A mid 18th century burr walnut longcase clock Windmills and Wightman, London The case with arched hood and deep moulded cornice on freestanding stop-fluted Doric columns with glazed sides, the long arched trunk door of lively figuring within a moulded edge and featherbanding on a matching base. The 12-inch arched brass dial with Roman and Arabic chapter ring framed by cast mask spandrels, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds and date aperture, signed in the arch on a silvered plaque with wheatear border Windmills and Wightman, London, with blued steel hands. The movement with rectangular plates supported by five knopped pillars, striking the hours via rack on a bell mounted above. Together with a pendulum and pair of later weights. 228cms (90ins) high. Footnotes: Please note that this lot will be held in off site storage after the sale. Please note that this lot will be available for collection from The Packengers by appointment only. For all shipping enquiries please contact The Packengers Ltd on +44 (0) 203 154 4360 or email hellolondon@thepackengers.com Windmills and Wightman were active in London during the early 18th century. Thomas Wightman, possibly born in Lutterworth, Leicestershire in 1678 and son of Richard Wightman, was apprenticed to Henry Hester in 1692 and became free in 1701/2. He later operated from Lombard Street and George Yard, and took on several apprentices over the years. His career included periods of financial difficulty-being listed as in the 'comfrey' (a debtors' prison). By 1748, he was recorded as a watch finisher. Clocks and watches bearing his name-often as 'Tho. Wightman'-are known, including hooded and longcase examples. A partnership with Windmills is likely to have been a retail collaboration, a common practice among London makers of the time. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP TP For auctions held in Scotland: Please refer to the catalogue and/or after-sale information or contact Edinburgh@Bonhams.com for more information. For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (The Packengers, Unit 9, Abbey Mead Industrial Park, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1HU, England, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue and/or after-sale information, sent out to all buyers post-sale. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 10 calendar days from the auction date. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing