hemispheres: North America, ecliptic below equator.
Moon faces: round-eyed, sweet expression. Moon scenes: starry sky with suggestions of clouds; very unusual at this period.
Main dial: pink roses and anemones corners, no gesso; gold band outside chapter ring; grey cartouche with rudimentary birds in breakarch.
Main dial: blue-grey; moss roses and vetch gesso-framed corners; tulips centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: pink roses and bent-over tulips corners framed in imitation flat gesso; two ships in centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: strawberry and vetch gesso-framed corners. Hemispheres: North America, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: pink roses and vetch gesso-framed corners; bird in breakarch with gesso scrolling. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey; dotted oval, no colour, gesso centre motif and oval scrolling; moss roses centre in bud form. Hemispheres: early, narrow North America type.
Main dial: blue-grey; anemones and large vetch corners, gesso-framed; two medium birds with clubbed tails in centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey; all gesso corners with dotted oval and scrolling; white-clad lady with anchor in high oval; green plain background; not so well painted floral and scrolling to side of oval. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey, rose and anemone corners; imitation gesso-framed abbey in centre with trees. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: fat birds.
Main dial: well-painted four seasons corners, similar to Lasall's dial; fine painting of river scene with one small figure in breakarch; quite heavy scrolling to side, gesso frame to oval.
Main dial: moss roses and peonies corners, no gesso; medium bird with orange flower in centre.
Main dial: fat birds.
Main dial: blue-grey; fine texture, free-flowing gesso in corners.
Main dial: pink roses, red roses or ranunculus gesso-framed corners. Hemispheres: North America, ecliptic above equator.
Main dial: gesso-style acanthus, gold leaf corners, black outline; pressed brass cap badge with foil at back in corners; ship in high oval breakarch with gold urns and leaves.
Moon faces: round-eyed, serious.
Main dial: blue-grey; strawberry and anemone gesso-framed corners; well-painted lady with dog in landscape oval; gesso scrolling leading into framing. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey; dianthus and vetch gesso-framed corners; well-painted Adam and Eve scene in breakarch; both people's arms move. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: fan corners, green, some yellow and orange; tandem plough man in breakarch, decorated ribbon for name.
Main dial: off-white, dotted gesso oval, no colour, motif in oval centre, flat gold, minimal scrolling in corners. Hemispheres: late Wilson type. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gesso corners, early style; large rose in breakarch, gesso flowers and scrolls. False plate: handmade.
Moon faces: Round-eyed, pink nose. Moon scenes: cottage by lakeside; ship at sea.
Moon faces: pleasant, quite pink cheeks. Moon scenes: two figures with house; two figures with tower.
Main dial: strawberries and orange red roses corners; fat birds centre; honeysuckle breakarch with gilded gesso (we added breakarch to fit case). False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey; honeysuckle and auriculas in corners; strawberry centre top.
Main dial: blue-grey; urn transfer corners.
Moon faces: good, dirty varnish. Moon scenes: church and tree by waterside; cottage, tree and person.
Main dial: cream rose and bird in corners. Hemispheres: maps, correct for size and period. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: vetch and chrysanthemum corners. Hemispheres: maps had to be replaced. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: rather serious and pale. Moon scenes: scene with tower; scene with house and figure.
Main dial: vetch top, anemone bottom. Hemispheres: good Wilson maps. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: pensive. Moon scenes: small ship at sea; cottage with lake in background.
Main dial: repaint, fat bird no gesso, no date or seconds, "W" on back, strawberries and vetch corners.
Moon faces: serious. Moon scenes: cottage and tree; ship with large French flag.
Main dial: strawberries and carnations corners; medium bird in centre.
Main dial: blue-grey; simpering ladies, four seasons gesso-framed corners; shepherdess dial centre. Hemispheres: North America, ecliptic below equator.
Two dials. Left main dial: blue-grey; gesso corners somewhat similar to Holmes Pendle, very early. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: low oval with gesso and shepherdess, fleur-de-lys interim markings; vetch and anemone corners, usual Wilson framing.
Main dial: very blue base paint; strawberry and vetch gesso-framed corners; soldier in red jacket with flintlock musket in high oval, bluebells either side.
Moon faces: pleasant. Moon scenes: ship at sea, very nice and detailed; church and view, nice moon detail.
Main dial: blue-grey; gilded gesso corners; transfer print around name.
Main dial: three-train with musical automata. I only did over breakarch, no sign of name, rare piece.
Main dial: blue-grey; honeysuckle and vetch corners; moss roses in centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: pale blue-grey; ranunculus at bottom, carnations at top gesso corners; birds in centre. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: pleasant. Moon scenes: ship at sea; small building, large tower.
Main dial: cherries and honeysuckle corners; dianthus centre. Hemispheres: maps, nearly all gone.