Masterpiece London 2022 by Howard Walwyn

HOWARD WALWYN

HOWARD WALWYN FINE ANTIQUE CLOCKS

FINE ANTIQUE CLOCKS

HOWARD WALWYN FINE ANTIQUE CLOCKS

123 Kensington Church Street, London W8 7LP +44 (0)20 7938 1100 | howard@howardwalwyn.com www.howardwalwyn.com

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INTRODUCTION This is our first catalogue since before the start of the Covid pandemic and coincides with our having a stand at the first Masterpiece London Fair since June 2019. We have been very fortunate in being able to find a rare early walnut longcase by Thomas Tompion, England’s greatest clockmaker, an equally rare prenumbered walnut table clock and two ebony bracket clocks with good provenance also from his workshop. Joseph Knibb is well represented in the collection with a three-month Roman striking ebony veneered longcase (one of only six known) and a very original Phase III striking ebony table clock which is illustrated in Ronald Lee’s book The Knibb Family Clockmakers. The early month duration quarter-repeating marquetry longcase by Daniel Quare is another exceptional clock sourced from a private collection in the USA, along with two bracket clocks by this excellent maker. The miniature faux-tortoiseshell longcase by Manley of Norwich was sold to an Australian collector over thirty years ago by Anthony Woodburn. We are delighted to be able to offer such a rare little gem for sale again. From the late 1600’s there are also two small 10 inch brass dial floral marquetry longcases by John Ebsworth and William Dent, along with a slender 10 inch walnut longcase by Richard Lyons which shares many similarities with the best cases of Joseph Knibb. The earliest table clock is that signed Nathaniel Barrow, London, in a beautiful olivewood case which turns on its original turntable, circa 1675. Whether the pieces illustrated in our catalogue are by famous royal makers or lesser known names, they have all been carefully selected for their exceptional quality, originality and beauty. We offer a full guarantee of the authenticity and good working order of all our clocks. Any restorations that might be necessary after more than 200 years of use have been sympathetically carried out by the finest clock and cabinet makers. It is our sincere hope that you will come to our gallery on Kensington Church Street where you can see these wonderful timepieces in both a contemporary and period setting. You can be assured of a very warm welcome. Alternatively, do telephone or email us at any time for further information and check out our website. We shall be exhibiting at the prestigious Masterpiece Art & Antiques Fair from June 28th – July 6th this year. We look forward to seeing you soon. Howard Walwyn

(All the bracket clocks illustrated are measured excluding their handles and finials)

HOWARD WALWYN FINE ANTIQUE CLOCKS

123 Kensington Church Street, London W8 7LP +44 (0)20 7938 1100 | howard@howardwalwyn.com www.howardwalwyn.com

THOMAS TOMPION LONDINI FECIT N° 104 A fine and rare William and Mary month duration walnut veneered longcase clock by the greatest English clockmaker. The beautifully proportioned slim case is constructed primarily of oak and veneered with richly figured walnut of excellent colour. The hood has turned walnut columns with brass capitals and bases and an inset carved walnut sound fret. The typically substantial Tompion movement is of month duration with six latched finned pillars and latched dial feet. There is bolt and shutter maintaining power and the hours are sounded on a single bell via an outside locking plate. There is a stabilizing bracket from the movement to the steel bracket on the backboard. The 10 inch square brass dial is of good mellow colour with a matted centre and silvered chapter and subsidiary seconds rings. There is an aperture to view the day of the month above which Tompion has signed his name on an oval disc. The pierced and facetted steel pointers are of outstanding quality. The spandrels are of the winged cherub variety, and the edge of the dial plate is beautifully decorated with wheatear engraving which is only interrupted by an additional maker’s signature set below six o’clock. (For an almost identical dial with engraved border see figure 54, page 78 in R.W. Symonds). Overall the clock is in a fine state of preservation. The wheel work in the movement is in excellent condition, the only replacement being a wheel in the strike train. The bottom skirting of the case has been replaced, but the whole bottom box is intact and the oak backboard runs the full length of the case. Over the years there have been some repairs to the cross grain mouldings and walnut veneers, but no more than one would expect to see on such an early piece. This clock retains its original seatboard and the movement is located with a fixing bracket in the backboard where it lines up perfectly. The clock is also complete with its original brass bob pendulum and period brass cased month weights. Interestingly, the back of the dial has been inscribed, probably by various restorers, with the following dates: March 22nd 18th 19th, July 14th 1829, May 31st 1847 and August 27th 1819. The backplate of the movement is punch numbered 104 in the centre of the base. Date: circa 1687 Height: 79 ½ in (202 cm) Width: 17 in (43 cm) Depth: 9 ½ in (23 cm) References: Jeremy Evans, Thomas Tompion and the Three Crowns, p. 73. Evans Carter Wright, Thomas Tompion 300 Years R.W. Symonds, Thomas Tompion His Life and Work, p.78, fig 54.

