Main dial: four seasons girls in gesso framing. Hemispheres: ecliptic below equator on North America.
Moon faces: round-eyed, smallish mouth. Moon scenes: ship at sea with huge flag; cottage in landscape with tree.
Main dial: pink roses and peonies corners; imitation gesso-framed medium birds with club tails centre. Hemispheres: North America, ecliptic below equator. False plate: double Wilson.
Main dial: shagreen background to chrysanthemums and anemones. Hemispheres: North America, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Two dials, Wilson on the right. Main dial: complete repaint.
Main dial: shagreen corners with regular roses and moss roses, gesso-framed. Hemispheres: garlands. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: roses and honeysuckle gesso-framed corners; medium long-tailed birds centre; careless varnish on flowers. Hemispheres: garlands. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: geometric corners, small rudimentary fans, gold diamond, pale blue and yellow ochre; free-standing ruin in breakarch.
Main dial: gesso corners, early style; large rose in breakarch, gesso flowers and scrolls, transfer print, same as 616. False plate: handmade.
Main dial: ranunculus and moss roses gesso-framed corners; two long-tailed medium birds centre. Hemispheres: maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: vetch and strawberry gesso-framed corners; honeysuckle centre. Hemispheres: maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: painted strawberries and poppies corners; moss roses centre. Hemispheres: garlands. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: decorated centre.
Moon faces: round-eyed, pensive, pink rose. Moon scenes: small ship at sea; cottage on hill, view in distance.
Main dial: carnation and vetch corners, gesso-framed. Hemispheres: maps, USA, ecliptic above equator. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: self-satisfied, round-eyed. Moon scenes: cottage with tower; ship at sea; crude painting.
Main dial: strawberry bottom, rose top, medium birds centre. Hemispheres: garlands. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: serious. Moon scenes: ship at sea; small house with tower and blue roof.
Main dial: angel in breakarch with trumpet, well painted; anemone and large vetch corners; medium bird centre; deep-blue low oval with gesso breakarch.
Main dial: angel in breakarch with trumpet, well painted; anemone and large vetch corners; medium bird centre; deep-blue low oval with gesso breakarch.
Moon faces: a bit serious. Moon scenes: small ship; cottage and haystack.
Main dial: red ranunculus centre; strawberry and honeysuckle corners. Hemispheres: maps, USA, ecliptic above equator.
Main dial: pink convolvulus, small blue flowers at bottom, blue-toned roses at top. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: pink convolvulus, small blue flowers at bottom, blue-toned roses at top. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: large carnations corners; very large rose breakarch; open cracking. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: pale blue strawberry and rose corners. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: creamy, no décor, just gold band, dot minutes. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: curved-in ribbon with decorations; off-white; dirty man with plough in breakarch, same as 1469; vignette in fan corners. Unrestored record only.
Main dial: blue-grey; roses and strawberry corners; ranunculus centre. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: rather dreamy. Moon scenes: abbey; cottage with figure.
Moon faces: pensive. Moon scenes: ship at sea; building with tower, leaning tree and standing figure; well painted.
Main dial: moss roses with large vetch corners; blueish rose in breakarch.
Moon faces: pursed lips. Moon scenes: mid-sized ship; lakeside scene with person.
Main dial: pale grey-blue; fan corners. Hemispheres: maps, finest and untouched. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: serious. Moon scenes: ships at sea; cottage with painted roof, two people; very poor condition, lots of inpainting.
Moon faces: pursed lips. Moon scenes: ship at sea; lake scene with boat, three men, old mill on promontory.
Main dial: blue-grey. Hemispheres: maps with narrow USA. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: three-train with musical automata. I only did over breakarch, no sign of name, rare piece.
No décor. Small "B" on back in splodge.
Main dial: blue-grey; moss roses top, vetch bottom. Nice dial. False plate: cast iron, Wilson and Hughes.
Moon faces: quite happy. Moon scenes: architectural builders, unusual; cottage and man on other side.
Main dial: off-white; all gesso bow knots in arch; Byrne-type corners. False plate: Wilson, not seen.
Moon faces: a bit serious. Moon scenes: small ship; funny cottage on lake/streamside.
Main dial: blue-grey; auriculas at top, ranunculus at bottom, large carnation in centre.
Main dial: lilies and moss roses gesso-framed corners and centre. Hemispheres: floral. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gesso corners; transfer print of ship, coloured and decorated, in breakarch.
Main dial: blue-grey; cherries and honeysuckle corners, with odd flower in centre.
Main dial: odd corners, gold flowers, green draping, red checks. So-called Wilson, not Wilson work.
Main dial: transfer print ship, coloured, in arch; floral corners.
Images of dials made by Ashwin & Company, Birmingham makers active in the 1790s.
