Moon faces: round-eyed, pink cheeks and noses. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage with abbey tower.
Moon faces: serious. Moon scenes: ship at sea, no sails; white mansion, well painted.
Moon faces: serious. Moon scenes: church with spire; quite good ship.
Moon faces: pleasant. Moon scenes: detailed ship; detailed landscape.
Moon faces: round-eyed, pink faces, red cheeks and noses. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage on hill, two standing figures.
Moon faces: round-eyed, pleasant, pink cheeks and noses. Moon scenes: ship at sea; country house by river. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: not given.
Moon faces: typical and well-painted. Moon scenes: blue roof to Georgian square house; ship, fully rigged.
Moon faces: very red-cheeked, pig-like bottom of nose. Moon scenes: ship 'wing and wing'; cottage with leaning tree and pointed roof.
Moon faces: very red cheeks. Moon scenes: fishing boat with a sail; lake scene, cottage with tower.
Moon faces: sweet-faced, pale, pensive expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; half-timbered thatched barns.
Moon faces: red cheeks, serious expression. Moon scenes: usual Georgian house and two swans; ship at sea.
Moon faces: heavy-lidded, red cheeks. Moon scenes: ship at sea, stiff waves; square Georgian house by river.
Moon faces: pursed mouth. Moon scenes: ship at sea; lady in red holding up garland.
Main dial: bitty corners type, flowers in red and green; ornate balloon with gold in breakarch; also gold ovals have three topaz urn centre over seconds hole.
Main dials: geometric corners, fine lines, two birds in centre; two tulips in breakarch, decorated small oval with stone in centre (left); rose and tulips corners with outside pink framing, two long-tailed birds centre (right). False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: geometric corners, fine lines, two birds in centre; two tulips in breakarch, decorated small oval with stone in centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: peaches and pears corners with thin red framing line; fine flare tulip breakarch; green background with red scrolling.
Main dial: bitty corner-type flowers in L-shaped green framing; two birds in breakarch and decorated gold oval with garlands.
Main dial: four-seasons corners, cutout in breakarch with gold peacock; two joined swans rocking on water; Georgian house in distance. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: transfer for numerals and signature.
Main dial: lighthouses corners, rocking ship, well painted. Harwood Borrill, first owner. False plate: named cast iron.
Main dial: four-seasons ladies with high waists, rocking ship, battle at sea; fortress on left, cut-out enclosed arch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: curious Walker-type corners with diamond shapes, grapes and leaves band, imitation topaz centres; well-painted Adam and Eve breakarch; only Eve's arm moving, no serpent. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: curious Walker-type corners with diamond shapes, grapes and leaves band, imitation topaz centres; well-painted Adam and Eve breakarch; only Eve's arm moving, no serpent. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four-continents ladies, long faces; USA Indian lady seated on slave with Greek profile; gold band outside chapter ring.
Main dial: flowers and oval with cross in centre. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: fat pink roses in geometric corners. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: sideways oval in gold with pale pink snowflakes in centre. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four-seasons corners, use of gold, blue background. Hemispheres: North America on right, ecliptic below equator.
Main dial: stylised flowers in corners, basket of roses centre, with foliage going upwards. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: well-painted four-seasons ladies corners, one is bearded lady for winter; gold band outside of chapter ring. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: well-painted four-seasons ladies corners; a bearded lady for winter, same artist as 1356; gold band outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four seasons (three ladies, one man) in corners; different artist than bearded lady ones; gold band outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: North America on right, ecliptic below equator.
Main dial: off-white, lemon gold on date opposite corners, one floral, one geometric. Hemispheres: good maps. False plate: cast iron. Shop sample?
Main dial: four seasons, colourful. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: bitty corners with gold wheatsheaf; gold chapter ring, early RR engine (not rocket). Hemispheres: early RR engine. False plate: Walker & Hughes.
Main dial: bitty corners with ovals, morning glory, daffodils. Hemispheres: invisible.
Main dial: morning glory and pansy corners. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator.
Main dial: morning glory corners. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator.
Main dial: brilliantly coloured four-seasons ladies with no chins. Hemispheres: maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: bitty corners. Hemispheres: maps.
Main dial: cream base, pink cornucopias with gold fruit corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gold ovals with fruit and flowers. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron with name.
Main dial: cream stylised single roses in bitty corners. Hemispheres: North America, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: borders using bronze paint; polyanthus and moss roses corners; two baskets of flowers centre florals. Hemispheres: floral.
Main dial: silver leaf; green shells corners with gold grape leaves, diamonds in humps. False plate: cast iron.
