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FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
The long trunk door with shaped top and the original escutcheon and steel lock.
The box base surmounted on shaped bracket feet.
The arched brass dial with engraved centre and silvered Roman chapter ring surrounded
by finely cast spandrels.
The arch with silvered convex boss signed Geo Hallifax Doncaster, flanked by dolphin spandrels.
Subsidiary seconds and silvered ringed calendar zones to the dial centre.
The fine quality fully restored movement of eight day duration united by four
knopped pillars, with anchor escapement and striking the hours on a single bell.
Cast iron weights and brass faced bob pendulum.
Finely fretted blued steel hands of serpentine design.
All of our clocks have been sympathetically restored and have been expertly vetted for originality and good working order. All clocks purchased from us are guaranteed for two years.
Delivery and installation of our longcase clocks is carried out free of charge within the U.K.
For overseas customers a fully insured door to door service is provided by our regular couriers, please contact us for a specific quotation. All longcase clocks are securely packed and comprehensive installation and maintenance instructions are included.
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www.storyclocks.co.uk
George Hallifax was the fourth son of John Hallifax, an already established clockmaker in Barnsley. George had moved to Doncaster by 1750, establishing his own reputation as a good clockmaker and later becoming mayor in 1775 and again in 1792.
John Hallifax and George Hallifax produced some very distinctive barometers, only a small number of barometers by John and George Hallifax have survived and are generally in distinguished collections like The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, all of them share the same distinctive longcase clock outline.
FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
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A Georgian Longcase / Grandfather Clock by George Hallifax of Doncaster.