Reverse of dial, showing name and '366' stamped on false plate and dial.
Main dial: blue/grey, pink roses and moss roses corners, strawberry centre. False plate: cast iron.
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.
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.
Main dial: green background, red roses, corners gold ends. Hemispheres: maps.
Main dial: some gold geometric corners, gold leaf heavy shells centre, odd checkerboard gold leaf black equator. Hemispheres: blodgy maps.
Main dial: theatre building in arch, four-season corners. Was labelled as DR11 and DR11a.
Images of dials made by Francis Byrne, a Birmingham dial maker active there in 1772–77 and in London in the 1780s and 1790s.
Main dial: off-white, slightly blue, green fan corners edged in pink, low oval gold-framed with thighed Britannia and lion, moss roses either side. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, slightly blue, green fan corners edged in pink, low oval gold-framed with thighed Britannia and lion, moss roses either side. False plate: cast iron. Picture also shows the magnificent case.
Main dial: pale blue-grey, gesso circles with swags and flat gold urns in corners, girl going to market in high oval, well-painted open gesso swags either side.
Main dial: off-white, blowsy roses and anemonies. Hemispheres: maps.
Moon dial faces: rather surprised. Moon scenes: tall ship at sea; landscape with pointed roof to house church in distance.
Main dial: blue-grey, lily and ?; gesso-framed corners, flowers in basket including rose in breakarch, vigorous style.
Main dial: pale blue-grey, wide oval shape, rather bold garlands with roses either side, low oval, gold-banded, containing the battle of the Nile, maybe done to commemorate The Battle of the Nile of 1 August 1798. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: heavy-eyed, small mouths, bright pink cheeks, pensive look. Moon scenes: ship at sea; swan on lake with temple.
Main dial: four-seasons girls corners, bright colours, gold flowers humps. False plate: sheet iron, unmarked.
Moon faces: very pink all over, eyes close together, not well done. Moon scenes: ship at sea; two cottages by waterside.
Main dial: dished small dial, green background to corners with small fan, gold flowers with white buds; fancy pastel cornucopia with gold flowers breakarch.
Main dial: breakarch moons, primroses in corners, with gold blue wings maps. False plate: sheet iron, stamped "Wilkes".
Main dial: four-seasons corners, gold sky. Hemispheres: maps outside latitudes. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: attempt at Walker & Hughes, bitty style corners, garlands in humps. False plate: cast iron, Wilkes & Son.
Moon faces: dark, round-eyed, red cheeks and ends of noses, features all rather together in centre. Moon scenes: ship at sea with very wide spread sails; church with spire.
Moon faces: round-eyed, very full mouths, low pink cheeks. Moon scenes: log-like ship at sea; house by water edge.
Main dial: all transfer print decorations; arrival of post in breakarch.
Main dial: not a large dial, four-seasons ladies corners. Hemispheres: maps were replaced. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: rose and auricula corners with gold and green. False plate: steel feet, sheet iron.
Main dial: bright corners shells, date aperture.
Main dial: large dial, dished; four apostles, girl and dead lamb; boy and dog hemispheres - bathos! False plate: SF.
Main dial: mid-green background gold flowers corners; gold flowers in humps. Hemispheres: gold flowers.
Main dial: off-white, watercolour-type roses, gold band.
Moon faces: pensive, tiny mouth. Moon scenes: ship at sea; landscape with tall half-timbered house.
Main dial: 8-day breakarch, cottages in corners, sketchily done; farm scene in breakarch.
Main dial: cottages corners; river scene breakarch.
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Main dial: off-white, shepherd boy with fat sheep in top dial centre, fine wreath on outside, "345" on back of dial.
Main dial: blue-grey, convolvulus and lily in gesso framed corners, rose and aster in breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey, dianthus and honeysuckle corners, gesso framed, peach in dial centre, rose and dianthus or carnation in breakarch, vigorous style.
Main dial: blue-grey, gesso corners, gesso small flowers in four places in dial centre.
Main dial: elaborate floral border, tulips and rosebud with bow in centre, off-white base; no gromets.
Main dial: unmarked geometric corners, vigorously painted rose top centre.
Main dial: blue-grey, typical Byrne gesso corner small dial.
Main dial: blue-grey, fat roses and strawberries bottom, roses and lilies at top, smaller roses either side seconds dial covering dial post, thin base paint. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, floral corners, gold leaf framing, large Byrne-type flowers in breakarch. Fine dial, good Byrne work. False plate: cast iron, factor's name.
Images of dials made by Eli Fenton, a Birmingham dial maker active in 1807–31.
Main dial: tulips and auriculas, pattern-framed corners on outside only, birds centre with small flowers. Hemispheres: North America, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, geometric corners with ovals and some gold. Hemispheres: flowers in gold.