Late George III oak and mahogany-cased 8-day painted dial longcase clock

Late George III oak and mahogany-cased 8-day painted dial longcase clock with convex dial, Thomas Nelson, Market Deeping, (fl. 1811-1823), the signed 12-inch break-arched white Roman dial with convex centre, subsidiary seconds dial and calendar crescent, within shell spandrels and Greek key border beneath arch painted with figures before a flock of sheep in landscape, the ogee-arched moulded hood with bulging columns, over shaped crossbanded long door on conforming base with apron and integral bracket feet, 203cm high (sold with two weights, pendulum and winder)

Literature: Wilbourn, A.S.H. and Ellis, R., 'Lincolnshire Clock, Watch and Barometer Makers', p.69, whereThomas Nelson Clock and watchmaker is recorded working 1811-1823.