A William IV oak and mahogany longcase
clock, 32cm arched painted dial inscribed
Sharman, Melton, Arabic numerals, the arch
painted with a shepherdess at rest, her suitor
looking on from the branches, subsidiary
second dial, date aperture, twin-winding hole,
eight-day movement striking on a bell, the
hood with swan neck pediment, brass-capped
Doric columns, shaped rectangular door to
base flanked by canted angles, outlined
throughout with boxwood and ebony
stringing, bracket feet, 206cm high, c.1835
John Sharman (1776-1840) was apprenticed
1790-1797, and was working as clock and
watchmaker and ironmonger at Sherrard
Street, Melton Mowbray (Leics,.) from then
until 1835 when he was joined by his son,
signing thenceforth until c. 1849 as Sharman
& Son.
FB Antiques, long standing members of LAPADA (London and Provincial Antique Dealers Association), has been established since 1960 in London and had three shops supplying the home and overseas trade. We relocated from London 30 years ago to Rayleigh in Essex, to a 40,000 sqft warehouse from which we shipped approximately 120 containers a year. 5 years ago we downsized to our storage premises in Rettendon Essex, and now operate from our 15,000 sqft showroom and workshops, still supplying home and overseas trade as well as many members of the general public.