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Rare Bristol High Water Lunar Moonphase 8 Day Longcase Clock Dial and Movement. Circa 1770
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Rare Bristol High Water Lunar Moonphase 8 Day Longcase Clock Dial and Movement. Circa 1770

19th century
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Rare Bristol High Water Lunar Moonphase 8 day Longcase Clock Dial and Movement. Georgian Circa 1770.

Beautifully engraved dial in near perfect original condition. Finely detailed applique work. A seconds dial, date aperture and lunar moon phases showing high water at Bristol quay (KEY). Signed to the dial ''Thos Wynn, Bristol''. An 8-day duration mechanism striking the hours on a bell.

Thomas Wynn of Bristol is recorded in A J Moores ''The Clockmakers of Bristol'' book as working from 1763. He was married in 1763 in Almondsbury (North Bristol).

Condition: Superb original condition with nicely toned patina (untouched). Ticks and strikes with pressure on the great wheels. Supplied with matching pair of clock-face brass globes. [No cabinet].

Dimensions: 12 X17 INCH Dial

Physical Dimensions
Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Depth
25cm (9.84")
Declaration

Dragoncharger Antiques has dated this Antique Brass Clock Dial to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1186051
Dealers Internal Reference
D:00909
Description
Rare Bristol High Water Lunar Moonphase 8 day Longcase Clock Dial and Movement. Georgian Circa 1770.

Beautifully engraved dial in near perfect original condition. Finely detailed applique work. A seconds dial, date aperture and lunar moon phases showing high water at Bristol quay (KEY). Signed to the dial ''Thos Wynn, Bristol''. An 8-day duration mechanism striking the hours on a bell.

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Thomas Wynn of Bristol is recorded in A J Moores ''The Clockmakers of Bristol'' book as working from 1763.
Dragoncharger Antiques

He was married in 1763 in Almondsbury (North Bristol).

fig 1. An 18th-century brass arched longcase clock dial featuring an integrated moonphase display, tidal indicator ring, and intricate engraved details.
fig 1. Rare Bristol High Water Lunar Moonphase 8 Day Longcase Clock Dial and Movement. Circa 1770

Condition: Superb original condition with nicely toned patina (untouched). Ticks and strikes with pressure on the great wheels. Supplied with matching pair of clock-face brass globes. [No cabinet].

Dimensions: 12 X17 INCH Dial

Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Depth
25cm (9.84")
Date of Manufacture

Dragoncharger Antiques has dated this Antique Brass Clock Dial to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1186051
Dealers Internal Ref
D:00909
Dragoncharger Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2024

Specialising in early japanese cloisonne, edo enamel artisan period.

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Archive I An 18th-century brass arched longcase clock dial featuring an integrated moonphase display, tidal indicator ring, and intricate engraved details.

Rare Bristol High Water Lunar Moonphase 8 Day Longcase Clock Dial and Movement. Circa 1770

Archive II An 18th-century brass arched longcase clock dial featuring an integrated moonphase display, tidal indicator ring, and intricate engraved details. View II
Archive III An 18th-century brass arched longcase clock dial featuring an integrated moonphase display, tidal indicator ring, and intricate engraved details. View III
Archive IV An 18th-century brass arched longcase clock dial featuring an integrated moonphase display, tidal indicator ring, and intricate engraved details. View IV
Archive V An 18th-century brass arched longcase clock dial featuring an integrated moonphase display, tidal indicator ring, and intricate engraved details. View V
Archive VI An 18th-century brass arched longcase clock dial featuring an integrated moonphase display, tidal indicator ring, and intricate engraved details. View VI
Archive VII An 18th-century brass arched longcase clock dial featuring an integrated moonphase display, tidal indicator ring, and intricate engraved details. View VII
Archive VIII An 18th-century brass arched longcase clock dial featuring an integrated moonphase display, tidal indicator ring, and intricate engraved details. View VIII
Archive IX An 18th-century brass arched longcase clock dial featuring an integrated moonphase display, tidal indicator ring, and intricate engraved details. View IX
Archive X An 18th-century brass arched longcase clock dial featuring an integrated moonphase display, tidal indicator ring, and intricate engraved details. View X
Archive XI An 18th-century brass arched longcase clock dial featuring an integrated moonphase display, tidal indicator ring, and intricate engraved details. View XI
Archive XII An 18th-century brass arched longcase clock dial featuring an integrated moonphase display, tidal indicator ring, and intricate engraved details. View XII
Archive XIII An 18th-century brass arched longcase clock dial featuring an integrated moonphase display, tidal indicator ring, and intricate engraved details. View XIII
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An 18th-century brass arched longcase clock dial featuring an integrated moonphase display, tidal indicator ring, and intricate engraved details.
Rare Bristol High Water Lunar Moonphase 8 day Longcase Clock Dial and Movement. Circa 1770
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An 18th-century brass arched longcase clock dial featuring an integrated moonphase display, tidal indicator ring, and intricate engraved details.
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  • ObjectClock Dials
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialBrass, Steel
  • ColourBrass
  • MotifsArched top, Moonphase indicator, Cast spandrels, Roman numerals
  • SizeH 42 cm (17 in) x W 30 cm (12 in) x D 25 cm (10 in)

This Georgian longcase clock dial and movement dates from 1870 in a traditional style. The piece consists of brass and steel materials with a metallic brass colour finish, featuring an arched top, cast spandrels, Roman numerals, a moonphase indicator, and an engraved maker signature reading Thos Wynn, Bristol, alongside visible winding holes, a seconds sub-dial, a square date aperture, and a tidal indicator ring showing high water at Bristol key. The physical layout incorporates decorative corner spandrels, finely detailed applique work, and a painted lunar face with stars against a dark night sky. The structure measures 42 cm high, 30 cm wide, and 25 cm deep. Appropriate for interior display in a study or library setting, the mechanism operates on an eight-day duration with visible steel hands and works well as a collector study piece or restoration project. The frontplate shows a nicely toned untouched patina with minor surface ageing on the metalwork and hand-engraved scrollwork surrounding the calendar aperture at the lower centre.

FAQs

An arched moonphase longcase clock dial is an 18th-century horological face incorporating a upper semi-circular arch that displays lunar phases and sometimes tidal cycles alongside timekeeping functions.

Clock dials from this era were typically constructed from cast sheet brass, featuring silvered chapter rings, steel clock hands, and cast brass corner spandrels attached with screws.

Authentic Georgian dials feature hand-engraved numerals and signatures, uneven reverse castings, period-appropriate mounting posts, and natural surface oxidisation rather than modern uniform lacquer.

An unmounted clock dial can be positioned on a brass easel on a mantelpiece, mounted within a shadow box frame, or styled directly on a bookshelf as a standalone horological artifact.

Maintain brass dials by dusting regularly with a dry microfibre cloth, keeping the surface free from moisture, and avoiding abrasive metal polishes that can strip original silvering or engraved details.
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