A WILIAM IV MAHOGANY EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCKGRAYHURST, HARVEY, DENTON AND COMPANY, CIRCA 1830The five pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch circular brass Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds dial and signed Grayhurst, Harvey, Denton & Co., STRAND, London to centre and with steel moon hands, the case with stepped gabled 'chamfer-top' upstand over cavetto cornice, fluted frieze and square front door centred with a convex glazed cast brass bezel, with cock-bead moulded quadrant panels to spandrel areas, flanked by canted angles and with rectangular scroll pierced frets to sides, the trunk with concave throat over shallow-arch top caddy moulded door fronted with fine flame figured veneer and flanked by conforming canted angles, the plinth base with generous cavetto top moulding and inset flame figured panel to fascia over moulded skirt.200cm (78.75ins) high, 49cm (19.25ins) wide, 24cm (9.5ins) deep.Michael Grayhurst is recorded by Britten, F.J. Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers as working in partnership with James Harvey as gold/silversmiths, watchmakers and jewellers from 65, Strand from circa 1810. By 1834, they had grown to become Grayhurst, Harvey, Denton and Company at 64, Strand and by 1840, they had a second shop at 128 Regent Street.