A fine quality flame mahogany longcase clock by John Williamson of Edinburgh c.1790

Maker: John Williamson Edinburgh - Apprenticed to Turnbull & Aitchinson, High Street Edinburgh 28 May 1778. In business at Blackfriars Wynd in 1800 and 279 Cowgate in 1825.
Date: 1790
Height: 7ft 4” with central finial, 7ft without finial
Width: 17”
Depth: 9”
Price: £Sold

Case

A fine quality Georgian mahogany longcase clock with an arched silvered and finely engraved dial signed to the arch J Williamson, Edinburgh. The typical Edinburgh case veneered in beautifully figured flame mahogany with boxwood stringing, of good colour and patina. The swan-neck pediment hood surmounted by a fluted cast brass finial, below fluted columns with brass capitals and decorative satinwood silk backed frets "Edinburgh Panels". The long trunk door with well figured flame veneer, flanked by quarter turned reeded corners, inlaid box base with bracket feet.

Dial

The twelve inch break arch silvered and engraved dial signed to the arch J Williamson, Edinburgh. Subsidiary seconds dial and ringed calendar dial above VI, with circular aperture.

Movement

The high quality movement is of eight day duration with four knopped pillars, an anchor escapement and strikes the hours on a bell.

Weights and pendulum

The original cast iron weights and brass bob pendulum.

Hands

Finely fretted and wrought blued steel hands of serpentine design.