Main dial: blue/grey base, mid-blue background for gesso corners, typical Byrne Ashwin; gesso pattern, gold outlined in black - very fine. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: CA Ashwin, shallow but clear.
Main dial: blue/grey, shield shaped gesso corners, moss roses centre. Hemispheres: very good maps, same as Byrne. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue/grey, roses and tiger lilies, small blue flowers corners. Hemispheres: good maps, part outside numbers. False plate: cast iron (clear).
Moon faces: pink-faced moons, small mouth. Moon scenes: lakeside scene, two people in foreground; two people in boat on lake, sailing ship; artwork sketchy and thin.
Moon faces: very serious, pursed up, small mouth. Moon scenes: large ship in rough seas; landscape with house and river, pink in sky.
Moon faces: smiling. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage with yellow tree, church in distance.
Reverse of dial, showing name and '366' stamped on false plate and dial.
Main dial: blue/grey pink roses and pale auriculas, gesso-framed corners, lead plug in centre of seconds hole, urn with roses painted on top. False plate: CA with false winding square attached.
Main dial: blue/grey, pink roses and moss roses corners, strawberry centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, all gesso decoration, quite elaborate in breakarch.
Main dial: pretty lady type; looks later than 1817. Well-painted, long-necked, stylish four-season ladies. Hemispheres: maps, USA on the left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: sheet iron.
Moon faces: eyes rather close together, pursed mouth, pink nose. Moon scenes: ship at sea; red-roofed house, very pointed roof.
Main dial: eight-day arched, floral corners with roses, auriculas and vetch, large vigorous flowers; roses and tulips breakarch. Not given false plate but definitely Halifax/Newcastle. Insurance job: clock was in a house fire, fire damaged, complete strip and repaint.
Main dial: auriculas and roses corners, flat gold-framed; auriculas and tulips dial centre; very heavy gauge of metal dial plate. Hemispheres: maps, latitude long, very close together, USA on the left, no ecliptic. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: pretty lady type, four-seasons girls in corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: girl in pink low oval; gold and colour framing breakarch, scrolling outside breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Good condition but heavy discoloured varnish. Moon faces: round, pop-eyed, wide set, very pink face. Moon scenes: very large ship at sea; stone mill with waterwheel and dead tree.
Brass moon dial. Moon faces: very round faces, red-nosed, red-cheeked pink face, pleasant expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage and standing figure.
Brass moon dial. Moon faces: very round faces, red-nosed, red-cheeked pink face, pleasant expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage and standing figure.
Main dial: blue background, gold leaf black-shadowed numbers, pink roses corners; basket of flowers breakarch.
Brass moon dial. Moon faces: very round faces, red-nosed, red-cheeked pink face, pleasant expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage and standing figure.
Main dial: gold and green floral corners with roses, red outside roses, gold ends; birds in centre. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: unmarked, cast iron.
Main dial: pretty lady type, four-seasons corners, gold edges, four long feet, thin iron moon. Hemispheres: cut-off maps.
Main dial: pretty lady type, eight-day breakarch moon, sketchily painted four-seasons corners. Hemispheres: maps.
Main dial: gold corners with large roses, green ends; garland in centre; large bird in tree branch breakarch.
Main dial: pretty lady type, low oval in breakarch, girl in pink, flat gold and gold motifs at breakarch side. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: roses and carnations corners, girl in fat low oval in breakarch, gold surround and scroll breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: roses and carnations corners, girl in fat low oval in breakarch, gold surround and scroll breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Thin iron moon dial.
Moon faces: smiling, one has quite a wide mouth. Moon scenes: ship at sea with sails furled; red-roofed cottage.
Iron moon dial, very poor condition. Moon faces: eyes staring and rather close together, stretched mouth. Moon scenes: ship at sea; slightly drunk white house on hill.
Main dial: crude green and gold fan corners; two allegorical women in dial centre. Hemispheres: maps, North America on the right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Brass moon dial, reasonable condition. Moon scenes: ship at sea; church with tree. Moon faces: round, pop-eyed, reddish nose, pink cheeks.
Main dial: pretty lady type, four-seasons corners, gold edges, cut-off maps, four long feet, thin iron moon. Hemispheres: maps cut off, USA on the left, ecliptic below equator.
Main dial: eight-day arched, large dial, gold with pink and red roses, floral corners, green background to smaller roses; stag and horn below centre; well-painted archer in breakarch.
Main dial: floral corners, small "false" winding holes; roses and auriculas with blue flowers on coloured band; small birds with auriculas centre; Brittania with anchor and rocks and ships breakarch.
Main dial: roses on green background with some red and gold in corners; breakarch scene with little girl in red.
Main dial: roses on green background with some red and gold in corners; breakarch scene with little girl in red.
Main dial: fan corners, small rose-coloured fans; two prizefighters, fights both in c.1811: John Cribb, English, and John Robichaux, black American (Cribb won both).
