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Circa 1795
Sold
56 inches high
A fine George III black and gilt lacquered tavern clock. CASE The case has the original raised gilt Chinoiserie decoration to the trunk door depicting two Chinese figures standing in front of a house; further faded decoration to the sides of the trunk. The case is signed Jno Liddell Morpeth just above the trunk door in slightly faded gilt lettering. DIAL The 26-inch circular convex wood dial has gilt Roman & Arabic chapters and brass spade hands. MOVEMENT The single train movement has A-shaped brass plates with anchor escapement, pendulum and rectangular lead weight John Liddell 1758-1820 was a fine clockmaker from Morpeth, a town in Northumberland situated between Newcastle on Tyne and Alnwick. C. L. Reid writes in North Country Clockmakers, 1981, p. 64 of two other wall clocks known to exist by John Liddell; 1. Hanging clock, about 3 feet, painted black with old Chinese figures 2. Wall clock, with large dial in head, 27 inches in diameter, with trunk below 29 inches long. Made for Admiral Roddam about 1797