THOMAS TOMPION 1639 - 1713 Thomas Tompion is the most highly respected English clockmaker. Born at Ickwell Green, Bedfordshire in 1639 he moved to London in 1671 and became a free brother in the Clockmakers’ Company. In 1674, he established his business at the sign of the Dial and Three Crowns in Water Lane, now called Whitefriars Street. There he met Dr Robert Hooke, an eminent physicist and mathematician, who exchanged ideas with him in the early part of his career when he was gaining commissions for some of his most important clocks and scientific instruments. Through this association Tompion came to the notice of Charles II and from that time he held an unrivalled position in English Horology.

In 1695 George Graham joined Tompion and married his niece. In 1701 Tompion took Edward Banger into partnership, another niece’s husband, who had previously been his apprentice. They broke up acrimoniously in 1707 and Graham was then made a full partner. In 1703 Tompion was elected Master of the Clockmakers’ Company. He is known to have made about 650 clocks, approximately 16-20 clocks a year. Sometime between 1680 and 1685 he devised a numbering system for his clocks and watches which go up to 542. This was continued after Tompion’s death by his successor George Graham. Tompion died in 1713 and as a mark of his greatness he is buried in Westminster Abbey.

NATHANAEL BARROW LONDON A rare James II period olivewood table clock with its original turntable base by this fine early maker. The eight day movement which strikes the hours on a single bell on an outside countwheel has a verge escapement and short bob pendulum. The beautiful fire gilt 9 inch dial has the early type of winged cherub corner spandrels and a chapter ring with narrow inside quarter marker band and a similar outer band for the minutes. The blued steel hands are finely wrought and facetted. The date work is inset above VI o’ clock. The elegant shallow dome top case is constructed primarily of cariniana wood and veneered with highly patinated olivewood and ebonised mouldings. It sits on its original turntable base. The square dial is surmounted by a finely pierced wooden fret to the entablature. The shallow top has a Phase I Knibb-type brass carrying handle and four turned brass ball finials. The superb backplate and apron are exquisitely engraved with tulips and foliage which are typical of the best engravers’ work of the early period. The maker’s signature Nathanael Barrow London is also inscribed within a beautiful lambrequin on the backplate.

Date: circa 1675 Height: 17 in (43.5 cm) excl. handle & including turntable Height of case: 15 ½ in (39.5 cm) Width: 13 ¾ in (35 cm) including turntable Width of case: 12 ¾ in (32.5 cm) Depth: 8 ½ in (22 cm) including turntable Depth of clock: 7 ½ in (19 cm) * Nathanael Barrow was born circa 1639 and served his apprenticeship with John Betts from 1653 until 1660 when he was ‘freed’ of The Clockmakers’ Company. He had his own workshops until his death in 1700. In 1685 he was made Warden of the Clockmakers’ Company and in 1689 he became Master. Early turntable clocks were only made over a very short period and this example is a rare survivor. References: B. Loomes, Clockmakers of Britain: 1286-1700, p.36 B. Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century Edition, p. 45

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THE SAINSBURY KNIBB An exceptional Charles II ebony veneered three-month going Roman striking longcase clock with 1 ¼ seconds pendulum by Joseph Knibb, London The classic slender proportioned case has a rising hood with tapered ebony columns and gilt-brass Doric capitals and bases which flank the long glazed dial side windows. The frieze above has typical delicate Knibb pierced ebony frets, all surmounted with a shallow caddy top and three brass ball finials. The full length door is panelled as are the sides of the trunk. The case stands on four (later) brass bun feet. The 10 ¼ inch square gilt-brass dial is signed Joseph Knibb London along the lower edge. The replaced silvered chapter ring has Roman hours and individual outer Arabic minutes in full, 1 to 60. The hour at 4 o’clock is indicated by IV for Roman notation, rather than the usual IIII, and flanked by four chased gilt-brass cherub spandrels. The delicate matted centre has low positioned winding holes and the finely sculpted blued steel hands are of Knibb’s own design.

striking three-month, 1 ¼ seconds, ebony longcase clocks are probably the rarest and most valuable of all his clocks. Provenance: Acquired by S. Sainsbury from Ronald A. Lee 5th September 1968. Simon Sainsbury Collection, Christie’s 18th June 2008, £145,250 plus premium. A private collector in the USA until 2022. References: Dawson, Drove & Parkes, Early English Clocks, pl 373 p. 275, pl.272 p. 203 R. Lee, The Knibb Family Clockmakers, Byfleet, 1964, pp.36-37, pls. 31, 32, 33 D. Roberts, British Longcase Clocks, Atglen, 1990, pp.67, 68, figs.96, 97 J. Darken (ed.), Horological Masterworks: English Seventeenth Century Clocks from Private Collections, Ticehurst, 2003, pp.115, 116 H. van Ende et al, Huygen’s Legacy, The Golden Age of the Pendulum Clock, Castletown, 2004, pp.156, 157 A Charles II ebony-veneered month duration Roman striking longcase clock of comparable design is illustrated in P. G. Dawson, The Iden Collection, Woodbridge, 1987, pp.142-143

