Main dial: boy with dog breakarch; some gold in corners, generally bright corners. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: floral and shell corners with gold and green background; portraits in ovals and temple breakarch.
Main dial: Crystal Palace breakarch; gold background shells in corners. False plate: red back paint.
Main dial: Crystal Palace breakarch; gold background shells in corners. False plate: red back paint.
Main dial: green background corners; romantic scene breakarch; gesso framing. I restored picture in arch. False plate: sheet iron.
Brass moon dial. Moon faces: pink faces, red noses, reddish cheeks. Moon scenes: ship at sea with choppy waves; cottage with standing figure.
Brass moon dial. Moon faces: very pink, rough surface due to cracking, small eyes, red nose, very pink cheeks. Moon scenes: lakeside with tall white house and standing figure; ruin with tree and standing figure.
Moon faces: nice faces, painted in good shape. Moon scenes: ship; cottage.
Iron moon dial. Moon faces: slightly pop-eyed, red cheeks. Moon scenes: ship at sea; house with red roof.
Brass moon dial, good condition. Moon faces: round-eyed, red nose. Moon scenes: ship with only one sail; cottage with figure and view. Nice.
Main dial: off-white, four Apostles corners, well painted, narrow gold framing. Hemispheres: maps cut off, square, very good condition; North America on ecliptic below equator.
Moon faces: pensive. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage.
Main dial: four seasons ages of man corners, small ship on choppy sea centre painting; gesso poorly done, dots outside chapter ring and corners. Hemispheres: maps similar to Osbourne (Arch. Coates). False plate: looks like cast iron but could be malleable iron as it was stamped. All parts stamped SP19. Dial from Mrs Smith of Clock Corner, put up for Chester Auction 9/11/95 and my name removed! Very unethical and a great shame.
Main dial: gold framing with green corners with auriculas. Hemispheres: outside latitudes, had completely gone.
Main dial: floral corners, gold background to shells in corners, and green with red roses: heavy appearance. Hemispheres: gold flowers in humps. False plate: not sent.
Main dial: bright colours, roses and primulas on green gold, with flowers. Hemispheres: fine maps.
Main dial: fan corners, plain nice moon. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, garland corners at bottom of dial, fully painted centre sign and 11 on back of dial (image 1845a). Hemispheres: maps identical to 1001.
Main dial: off-white, garland corners at bottom of dial, fully painted centre sign and 11 on back of dial (image 1845a). Hemispheres: maps identical to 1001.
Main dial: off-white, garland corners at bottom of dial, fully painted centre sign and 11 on back of dial (image 1845a). Hemispheres: maps identical to 1001.
Moon faces: slightly pop-eyed, pink nose. Moon scenes: two men in boat on lake; cottage with two figures.
Moon faces: serious pursed lips. Moon scenes: very nice landscapes, one with bridge; both include water.
Main dial: roses, anemone, dianthus and morning glory dot gesso framed corners; birds and roses centre, square-ended date aperture, gilded winding holes.
Main dial: roses, anemone, dianthus and morning glory dot gesso-framed corners; birds and roses centre, square-ended date aperture, gilded winding holes.
Main dial: gold leaf under orange in corners; pink roses centre, repainted.
Main dial: roses, dianthus and poppy, gesso-framed corners; birds dial centre; no grommets, circular date aperture, with dial not ring. There are copies of this dial in Australia, presumed brass.
Main dial: round, eight-day, no decoration; square-ended date aperture and winding holes, dot gilded. This maker used Osbourne for a dial.
Moon faces: slightly pop-eyed, pink nose. Moon scenes: two men in boat on lake; cottage with two figures.
Moon faces: serious, long-nosed. Moon scenes: man fishing with woman, very still trees; church with two figures.
Iron moon dial. Moon faces: eyes rather close together, small amount of red on cheeks, rather serious. Moon scenes: all religious, flight into Egypt, etc.
