Lot 38
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A George I oak thirty hour musical longcase clock
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A George I oak thirty hour musical longcase clock

EDWARD BILBIE, CHEW. FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

Details
A George I oak thirty hour musical longcase clock
Edward Bilbie, Chew. First quarter 18th century
The case with convex moulding beneath the regtangular trunk door, hood with three-quarter columns, caddy top, the 10in. square dial engraved Edward Bilbie fecit in the foliate engraved centre with penny moon and calendar, single blued steel hand, the substantial three train movement with four rectangular-section brass pillars riveted to the the base plate and pinned at the top plate, going train with verge escapement and short bob pendulum, the strike train and musical train with countwheels planted on the backplate with spring-loaded steel interconnecting trip detents, the hours struck on a large bell above the plates and music (Vesper hymn No.22) playing on eight bells via ten hammers
6ft. 8in. (203cm.) high
Provenance
Bought from a dealer in 1986
Literature
Moore (James), Rice (Roy) & Hucker (Ernest), Bilbie and the Chew Valley Clock Makers, Weston Super Mare, 1995, illustrated front and rear covers
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The Bilbie dynasty of clockmakers began with Edward Bilbie, 1666-1724. Primarily a bellfounder he is also known to have made clocks. He had six children of which two; Edward II and Thomas I also became bellfounders and clockmakers. Edward II, 1694-1725, seems most likely to have made the present clock, despite his relatively short life-span he was apparently a more experienced clockmaker than his fatther. More of their history can be read in Bilbie and the Chew Valley Clock Makers op. cit.

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