Bidspirit auction | DOLLIF ROLLISSON, HALTON. A MID

DOLLIF ROLLISSON, HALTON. A MID 18TH CENTURY OAK AND BURR WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK The arched hood with glazed door enclosing a 12” arched brass dial with urn spandrels and silvered chapter ring surrounding a foliate engraved centre with seconds dial and calendar aperture fronting an eight day weight driven movement striking one a bell. (213.5cm high) Notes from vendor: Article by Brian Loomes attached to the inside case door. Dollif Rollinson died 36 years old. Halton was then a rural village near Leeds but now part of it. The article refers to Thomas Crofts. He later had his own business in Leeds.