Main dial: fan corners, small rose-coloured fans; two prizefighters, fights both in c.1811: John Cribb, English, and John Robichaux, black American (Cribb won both).
Main dial: floral corners, shells with green background in corners with gold and red flowers; breakarch royal couple with small crown on cushion. Dial centre replaced.
Main dial: floral corners with carnations and roses; flower basket breakarch with roses and auriculas, gold circle. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: slightly grey off-white; blotty roses, vetch and morning glory corners, lemon part framing; red lines, birds in centre. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron. Rare dial, was a Factor so someone else might have made the dial.
Main dial: off-white, geometric corners, balloon in breakarch with gilt dots.
Moon faces: very red cheeks. Moon scenes: cross-looking swan, quite large; quite bright cottage.
Main dial: pink background and roses, solid ends.
Main dial: ruins in corners, doves with gold edge in humps.
Main dial: yellow rose inside geomeric corners; gold and green.
Main dial: dished dial, auriculas in plaid surround.
Main dial: 8-day breakarch moon, pink seven blue morning glories in frame, dotted.
Main dial: small dial; roses and pink morning glories; L-shaped gold frame.
Main dial: 8-day arched moon, shells in corners, large falling roses centre.
Main dial: brightly coloured four-seasons ladies, long necks, oval faces.
Main dial: blue chapter ring, gold romans; simple flowers corners; good breakarch painting. Whole square part of dial overpainted.
Moon faces: very red cheeks, red nose, bit pensive. Moon scenes: cottage slanted on hill; ship at sea.
Main dial: green background; fruit corners; nice scene with bridge and cottage breakarch. Good painting.
Main dial: blue background to corners with pink shells, auriculas and upside down tulip corners; beautifully painted winter scene in breakarch.
Main dial: blue background to corners with pink shells, auriculas and upside down tulip corners; beautifully painted winter scene in breakarch.
Main dial: green background to roses in corners; religious ruin in breakarch.
Main dial: dark green corners with flowers; woman with dove in breakarch. Carelessy done.
Main dial: shells in dark blue ovals, rope-effect surround, red ends; fantastic scene with Palace and Tramp breakarch. Well painted.
Main dial: yellow background with pink roses and blue swirl; river in breakarch. Well painted.
Main dial: gold band, no decoration at all.
Main dial: scrolly corners, navy blue with morning glories; funny dotted background; gold ends.
Main dial: four seasons corners, fully painted centre, shepherds and shepherdess in humps. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Moon faces: rather pensive, pink cheeks. Moon scenes: small ship at sea; elaborate ruin.
Main dial: dark-blue corners with auriculas, shells in decorated arch, use bronze powder paint. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Main dial: fat pink roses corners, one very large ship, with sea painted edge of breakarch. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Main dial: formal corners with gold leaf, Hobson ship dial centre.
Main dial: wider minute band, green background, blue anemone corners with gold ends, fat rosebuds centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: very wide minute band, fancy ovals and roses corners, two bright birds centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: rabbits, upside-down tulips and flower centre, very impressive dial. False plate: cast iron, named.
Main dial: quite wide minute band, oval with shell top corner, bottom corner, fleur-de-lys, flared tulips centre. Hemispheres: maps, North America left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: corners well painted. Hemispheres: scenes in humps.
Moon faces: very round-eyed, full mouth, pink cheeks. Moon scenes: ship at sea; ruined church.
Moon faces: tiny pursed mouth, serious. Moon scenes: nice ship; Gothic ruins. Presumed Hobson; no moon dial so I made one in style of 19 and 20 using new blank (no teeth), December 1996.
Main dial: eight-day, shells with decorated bands corners, two ships fighting in breakarch, no real background. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Main dial: silly sheep corners, flared tulips centre, fantastic house in landscape breakarch. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Main dial: pheasants with backgrounds in corners, cottage in centre. False plate: cast iron, marked "Hobson".
Main dial: pheasants with backgrounds corners, stylized baskets of flowers dial centre. False plate: cast iron, marked "Hobson".
Main dial: Owen dial cut out from original, much larger dial with Arabic numbers; name may not be original clockmaker. Carnation and primrose corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron. Owner most uncooperative about any photos or article.
Main dial: four-seasons gold band. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: Owen dial cut out from original, much larger dial with Arabic numbers; name may not be original clockmaker. Carnation and primrose corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron. Owner most uncooperative about any photos or article.
Main dial: Owen dial cut out from original, much larger dial with Arabic numbers; name may not be original clockmaker. Carnation and primrose corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron. Owner most uncooperative about any photos or article.
Main dial: well-painted four seasons, gold line framing. Hemispheres: USA maps, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey diamond centre, scrolling spandrel-type gesso corners. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey, primula or auricula gesso-framed corners; cottage and windmill in centre. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey; four-seasons ladies, small heavy thighs, gesso framed, gold band inside chapter ring. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey; four-seasons ladies, small heavy thighs, gesso framed, gold band inside chapter ring. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.