£2,400
A George II mahogany longcase equation clock, 33.5cm arched brass dial with silvered chapter ring inscribed William Scafe, London, the arch with rotating orb delineated to demonstrate the current difference between solar and mean time, Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture, twin winding holes, eight-day movement striking the previous hour on two bells at the half hour, the flat topped hood with moulded cornice, rectangular door to waist, outlined throughout with boxwood stringing, ogee bracket feet, 214cm high, 52.5cm wide, 27cm deep, c.1745
William Scafe, an eminent maker of considerable repute, was born son of a blacksmith at Bushley, Yorkshire in 1687, and was apprenticed to his father before moving to London c.1710 setting up in at the sign of the Clock in King Street later moving to Milk Street, Cheapside, and becoming free of the Clockmakers' Company in 1721, and served as its master 1749-1764. He had apprentices in 1735 and 1748 dying in 1765 (will proved 7th June). Despite his unusually long career, his clocks are remarkably scarce [see Loomes, B., The Mystery of William Scafe in Clocks Magazine (Jan. 1988) 16-18]
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