An oak and mahogany longcase clock, the eight day movement striukes the hours on a bell. The 12½ inch painted arch dial is embossed on the rear falseplate by the dial maker 'Osborne's Manufactury, Birmingham', the dial has well painted corner spandrels of floral decoration within gilt borders with the arch painted with a lovely scene showing a lady leaning against a tree reading to three children set within an oval border. To the centre is a seconds dial and date aperture and signature of the maker 'Goodwin, Nottingham'. With black Roman hour numerals, Arabic five minute markings and decorative brass hands. The oak and mahogany case is of a lovely colour with mahogany crossbanding to the shaped trunk door and raised panel to the base, fluted mahogany quarter pillars to the trunk and full pillars with brass capitals to the hood. The base has canted cornerswith the hood having a swan neck pediment with mahogany panels and stringing.
William Goodwin is known to have opened a clockmaking business in 1789 in Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham before moving, in 1799, to Gridlesmith Gate. He then had various addresses being at Chapel Bar in 1803, Red Lion Street from 1815 until 1828 when he moved to 6, Narrow Marsh. He was apprenticed to Thomas Elliott who retired in 1788 and on the 10th of May, 1803 it is known that Goodwin was enrolled as a burgess of the city.
Height: 7ft 6 inches
Price: £4,850.00