Moon faces: long-nosed moon. Moon scenes: two men by waterside, stiff trees; church and bridge, two figures.
Brass moon dial. Moon faces: long-nosed, serious. Moon scenes: man on tiptoes crossing bridge with woman; shepherd and shepherdess with cottage trees, less stiff.
Moon scenes: landscape with lake.
Moon scenes: landscape with lake.
Moon dial: silvered edge, Manchester style of painting, but landscapes have definite blue tinge. Very well painted. Moon has distinctive bulging forehead; possible early 1770s.
Moon faces: stress-cracking moon, new one repaint, had been "restored" and damaged, very heavy.
Moon faces: long-nosed.
Moon faces: rather long nose , a bit pensive. Moon scenes: bright, positive painting, typical Manchester style; two land scenes with water.
Moon faces: one Prussian blue, rather sour expression. Moon scenes: cottage with ladder, trees and birds on heap; flat bridge, two men on it over water, ship in distance; painting a bit crude.
Moon faces: round-eyed, serious. Moon scenes: man and horses crossing bridge, yellowish clouds; house with two figures, blobby trees.
Main dial: eight-day two-train arched dial with moon, painted centre, square date aperture, Rococo spandrels, name on silvered applied piece in arch, moons age on dial; silvered and engraved maps on hemisphere, simple oak case.
Main dial: eight-day two-train arched dial with moon, painted centre, square date aperture, Rococo spandrels, name on silvered applied piece in arch, moons age on dial; silvered and engraved maps on hemisphere, simple oak case (shown on slide 231).
Main dial: eight-day two-train arched dial with moon, painted centre, square date aperture, Rococo spandrels, name on silvered applied piece in arch, moons age on dial; silvered and engraved maps on hemisphere, simple oak case (shown on slide 231).
Main dial: four seasons, gesso outer edge only; centre painting "Death of Nelson", unusual Manchester-style maps. Museum piece.
Main dial: four seasons, gesso outer edge only; centre painting "Death of Nelson", unusual Manchester-style maps. Museum piece.
Main dial: centre date and centre seconds hand, well-painted religious corners and centre; flat gesso, angels in humps.
Main dial: four ages of man (four seasons) gesso-framed corners; painted centre, pink sky, shepherd and girl; centre date. Hemispheres: well-painted, hand-done maps, gold edged.
Main dial: rose, anemone, strawberry and dianthus; gesso framed corner; small birds on strawberry centre. Hemispheres: Manchester-style maps, gold edge.
Main dial: four ages of man (four seasons) gesso-framed corners; painted centre, pink sky, shepherd and girl; centre date. Hemispheres: well-painted, hand-done maps, gold edged.
Main dial: centre date and centre seconds hand; well-painted religious corners and centre; flat gesso, angels in humps.
Main dial: centre date and centre seconds hand; well-painted religious corners and centre; flat gesso, angels in humps.
Main dial: centre date and centre seconds hand; well-painted religious corners and centre; flat gesso, angels in humps.
Main dial: centre date and centre seconds hand; well-painted religious corners and centre; flat gesso, angels in humps.
Dates unsure as to which Barker this is. Corners four ages of love or life.
Dates unsure as to which Barker this is. Corners four ages of love or life.
Dates unsure as to which Barker this is. Corners four ages of love or life.
Dates unsure as to which Barker this is. Corners four ages of love or life.
Main dial: centre date and centre seconds hand; well-painted religious corners and centre; flat gesso, angels in humps.
Main dial: four-season ladies, plain background, gesso, flower centre.
Main dial: floral corners, gesso flat, unusual. Hemispheres: usual hand-drawn maps.
Main dial: four seasons ladies, nice moon dial, centre date and painting.
Dates unsure as to which Barker this is. Corners four ages of love or life; motto "Time flys, pursue it Man" in breakarch. Moon looks 1800-style, Manchester-style maps in hemispheres.
