Evan Williams, Newport, a mahogany moonphase longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, with the iron false-plate embossed with the name Owen, being that of the dial maker, the thirteen-and-a-half-inch painted dial having black Roman numerals, Arabic five-minute outer numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture, painted 'fan' decoration to the four corners, a moonphase aperture within the arch showing the time and date of High Water at Newport Bridge and signed to the centre with the maker's name Evan Williams, Newport, the mahogany case having a break-arch top, tapered columns to the hood, a long door with brass escutcheon to the trunk and standing on bracket feet, height 217cms.* Biography Evan Williams is recorded as working in Westgate Street from at least 1822 until at least 1830, although prior to this date, from circa 1780, it is reported that he supplied longcase clocks in Chippendale style cases. He often used dials supplied by Wilson of Birmingham including one example showing highwater at Newport, Monmouthshire. Although this example is signed for the dialmaker Owen, it is in the style of Wilson.* Notes Ref William Linnard, Wales Clocks and Clockmakers, Pub. Mayfield Books 2003.