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Clockmaker/By : John Edgcumb of Bristol.

Duration: 8 Day

Circa : 1800

Height : 87.25 inches.

Case :
Arched hood and mahogany case.
Brass capped reeded columns to hood with London style brass inserts and door lock.
Side windows to hood and rear splats to hood rear.
Long trunk door with semi circular top.
Width at widest point 20" (Hood).
Double plinth base with shaped bottom

Dial :
Painted dial rolling moon arched dial 12" x 17" with rolling moons against a seascape and landscape by Wilson of Birmingham.
Rose and honeysuckle spandrels with a trailing garland of flowers above 6.00 o'clock.
Matching brass hour and minute hands in style of earlier steel hands and brass second hand.
Roman numerals and date aperture.

Maker :
Known working dates 1784 - 1834 at 15 Old Market, Bristol.
Son of a brass maker and was made a Burgess of Bristol on 8 October 1812.
Married Sarah Nash on 4 October 1784 at St James Church, Bristol

Apprentices taken:
James Nichols of Brinkworth 15 April 1788.
Richard Pinnell on payment of 15 guineas 6 August 1792.
Matthew Harris on payment of 20 guineas 18 April 1793.
Soloman Jones on payment of 20 guineas 1n 1795.
Richard Cox of Bristol on 29 April 1809.
Ebenezer Underwood on 5 January 1811.

Made a very fine musical clock and a verge watch held in Bristol Museum.

From 1812 -38 John Edgcumbe was in partnership with his former apprentice James Nichols.

From 1823 - 32 John and his brother Nathaniel were in partnership trading as J & N Edgcumbe at the above address of 15 Old Market, Bristol.

The maker's surname alternatively appears as 'Edgecumb' and 'Edgecumbe'

Price : £ 4,750

Guarantee : 12 months