William Payne, Hadleigh an oak longcase, having an eight-day...

Hammer

£60

William Payne, Hadleigh an oak longcase, having an eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bel with the twelve-inch painted break-arch dial having black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and date dials, blued-steel decorative hands and signed to the arch Wm. Payne, Hadleigh, the oak case having an arched trunk door, brass capitals to the fluted hood pillars, a break-arch top and standing on shaped bracket feet, height 207cm. Notes: William Payne was born in Hadleigh, Suffolk in July 1749 ad was a member of the well-known clockmaking Payne family. He was apprenticed to Nathaniel Hedge of Colchester for seven years from 20th July 1763 for a fee of £12. In July 1770 he was admitted a Free Burgess of Colchester and returned to Hadleigh where he opened a shop. From circa 1814 he was no longer working having become an invalid with his wife Ann and son John running the business. Reference: Arthur L. Hagger & Leonard F.Miller, Suffolk Clocks and Clockmakers, Pub: 1974.