Main dial: dates unsure as to which Barker this is. Corners four ages of love, or life; motto "Timeflyes, pursue it man" in breakarch. Moon looks 1800 style, Manchester-style maps.
Main dial: roses, strawberry, dianthus, cherry framed corners; birds in centre; gilded winding holes, brass moon. Dreadful condition, was found in abandoned house.
Main dial: four seasons, pink background corners, gesso framed; gesso flowers dial centre; hand-done funny maps, stub foot on moon, long feet on dial.
Main dial: lots of fancy gold; moon has date on dial; blue-faced moon.
Main dial: lots of fancy gold; moon has date on dial; blue-faced moon.
Main dial: another complete repaint, early 1840s watercolour-style flowers.
Main dial: name small, bad surface, green corners with flared tulips, fan flowers and gold.
Main dial: crude painting, lady in green with huge hat in breakarch, typical corners gold, reverse date dial markings on dial. False plate: three long feet.
Main dial: gold centre band, lady and lion with donkey breakarch.
Main dial: scenic corners, abbeys and houses with red roofs corners, farm scene breakarch.
Moon faces: pursed lips, pop-eyed. Moon scenes: house with tower; cottage.
Moon is original crude painting, unusual strong sky and clouds.
Very poor condition. Moon faces: slightly pop-eyed. Moon scenes: house by lake; mill [?] by stream.
Moon faces: serious, purse lips. Moon scenes: ship at sea; buildings by lake and waterfall, nice painting.
Main dial: pretty ladies, very nice, false winding holes, lots of gold leaf, birds centre.
Main dial: 1830-style silver leaf and Prussian blue corners with fans; girl in oval breakarch, odd tulips in breakarch; roses in centre. No false plate.
Main dial: gloved four-season ladies. Hemispheres: cut-off maps, Halifax type.
Main dial: had been scrapped so I repainted it in Halifax style. Moon is original crude painting, unusual strong sky and clouds. Hemispheres: Halifax type, maps put on.
Main dial: green gold floral corners, birds centre, date aperture. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: large tulips corners, very fat roses; long tailed bird centre, Japanese style; gold birds in humps. False plate: brass moon on stub foot.
Main dial: orange and green corners, gold band roses. Hemispheres: upside-down maps.
Main dial: orange and green corners, gold band roses. Hemispheres: upside-down maps.
Main dial: cottage centre, floral and geometric corners.
Main dial: eight-day, gold bronze background, windmills in gold at corners, rainbow sky fully painted centre; horseman jumping gate in breakarch.
Main dial: eight-day, gold bronze background, windmills in gold at corners, rainbow sky fully painted centre; horseman jumping gate in breakarch.
Main dial: cottages corners; large abbey in breakarch; centre had to be cut out and redone.
Main dial: boy with dog in breakarch, some gold in corners, generally bright corners. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: boy with dog in breakarch, some gold in corners, generally bright corners. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: houses with tower and water corner, small border, breakarch large house with pillared front in breakarch; boy, dog and people in foreground. Cheerful dial.
Main dial: off-white pink background, flared tulips, gold; hunting scene in breakarch with dog and snipe, white borders.
Main dial: ruined abbeys corners; Swiss lakeside scene breakarch. All well painted.
Main dial: silly sheep corners, mumpish shepherdess in breakarch. Centre cut out, bad flaking, poor quality.
Main dial: well-painted dead birds in corners; seated hunter and dog breakarch. Nice dial.
Main dial: all different abbeys corners; Loch Katrine breakarch. All very well painted.
Iron moon with starry sky.
Main dial: nice dial, could have been made by a number of dial makers (Walker and Hughes or Finnemore). Tiny Arabis minutes, gold flowers corners and breakarch. Unfortunately this clock was stolen.
Main dial: roses and strawberry corners; square-ended date aperture.
Main dial: false moon; cream background; grapes, gold flowers and anemone corners; gold flowers and anemone centre.