Tail clock - Walker & Finnemore - with Adam & Eva animation dial - hand painted details - Metal - 1800-1850

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€ 7
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Justus Heutink
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Selected by Justus Heutink

Holds broad knowledge of religious icons with six years of collecting experience.

Estimate  € 150 - € 220
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€7
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€6
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Metal tail clock by Walker & Finnemore, Birmingham, United Kingdom, circa 1800–1850, with Adam & Eva hand-painted rocking animation dial, mechanical 1‑day movement, half‑hour strike with one bell, not in working order and in fair condition; dimensions 43 cm × 31 cm.

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Description from the seller

The clock has the name stamped in metal on the back with Walker & Finnemore


important Birmingham makers of painted clock dials. These include: Thomas Ashwin (who was murdered during the 1791 Birmingham Riots), his successor Francis Byrne, the Nicholas family who factored dials made by others, Walker & Hughes, Walker & Finnemore and William Finnemore.

Origin: England - Birmingam

Period: circa 1800-1810 with rocking Adam & Eva animation above dial
all 4 corners and central details are hand made painted

Dimension : 43 cm x 31 cm

This clock need restoration -
not including key
This lot will be sent registerd mail or can be picked up in Heino /The Netherlands

The clock has the name stamped in metal on the back with Walker & Finnemore


important Birmingham makers of painted clock dials. These include: Thomas Ashwin (who was murdered during the 1791 Birmingham Riots), his successor Francis Byrne, the Nicholas family who factored dials made by others, Walker & Hughes, Walker & Finnemore and William Finnemore.

Origin: England - Birmingam

Period: circa 1800-1810 with rocking Adam & Eva animation above dial
all 4 corners and central details are hand made painted

Dimension : 43 cm x 31 cm

This clock need restoration -
not including key
This lot will be sent registerd mail or can be picked up in Heino /The Netherlands

Details

Era
1400-1900
Manufacturer/brand
Walker & Finnemore - with Adam & Eva animation dial - hand painted details
Number of objects
1
Clock type
Tail clock
Material
Metal
Clock mechanism
Mechanical
Power reserve
1 day movement
Striking
half hour, one bell
Maker/designer
Birmingham
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Condition
Fair condition - heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing
In working order
No
Height
0 cm
Width
0 cm
Depth
0 cm
Estimated period
1800-1850
Weight
7 g
Winding key
No
The NetherlandsVerified
3404
Objects sold
96.3%
Private

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