A GEORGE III MAHOGANY STRIKING EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK WITH MOONPHASE AND DIAL ENGRAVED FOR WORLD TIME

JOSEPH FINNEY, LIVERPOOL. CIRCA 1770

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY STRIKING EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK WITH MOONPHASE AND DIAL ENGRAVED FOR WORLD TIME
JOSEPH FINNEY, LIVERPOOL. CIRCA 1770
CASE: hood with verre eglomisé frieze panels, glazed side panels, twin brass capped Corinthian columns, brass capped fluted quarter columns to trunk, panelled plinth DIAL: 13 in. wide brass dial with spandrels seasonal spandrels to chapter ring engraved with various world cities, matted centre engraved with nautical attributes, with cartouche signed 'Finney/LIVERPOOL', rolling moon to arch, centre seconds, blued steel hands MOVEMENT: four pillars, anchor escapement, rack strike on bell; two weights, pendulum
93½ in. (238 cm.) high; 22½ in. (52 cm.) wide; 10¼ in. (26 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Joseph Finney (b.c.1708-d.1772) was a clockmaker and architect. He is known to have designed the Octagon Chapel, Temple Court, Liverpool. He made musical and astronomical clocks, as well more ordinary examples. A superb musical and astronomical clock known as Mr Sandforth's clock is atttributed to him (see T. Robinson, The Longcase Clock, Woodbridge, 1981, pp. 310, 312-313) and was sold Christie's London, 30 June 1993, lot 294 (£78,500). Upon Finney's death Thomas Harrison took over his business.

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