William Stevens, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

Circa 1790

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59 inches high

A very fine black lacquered oak tavern clock. CASE The well-proportioned case is signed Will. Stevens Cirencester on the apron beneath the dial flanked by carved ears, the trunk door is decorated with a fine gilt chinoiserie scene of two Chinese figure in a pagoda dwelling beneath stylised trees and two flying birds, the door retains the original brass hinges. DIAL The 26-inch circular dial has gilt painted Roman and Arabic chapters and pierced spade-form hour and minute hands within a turned bezel MOVEMENT The movement has tapered brass plates, four pillars and anchor escapement, steel-rod pendulum and the original elliptical lead weight WILLIAM STEVENS William Stevens started his clockmaking in 1775 “near the White Hart Inn” in the city of Gloucester, he then moved to the market town of Cirencester in Gloucestershire; he died there in 1812.