DAVID GIBSON ANTIQUE GRANDFATHER CLOCKS
William Wills - Truro
WILLIAM WILLS - TRURO (CORNWALL)
Circa 1800
Height 85 inches
Status: Sold and back home with his new family in Cornwall
George III period antique Cornish longcase (grandfather) clock in mahogany with pretty painted dial.
The elegant and original mahogany case, is a modest 85 inches tall, and has a long arched trunk door. The hood has very distinctly shaped, turned baluster columns, a small crest and three finials.
The movement is of eight day duration and strikes the hours on a single bell.
The exceptionally pretty painted dial has conventional hour numbering. To the centre is a subsidiary seconds dial and an aperture to show the date. The dial is signed "Wills - Truro". The arch has a floral scene with birds facing either side.
All our grandfather clocks have been sympathetically restored to the highest standards by our small team of specialist craftsmen and skilled artisans.
They are offered for sale clearly priced, delivered and installed in your home with a full guarantee as to their authenticity and good working order.
About the maker:
Richard Wills started working around 1750 and was making clocks up until 1805 - he is generally considered to be the finest of the Cornish clockmakers of this period. He was versatile in making domestic clocks as well as the turret clock for St Marys Church Truro. He also made sundials and partly constructed an astronomical clock with a musical train that was finished and exhibited by his son William. William continued the business until 1819
All our grandfather clocks have been sympathetically restored to the highest standards by our small team of specialist craftsmen and skilled artisans.
They are offered for sale clearly priced, delivered and installed in your home with a full guarantee as to their authenticity and good working order.
