William Hooker Ca 1805. Thirty hour Longcase.
A rare and unusual depiction of political affairs at the turn of the 19th century is featured on this finely made Lewes 30 hour longcase. William Hooker is a maker I feel has often been overlooked, but is making his presence felt with this, the third longcase we have had from him displaying patriotic pride and excellence in dial painting . Almost certainly sourced from the fine Birmingham dial painters of the period it is enclosed in a very neat 11″ light oak case which arrived in a rather poor condition but has responded well to restoration. Small, pretty and excellent quality. Hooker was clearly particular about his dials as one other very fine 8 day longcase is noted with similarly fine painting to the break arch with Britannia astride her chariot. The cut steel interlaced hands are of a type favoured by other Lewes makers including his contemporary John Holman.
Height 207 cms. Width 43 cms. Depth 23 cms.