George Graham George I Burr Walnut Eight-Day Longcase Clock, No. 662
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1725
Maker / issuer
George GrahamAccording to the auction catalogue, this George I burr walnut eight-day longcase clock by George Graham dates to circa 1725 and bears serial number 662. The source states it features a two-train bell-striking movement with five latched knopped pillars, deadbeat escapement with inverted Y-shaped pallets, bolt-and-shutter maintaining power, and a brass-rod seconds pendulum.
Its 12-inch square brass dial presents a matted centre signed on an oval plate, applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, subsidiary seconds, and double-screwed gilt Indian mask spandrels. The burr walnut case incorporates a domed caddy surmount, fretwork frieze, three-quarter hood columns, and a book-matched figured rectangular trunk door stamped 662.
Evidence at a glance
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Longcase clock
- Escapement
- Deadbeat escapement with inverted Y-shaped pallets
- Serial Number
- 662
- Place recorded
- United Kingdom
- Dial Dimensions
- 12 inch square brass dial
- Trunk Door Stamp
- Punch stamped 662 on left hand top edge
- Maker / attribution
- George Graham
- Overall Case Dimensions
- 224cm high, 49.5cm wide, 26cm deep
Design
- Visible features
- • Full-length standing view of a burr walnut longcase clock with a square hood and molded caddy surmount. • Glazed square dial aperture flanked by dark-finished or patinated brass columns displaying a silvered chapter ring and gilt spandrels. • Long, rectangular trunk door exhibiting book-matched walnut veneer with prominent grain figure.
- Case Construction
- The burr walnut case features a domed caddy surmount on a shallow mounded box upstand. The hood includes an ogee-molded cornice, a fretwork frieze, and is flanked by three-quarter columns with gilt brass capitals. The sides of the hood contain scroll-pierced frets. The trunk features a 40-inch rectangular door decorated with book-matched figured veneers, herringbone borders, and cavetto cross-grain edge moldings. The plinth base is finished with a cavetto top molding and matching veneered panels.
- Dial and Mechanism
- The movement is a five-latched, knopped pillar, two-train bell-striking mechanism. It is equipped with a deadbeat escapement featuring inverted Y-shaped pallets and bolt-and-shutter maintaining power within the going train. The clock is regulated by a brass-rod seconds pendulum with a calibrated rating nut and a nib-piece set against the lenticular bob. The 12-inch square brass dial includes a matted center with an oval signature plate reading 'Geo: Graham, London'. Features include a silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, subsidiary seconds, and double-screwed gilt Indian mask and scroll spandrels with foliate strapwork engraving in the margins.
- Identification and Provenance
- The clock is identified by serial number 662, which is punch-stamped on the left-hand top edge of the trunk door and stamped on the lower edge at the rear of the movement plates. The source attributes a date of circa 1725. Internal elements noted in the source include an ivorine service label for 'CAMERER CUSS' and remnants of an original paper equation table on the interior of the door. The clock was previously the property of a central London financial institution.
Identification
- Serial number
- 662
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Movement plates, internal door equation table, and pendulum are described in the catalogue but not visible in the full exterior photograph.
- Research required: Date is attributed as 'circa 1725' in the catalogue description.