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A Fine Quality Marine Chronometer Clock by Litherland Davies of Liverpool, Circa 1830.
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A Fine Quality Marine Chronometer Clock by Litherland Davies of Liverpool, Circa 1830.

19th century
Description

A fine quality 1830''s brass bound rosewood two day marine chronometer by Litherland, Davies & Co., Liverpool, numbered 518/14091.

A very fine and original brass bound rosewood marine chronometer by the esteemed makers Litherland and Davies of Liverpool, dating to the 1830''s.

The brass bound three tier rosewood case is in beautiful original condition with excellent colour and patination. ''Liverpool flush'' handles to the sides, brass star escutcheons and number plaque to the front, the top lid having finely executed shaped brass corners and central brass plaque. The original hinges and locks, with the original glazing to the upper tier.

The fully serviced and rated freesprung movement with diamond endstone to a blued steel helical hairspring of eleven turns to a cut bi-metallic Z-type of balance with trapezoidal timing weights and Earnshaw type spring detent escapement with maintaining power and chain fusee.

Mounted in a 518 numbered polished brass gimballed bowl (also stamped LD & Co) with rotating winding aperture cover and narrow brass bezel with convex glass.

The signed and numbered silvered 3 5/8inch Roman and Arabic dial with running seconds and state of winding subsidiaries, with gold hands.

The original early style ratcheted tipsy winding key.

This high quality chronometer is in fine original condition with the movement fully serviced and rated by our FBHI and Worshipful Clockmakers Company awarded horologist.

Please contact us for delivery details.

For further details please contact us or visit our website www.storyclocks.co.uk

Litherland, Davies & Co. were working at 47 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool in 1816, they had moved to Church Street by 1822 and were still based there when this chronometer was produced in the 1830s. In 1839 they moved to Bold Street.

They advertised themselves in Pigot''s & Co. Commercial Directory as ''Inventors, patentees and manufacturers of the lever watch'', but also made chronometers of such high standards that the Admiralty purchased at least 20.

The business founded by Peter Litherland was trading as Litherland Davies & Co. by 1816 and was still trading in 1861. The firm is known for its high quality watches and chronometers. The first part of the serial number is a sequential chronometer number, the second part is a sequential number for the total number of timepieces manufactured.

Physical Dimensions
Height
14cm (5.51")
Width
14cm (5.51")
Depth
14cm (5.51")
Declaration

FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks has dated this Antique Marine Chronometer Clock to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1191337
Dealers Internal Reference
Litherland/26
Description
A fine quality 1830''s brass bound rosewood two day marine chronometer by Litherland, Davies & Co., Liverpool, numbered 518/14091.
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A very fine and original brass bound rosewood marine chronometer by the esteemed makers Litherland and Davies of Liverpool, dating to the 1830''s.
FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks
fig 1. An antique 19th-century brass-bound wooden box opening to reveal a gimballed marine chronometer clock with a silvered dial and Roman numerals.
fig 1. A Fine Quality Marine Chronometer Clock by Litherland Davies of Liverpool, Circa 1830.

The brass bound three tier rosewood case is in beautiful original condition with excellent colour and patination. ''Liverpool flush'' handles to the sides, brass star escutcheons and number plaque to the front, the top lid having finely executed shaped brass corners and central brass plaque. The original hinges and locks, with the original glazing to the upper tier.

fig 2. An antique 19th-century brass-bound wooden box opening to reveal a gimballed marine chronometer clock with a silvered dial and Roman numerals.
fig 2. A Fine Quality Marine Chronometer Clock by Litherland Davies of Liverpool, Circa 1830.

The fully serviced and rated freesprung movement with diamond endstone to a blued steel helical hairspring of eleven turns to a cut bi-metallic Z-type of balance with trapezoidal timing weights and Earnshaw type spring detent escapement with maintaining power and chain fusee.

fig 3. An antique 19th-century brass-bound wooden box opening to reveal a gimballed marine chronometer clock with a silvered dial and Roman numerals.
fig 3. A Fine Quality Marine Chronometer Clock by Litherland Davies of Liverpool, Circa 1830.

