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Clockmaker/By : Wightman of St Martin's Lane, London.

Duration: 8 day

Circa : Circa: 1820

Height : 15 inches.

Case :
Regency break arch case mahogany bracket clock with brass ogee feet.
Pad top with brass carrying handle.
Arched brass fish scale frets to sides backed with silk.
Repeat strike (cord not shown in photograph).

Dial / Movement :
White painted 8" convex arch dial signed:
          Wightman          St.Martin's Lane
                         London

Matching steel hands and Roman numerals.
Strike / Silent option.
Edge engraving to back plate which is repeated around edge of pendulum.

The back plate is engraved Handley & Moore and this firm are the makers of the movement.

Maker :
It is believed that the firm of Handley & Moore of Clerkenwell, London were specialist bracket clock movement makers who supplied retailers and clock assemblers, and the trade with movements. There were a number of such firms in Clerkenwell who carried on business in this way. Their known working dates were:

1801 - 20 at Clarkenwell Close, London.
Handley retired in 1820 and died 1806. The firm then styled itself
John Moore late Handley & Moore'

It is believed that Wightman of St. Martin's Lane were retailers or assemblers of clocks and the firm's known working dates were:

Thomas Wightman (11) of London 1799 - 1820
The Thomas Wightman of St Martin's Lane who was known to have been at this address in 1811 may have been the man above or a relative of the same name.
Thomas Wightman (1) was known to have been working 1701 - 1745.

Price : £ POA

Guarantee : 12 months