Images of dials made by Walker & Hughes, a partnership of Birmingham dial makers, George Walker and Thomas Hughes, established around 1812.
Main dial: gold ovals, red trim in corners, green scrumbled triangle, rose above centre.
Main dial: honeysuckle and tulip corners, outside framing, two birds centre; old-fashioned type of decoration. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: tumbling gold diamonds and pink roses in corners.
Main dial: semicircles in gold with pink rose garlands and dull green olive corners. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: rose corners with gold.
Main dial: strange ovals and diamonds with holes in corners, orange and gold leaf.
Main dial: roses corners, double-framed, gold and crimson lake. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gold and black-rayed ovals in corners, graduated green background with fronds in black.
Main dial: rayed gold moons with honeysuckle corners, two morning glories dial centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: painted star-like corners with dents and rayed corners in pink and yellow ochre; design used several times, Walker work. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: bull's eye in gold corners with Greek key pattern. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: anchors in corners and small gold flowers; bunch dial centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: small roses surrounded by blue and gold; "No. 987" in garland lower dial centre. False plate: four oddly-spaced feet.
Main dial: Finnemore-type roses corners, gold and yellow ochre, red motifs; bird centre with branch and grass.
Main dial: gold ovals in corners, series of rounds towards centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: small roses surrounded by blue and gold dots corners; bird in centre.
Main dial: small roses corners with blue and gold framing, bird in centre.
Main dial: large roses and tulips corners with gold corners. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gold ovals in corners with green, some lines at oval top; garland and ribbon dial centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: rare vignette corners in pale red-yellow, red gold band to corners with white motif, Classical ruin. Not quite Wilson style; black paint all over the place.
Main dial: gilded gesso corners, oval type.
Main dial: four seasons corners; hunting scene breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: large roses corners, basket of roses, urn and garlands, lead plug for date. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four continents corners, fine Gen Sir Ralph Abercrombie (d.1801), possible painted George Glover Walker (1767-1834). Went on to Walker & Hughes, fine special order dial, lots of repair marks.
Main dial: four continents corners, fine Gen Sir Ralph Abercrombie (d.1801), possible painted George Glover Walker (1767-1834). Went on to Walker & Hughes, fine special order dial, lots of repair marks.
Main dial: pink roses in corners in gold circles, bird with three roses in breakarch.
Moon faces: round-eyed, pleasant expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; landscape with bridge.
Moon faces: round-eyed, with long noses. Moon scenes: three-masted ship at sea, only topsails set; no house in landscape.
Moon faces: round-eyed, sweet expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; beautiful scene with river, bridge Wilson style (painted by same person as 804).
Moon faces: pale eyes, close together. Moon scenes: ship at sea, sails set rather odd; two ruined abbeys, one in distance.
Moon faces: quite jolly. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage with leaning tree and distant view.
Main dial: gold ovals corners, shaded green whirligigs; breakarch with oval.
Main dial: lady with anchor in breakarch, gold frame, low oval in corners, shaded green-gold border; fancy work in breakarch either side of oval. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: woman with anchor in breakarch, low oval gold rope surround with moss roses flanking tiny roses corners, gold framing, very interesting dial. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: small rose corners; odd breakarch - shell with flyaway patterns; two rose scrolls either side. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: all gesso decorations, urn with scrolling; larger urn in breakarch with scrolling. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: small roses enclosed in blue scrolls corners. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on right, ecliptic below equator.
Main dial: rosework. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: peaches in corners in gold basket. Hemispheres: unusual maps with outside numbers for latitude; North America on left, ecliptic above equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four continents corners; gold band around outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: rather pale-faced four virtues corners. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: peaches in corners in gold basket. Hemispheres: unusual, maps with outside numbers for latitude, North America on ecliptic above equator. False plate: cast iron
Main dial: breakarch moon; blue flowers in gold background corners.
Images of dials made by Walker & Finnemore, a partnership of Birmingham dial makers George Walker and William Finnemore established by 1808.
Main dial: curious wheels which appear to revolve in corners; beautifully painted scene in breakarch of riverside. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: curious wheels which appear to revolve in corners; beautifully painted scene in breakarch of riverside. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: wheels and diamonds top corners; top scene sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham. False plate: W & Hall.
Main dial: wheels and diamonds top corners; top scene sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham. False plate: W & Hall.
Main dial: weird decoration; flying diamonds and wheel in breakarch, not liked.
Main dial: wheels and diamonds top corners; top scene sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham. False plate: W & Hall.
Main dial: odd corners, lots of lines, copper insert in centre breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: odd corners, lots of lines, copper insert in centre breakarch. False plate: cast iron.