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Clockwise has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
The case with its original bracket feet has a swan neck pediment and a bowed rectangular door to the waist, flanked by split-columns. Measuring 222cm high this clock is in lovely condition.
John Henderson was born in Fife, Scotland around 1769 and was married to Janet with whom he had ten children. He died in 1854 and is part of the prolific dynasty of famous and innovative Hendersons involved with clockmaking and astronomy. He is recorded as working in Edinburgh from 1795-1808 and then in Dunfermline shortly afterwards and has the following entries from historical records...
HENDERSON, JOHN. Edinburgh, 1795-1808.
" Bound apprentice to David Murray, i6th May 1795. Compeared on 29th October, and presented his essay, being a watch movement, begun, made, and finished in the shop of James Ramage, in presence of him and Robert Green, essay masters, as they declared, etc
And in respect of the absence of Andrew Wilson, one of the essay masters, he was fined six shillings and eightpence." E. H. Records.
OLD SCOTTISH CLOCKMAKERS 1809
" His Majesty has been pleased to appoint Mr John Henderson, watchmaker in Edinburgh, to be his clock and watch maker in Scotland, in room of James Gray, deceased." Edinburgh Evening Courant, I2th March
1808.
Clockwise has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
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Scottish Longcase Clock, Fantastic Condition
