James Howden, Jr. of Edinburgh Mahogany longcase clock with a regulator movement by James Howden, Jr. of Edinburgh This simple, elegant form was highly fashionable in London and Edinburgh in the Regency period. Hands are blued steel. The striking and calendar work indicate domestic or possibly institutional use.
Weights are brass-cased lead.
Steel work and general finishing are to a very high standard. James Howden, Junior, FRSE, completed his apprenticeship with his father, Howden Sr. who had apprenticed and worked with James Cowan, Edinburgh's most famous 18th century clockmaker. Howden Sr. died in 1809, leaving the business to James and his brother William, a silversmith.