Hooded Wall Clocks - a brief background:

This is a type of clock much  rarer than grandfather / longcase clocks and date from the late 17th century and were made continuously throughout the 1700's.  Some were made by famous makers in London as well as provincial makers - mostly in the south of England.   Some makers appear to specialise in this type of clock such as William Flint of Ashford in Kent.

These hooded wall clocks are generally considered to be a form of travelling clock and are often fitted with an alarm mechanism.  Those that have survived are very desirable today. 

The cases range from being well made and resembling the hoods of elegant grandfather / longcase clocks through to simple primitive country made cases - often just a simple cover to keep the dust out!

Early examples have movements with verge escapements whilst later examples have anchor escaments and long pendulums - dials are brass on on early clocks with painted dials seen well into the nineteenth century