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Peter Green (b. Liverpool 1706, d. Åbenrå 1795)

A Danish Louis XVI standing clock in oak case, gilt brass dial with pierced corner ornamentation, painted moon phase, movement with minute and date hands. Sign. Peter Green, Apenrade. South Jutland, late 18th century. H. 226 cm. W. 61 cm. D. 40 cm.

Among the best-known of the Danish clockmakers is Green of Aabenraa, or 'Apenrade', as the signature is written on the clocks. The family can be traced back to the English clockmaker Peter Green, who emigrated with his wife and children from Liverpool to Aabenraa around 1745 and worked there until his death in 1795. He had two sons, William and Jonathan, who also became clockmakers in Aabenraa and finally William had a son, Jakob, who continued making clocks until his death in 1847. The Green clocks span a period of more than a century, but only the clocks from the first 50–60 years are of a high standard. See D. Yde Andersen: Bornholmer og andre gamle ure, Borgens Forlag, 1974.

Condition

Pendulum, weights and key is enclosed. Marks and scratches. Wear. No guarantee of the function of the clock work. The movement appears clean and in working order.

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