A Fine Strike/Silent London Mahogany Longcase by William Jourdain C1780

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A Fine London Mahogany Longcase Grandfather clock by William Jourdain

Mahogany case in good original condition, dating to circa 1780.

Original Brass & Silvered dial with working seconds & calendar dials.

Strike silent dial to the arch, enabling the bell strike to be turned on or off

Striking the hours on a single bell, with passing 1/2 hour single strike

5 pillar rack and snail striking movement fully cleaned and serviced

Stunning long figured Mahogany door with lock and key

Brass piping to both case and hood

Original brass coated weights

Lovely Fretwork hood with its set of Brass finials

Height - 93 inches, Width at base plinth - 20.5 inches

Fully cleaned and serviced, and in full working order.

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Overall excellent with only minor marks commensurate with age

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£12,500.00

William Jourdain history

 William Jourdain II inherited the family clockmaking business in 1747 from his father, a Huguenot immigrant of the same name. William senior arrived in Spitalfields in the 1680s, by the turn of the 18th century he had become known for his musical and chiming clocks. William II continued in his father's footsteps until he was admitted to William Sutton's Hospital, near Smithfield in 1778 where he remained until his death in 1782.