Long Case Clock SOLD
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A Welsh longcase clock by Watkin Owen of Llanrwst with painted dial and eight day movement in an oak and yew embellished
case. With chalk date to the interior Jan 26 1806
Llanrwst, North Wales
84” high x 21½” wide x 10” deep
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See Clockmakers of Llanrwst by Colin and Mary Brown published by Bridge Books Wrexham 1993. This clock was recorded in a survey for this book and has a paper lable on the back of the trunk door “The clockmakers of Llanrwst project Ref No CB/141/EAT”
Watkin Owen was part of the Owen clock making family of Llanrwst, starting with John Owen in the early 18th Century, his son Watkin who took over the business in 1776. The business continued after Watkin Owen’s death in 1809, by his brother William and son David