Pinchbecks reclaim clock after nearly 300 years
Collector Robin Pinchbeck had never bought a clock before, but when he set his sights on the George I walnut-cased astronomical longcase on offer at Mitchells (17.5% buyer’s premium) of Cockermouth on September 11-12 he knew he simply had to have it.
It was a question of keeping it in the family - this clock was made by London clockmaker Christopher…