An impressive George III mahogany eight-day quarter chiming Longcase clock with automata and moonphase Edward Mann, London, circa 1775 The substantial seven pillar triple train rack and bell striking movement with T-shaped plates measuring 9.25 by 11.875 inches, the going train with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum and the quarter train sounding a melodious peel on a graduated nest of eight bells with eight hammers before unlocking the hour strike on a larger separate bell at the hour, the 12 inch silvered brass Roman numeral break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial, curved pierced sector aperture for the calendar and signed Edward Mann London to centre, with pierced blued steel hands and spandrels polychrome painted with individual automata scenes of 18 th century musicians incorporating actions motioned whilst the quarter chiming train is running, the arch with rolling moonphase incorporating engraved terrestrial globe lunettes to lower margin and age of the moon to the outer track of the disc beneath margin now applied with arched plate engraved with HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE, in a brass mounted mahogany case with pagoda shaped superstructure fronted by shaped grille fret over cavetto break-arch cornice incorporating foliate scroll pierced frieze fret and glazed arched dial aperture flanked by brass stop-fluted columns, the sides with rectangular grilles and quarter columns applied against bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with concave throat moulding over break-arch door flanked by brass stop-fluted quarter columns to angles, on shaped raised panel fronted plinth base with moulded skirt, the whole now with polychrome painted decoration in the Sheraton taste with musical trophy to trunk door, grisaille oval panel of a Classical female to plinth and floral trail borders throughout, (movement originally with tune selection), 245cm (86.5ins) high excluding top finial. An Edward Mann is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working before 1722. However, as the current lot can be dated to around 1775 on stylistic grounds it must have been made by maker of the same name but of the next generation. The most likely candidate is a maker who Baillie records as working in Coventry circa 1787 who could have previously worked in London.
An impressive George III mahogany eight-day quarter chiming Longcase clock with automata and moonphase Edward Mann, London, circa 1775 The substantial seven pillar triple train rack and bell striking movement with T-shaped plates measuring 9.25 by 11.875 inches, the going train with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum and the quarter train sounding a melodious peel on a graduated nest of eight bells with eight hammers before unlocking the hour strike on a larger separate bell at the hour, the 12 inch silvered brass Roman numeral break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial, curved pierced sector aperture for the calendar and signed Edward Mann London to centre, with pierced blued steel hands and spandrels polychrome painted with individual automata scenes of 18 th century musicians incorporating actions motioned whilst the quarter chiming train is running, the arch with rolling moonphase incorporating engraved terrestrial globe lunettes to lower margin and age of the moon to the outer track of the disc beneath margin now applied with arched plate engraved with HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE, in a brass mounted mahogany case with pagoda shaped superstructure fronted by shaped grille fret over cavetto break-arch cornice incorporating foliate scroll pierced frieze fret and glazed arched dial aperture flanked by brass stop-fluted columns, the sides with rectangular grilles and quarter columns applied against bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with concave throat moulding over break-arch door flanked by brass stop-fluted quarter columns to angles, on shaped raised panel fronted plinth base with moulded skirt, the whole now with polychrome painted decoration in the Sheraton taste with musical trophy to trunk door, grisaille oval panel of a Classical female to plinth and floral trail borders throughout, (movement originally with tune selection), 245cm (86.5ins) high excluding top finial. An Edward Mann is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working before 1722. However, as the current lot can be dated to around 1775 on stylistic grounds it must have been made by maker of the same name but of the next generation. The most likely candidate is a maker who Baillie records as working in Coventry circa 1787 who could have previously worked in London.
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