A late 17th century ebonised longcase clock, Caleb Sillwood Caled Sillwood The hood with overhanging cornice over a fret cut frieze mounted on spirally twisted columns, convex throat moulding over a long door with circular lenticle, on a panel base and moulded plinth. CHECK DIAL SIZE The 10 inch square brass dial framed by crown-and-cherub spandrels, the silvered chapter ring with bold Roman hours and small Arabic five-minute divisions signed between V and VII, finely matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial, ringed winding squares and chamfered date aperture. The movement with anchor escapement and outside countwheel striking on a large bell. Together with a pendulum, two lead weights and a trunk door key. 2.04 (6ft 8ins) high. 2.40m (6.6 feet) high Footnotes: A Caleb Sillwood was married in Fleet, London in April 1725. Interestingly, another Caleb Sellwood (note the 'e') was a Welsh clockmaker described as 'Sellwood the mechanic', when he made the Haverfordwest church clock in 1709, potentially, the two are the same man. See Loomes, B. (2014) Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700. Mayfield: Mayfield Books. 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