Welsh Longcase Clock by Samuel Roberts of Llanfair Caereinion, C.1781

18th century

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Description

Longcase clock with a brass dial and thirty-hour movement by the celebrated Montgomeryshire clockmaker, Samuel Roberts of Llanfair Caereinion.

The one-piece eleven-inch dial has an attractive engraved floral design and the clock is housed in an exceptional oak case of the dark and dense native oak associated with the best Welsh furniture.

This is a previously unrecorded example and unusual for this maker in not bearing a number. The dial is similar to another, also un-numbered, example recorded as the "Llangadfan clock" in "Samuel Roberts Clock Maker" (WTR Pryce & TA Davies 1985), which is given the date of c.1781

Height: 75.75 ins.

Width across trunk: 12.25 ins. Width across cornice: 21.25 ins.

Depth of trunk: 6.5 ins. Depth of cornice: 10 ins.

(Replaced plinth. The movement is complete but in need of a service.)

Physical Dimensions

Height

192.5cm (75.79")

Width

54cm (21.26")

Depth

25.5cm (10.04")

Declaration

WelshAntiques has dated this piece to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA587224

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Description

Longcase clock with a brass dial and thirty-hour movement by the celebrated Montgomeryshire clockmaker, Samuel Roberts of Llanfair Caereinion.

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The one-piece eleven-inch dial has an attractive engraved floral design and the clock is housed in an exceptional oak case of the dark and dense native oak associated with the best Welsh furniture.

WelshAntiques

fig 1. Welsh Longcase Clock by Samuel Roberts of Llanfair Caereinion, c.1781 — fig 1. Welsh Longcase Clock by Samuel Roberts of Llanfair Caereinion, C.1781

This is a previously unrecorded example and unusual for this maker in not bearing a number. The dial is similar to another, also un-numbered, example recorded as the "Llangadfan clock" in "Samuel Roberts Clock Maker" (WTR Pryce & TA Davies 1985), which is given the date of c.1781