DENTON NORTHGRAVES Also known as DENTON OF HULL (1790-1835)

Grandfather Clock by Denton of Hull (c. 1780 England)

Grandfather Clock by Denton of Hull (England)

Item Medium Description

Mahogany Longcase/Grandfather Clock

Item Signed, Inscribed, Dated Details

Joseph Denton - Hull

UK/USA Dimensions

89.00 inch high

European Converted Dimensions

226.06 cm high

Item Provenance & History

Note: A very well known maker in the East Riding area. He was married to Elizabeth Cayley in 1781 and worked in Silver Street. A prolific maker of longcase clocks. There is a Fusee Wall Clock in the Castle Museum, York.

Current Item Condition

Fully restored and guaranteed for 12 months.

Item Description / Dealer Expertise

An early painted dial longcase clock with an exceptionally high quality case.

The 8 day duration movement striking the hours on a bell. The painted arched white dial showing seconds, date, blued steel hands and with beautifully painted corners with flowers, foliage and raised gold work. The arch with an open pink rose, foliage and further gold work. The makers name painted to the centre of the dial surrounded by Roman numerals and Arabic minutes. The very high quality case with exceptional flame mahogany veneer to both the trunk door and base. The trunk also with reeded canted corners and ivory escutcheon to the trunk door lock. The panelled base with rosewood crossbanding and bracket feet. The hood with Corinthian Capitals to the reeded pillars and further rosewood crossbanding to the hood door. The inlaid pagoda top with two brass finials.

NORTHGRAVES

Type	Artist/Maker
Also known as	DENTON OF HULL
Country of origin	England
Started working	1790
Stopped working	1835

Denton Northgraves was a watch and clock maker and jeweller listed as working between 1790 and 1835. He worked at the corner of Silver Street and Lowgate No.32, Hull, from around 1813 to 1823. He was elected to represent Myton Ward on the City Corporation in 1835.

Denton was born in about 1787 in Elsternwick, Yorkshire. In the 1851 census he gave his occuapiton as retired watchmaker. He was living at 10 North Street, Kingston-upon-Hull with his young wife Catherine(37), who originated from Norwich, Norfolk, and son Charles(1) plus 2 servants. The records show that Denton died in 1854.

One source suggests that several Northgraves who settled in Canada were members of the same family, perhaps even brothers of Denton – they were Frederick, George and William. This remains to be proved.

Known clocks by him include a 12” dial regulator, c1810 with the name either side of the single winding hole, suggesting he decided to fit a regulator movement after the dial had been received. 6 longcase painted dial 8 day clocks, one to commemorate Nelson’s victory on the Nile in 1798.

2 watches by Litherland & Company and signed D. Northgreves, Hull c 1820.

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