John Telford, Wigton, a mahogany moonphase longcase clock: t...

John Telford, Wigton, a mahogany moonphase longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell and having a fourteen-inch painted break-arch dial with black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and date dials, decorative gilt-brass hands and signed J. Telford, Wigton, the four corners painted with decorative scenes depicting ruined rural churches, the arch having a moonphase disc painted with further rural scenes, the mahogany case having decorative turned columns to the trunk and hood, with inset panel below, a swan-neck pediment to the hood and fluted flat-columns to the base, standing on bracket feet, height 223cm. * Biography John Telford, born 1793, is recorded as working in Wigton, Cumbria prior to 1820 and took over the business of John Ivison of Carlisle running both businesses until his death in 1847 when he was succeeded by his nephew also called John Telford, born 1821. * Notes Reference Brian Loomes Clockmakers of Northern England Pub. Mayfield Books 1997.