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Clockmaker/By : Samuel Gill of Rye, Sussex

Duration: 8 day

Circa : Circa: 1800

Height : 83.25.

Case:
London style mahogany case with local features including scalloped crest on hood and three large finials.
Reeded brass capped pillars to hood with brass inserts to reeds, quartered columns.
to rear and side windows.
Long trunk door with semi circular top.
Panel to base with wavy apron plinth.
Width at widest point 18.5" (Hood).

Dial:
Painted rolling moon dial 17" x 12" with land and seascape by Owen, Birmingham.
Early polychrome and fan spandrels.
Matching steel hour and minute hands and seconds hand.
Roman numerals.

Maker:
Samuel Gill was known to have been working 1809-17 in High Street (Long Street) when records show he maintained the Church clock from 1809-17 and in 1811 he received £25 from the Church. In 1818 Henry Bourne took over the contract.

The local church, situated behind his former premises in High Street and up a hill, is believed to be the church concerned and is noteworthy for the exceptionally long turret - clock pendulum just above head height at the entrance of the church.

There were also two other clockmakers in the area named Gill and it appears that they
were related:

William Gill was born in 1749 and died 1831. He was apprenticed in Lewes
and was working in Hastings in 1774. He was also a banker founding
Hastings Bank circa 1790 in High Street and looked after the Town Hall
clock and sundial.

Daniel Gill was born 1759 and was known to have been working in Rye 1798-
1817 and was also a banker. His premises were also High Street, Rye and
his former shop now bears a plaque on the front wall with his name.

Price : £ 5,750

Guarantee : 12 months