Mounted in a 518 numbered polished brass gimballed bowl (also stamped LD & Co) with rotating winding aperture cover and narrow brass bezel with convex glass.

The signed and numbered silvered 3 5/8inch Roman and Arabic dial with running seconds and state of winding subsidiaries, with gold hands.

fig 4. An antique 19th-century brass-bound wooden box opening to reveal a gimballed marine chronometer clock with a silvered dial and Roman numerals.
fig 4. A Fine Quality Marine Chronometer Clock by Litherland Davies of Liverpool, Circa 1830.

The original early style ratcheted tipsy winding key.

This high quality chronometer is in fine original condition with the movement fully serviced and rated by our FBHI and Worshipful Clockmakers Company awarded horologist.

fig 5. An antique 19th-century brass-bound wooden box opening to reveal a gimballed marine chronometer clock with a silvered dial and Roman numerals.
fig 5. A Fine Quality Marine Chronometer Clock by Litherland Davies of Liverpool, Circa 1830.

Please contact us for delivery details.

For further details please contact us or visit our website www.storyclocks.co.uk

Litherland, Davies & Co. were working at 47 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool in 1816, they had moved to Church Street by 1822 and were still based there when this chronometer was produced in the 1830s. In 1839 they moved to Bold Street.

fig 6. An antique 19th-century brass-bound wooden box opening to reveal a gimballed marine chronometer clock with a silvered dial and Roman numerals.
fig 6. A Fine Quality Marine Chronometer Clock by Litherland Davies of Liverpool, Circa 1830.

They advertised themselves in Pigot''s & Co. Commercial Directory as ''Inventors, patentees and manufacturers of the lever watch'', but also made chronometers of such high standards that the Admiralty purchased at least 20.

fig 7. An antique 19th-century brass-bound wooden box opening to reveal a gimballed marine chronometer clock with a silvered dial and Roman numerals.
fig 7. A Fine Quality Marine Chronometer Clock by Litherland Davies of Liverpool, Circa 1830.

The business founded by Peter Litherland was trading as Litherland Davies & Co. by 1816 and was still trading in 1861. The firm is known for its high quality watches and chronometers. The first part of the serial number is a sequential chronometer number, the second part is a sequential number for the total number of timepieces manufactured.

Height
14cm (5.51")
Width
14cm (5.51")
Depth
14cm (5.51")
Date of Manufacture

FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks has dated this Antique Marine Chronometer Clock to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1191337
Dealers Internal Ref
Litherland/26
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Archive I An antique 19th-century brass-bound wooden box opening to reveal a gimballed marine chronometer clock with a silvered dial and Roman numerals.

A Fine Quality Marine Chronometer Clock by Litherland Davies of Liverpool, Circa 1830.

Archive II An antique 19th-century brass-bound wooden box opening to reveal a gimballed marine chronometer clock with a silvered dial and Roman numerals. View II
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An antique 19th-century brass-bound wooden box opening to reveal a gimballed marine chronometer clock with a silvered dial and Roman numerals.
A Fine Quality Marine Chronometer Clock By Litherland Davies Of Liverpool, Circa 1830.
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FAQs

A marine chronometer is a precision timekeeping instrument designed to maintain exact time aboard a moving vessel, enabling navigators to determine longitude at sea.

These precision instruments typically feature a spring detent escapement and a silvered dial mounted within brass gimbals to keep the clock level at sea, housed inside a protective brass-bound hardwood box.

Authentic examples feature high-grade precision movements, maker signatures engraved on the dial or movement, individual serial numbers, brass gimbal mounts, and heavy brass-bound wooden cases.

Marine chronometers function as focal decorative objects when positioned open on an office desk, library sideboard, or scholarly shelf alongside traditional leather-bound books and scientific artifacts.

Keep the clock in a stable environment away from direct sunlight and moisture, avoid over-winding the spring, and gently wipe the wooden case with a dry microfibre cloth while preserving the original brass patina.
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