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The special three month duration movement has arched and shouldered plates which are held together by six double baluster pillars and is secured to the front plate by original latches. The going train has a restored anchor escapement and Knibb’s double backcock and wing-nut pendulum suspension system for fine regulation. The restored two-piece 1 ¼ seconds pendulum with centre swivel latch connects the two brass rods, the lower one with a typical butterfly nut above the bob for coarse regulation. The Roman striking train is controlled by a small count wheel mounted on the backplate. It strikes on two bells: the chapters with I are struck individually on the smaller hemi-spherical bell and the chapters V & X are sounded once and twice respectively on the larger bell. The movement is supported on its original oak seatboard with the original steel spikes running through the base pillars. Date: circa 1675 – 1680 Height: 83 in (214 cm) Width: 14 ½ in (37 cm) Depth: 8 ¼ in (21 cm) This important clock belongs to a small group of only six recorded ebony three-month duration longcases by Joseph Knibb which are Roman striking with a 1 ¼ seconds pendulum. * Joseph Knibb was the most famous member of the celebrated Knibb clockmaking family and was born circa 1640. He was apprenticed to his cousin Samuel in about 1655 and after serving seven years worked first in Oxford and then moved to London in 1670 where he was made free of the Clockmakers’ Company. He must soon have built up a good reputation for himself as it is recorded that he supplied a turret clock for Windsor Castle in 1677 and payments were made to him in 1682 on behalf of King Charles II. He also made many longcase and table clocks for domestic use. Like Tompion, Knibb’s mind never seems to have rested, his talent for innovation and invention included a great variety of different striking mechanisms. These included his Roman notation strike (denoted by his use of IV instead of IIII), the double-six and grande sonnerie. His Roman

Joseph Knibb, Oxford circa 1668 A very rare Charles II Oxford copper farthing trade token

THOMAS TOMPION LONDINI FECIT A very rare Charles II period pre-numbered walnut veneered Dutch striking table clock by England’s best known clockmaker. The 6 ¾ inch square gilt-brass dial is signed Tho. Tompion Londini fecit to the lower edge and has finely chased gilt-brass winged cherub spandrels adorning the corners to the engraved silvered chapter ring. The dial centre is matted and has an inset date aperture below XII. It has both Roman and Arabic chapters and Tompion’s sword hilt half hour markers. The elaborately pierced and finely sculpted blued steel hour and minute hands are typical of his early work. The name Snelling is scratched on the back of the dial plate The twin fusee 8-day movement has latched dial feet and further latches for the six ring-turned pillars. It has an original verge escapement with knife edge suspension, a fretwork back cock and pear shaped brass pendulum bob. The hours are sounded upon a single bell with an additional higher pitched bell for the restored Dutch striking on the half hours. The backplate is exquisitely engraved with sprays of tulips and a double chevron border and is signed Tho Tompion Londini Fecit in a scroll shaped lambrequin. The restored countwheel with a Tudor Rose centre also has double numbered slots for the Dutch striking mechanism. The small well-proportioned prenumbered case has an oak carcass and is veneered in patinated walnut. It has a shallow caddy top surmounted by an original gilt brass Thistle bud carrying handle. The clock stands on four turned walnut bun feet and the name Harris is scratched on the underside of the base. Date: circa 1678 Height: 12 ½ in (32 cm) excluding handle Height: 14 in (36 cm) including handle Width: 10 ½ in (23.75 cm) Depth: 6 ¾ in (16.75 cm) * This clock is described and illustrated in Jeremy Evans’ Thomas Tompion at the Dial and Three Crowns. It is one of only three known walnut table clocks signed Thomas Tompion. The other two are in Early English Clocks by Dawson, Drover, Parkes. To quote Jeremy Evans, foremost expert on Tompion and former curator at the British Museum: “This is an attractive and very rare clock of particular historical significance. It is placed in the short period before Tompion was able to expand his own workshop production and one of a small series of only 3 surviving examples known to have been made at this time for Tompion and retailed by him.” In the late 1670’s Tompion supposedly only had one apprentice at a time when he was busy working on the two year-going regulators for the Greenwich Royal Observatory and other important commissions. Thus in order to meet the demand from his clients he bought in clocks from

other makers like in this instance Henry Jones. This clock also predates his first numbered clocks which he produced in the 1680’s in batches when he had increased the number of his employees. The only other known prenumbered 8-day striking walnut table clock signed by Tompion is in the Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide and is illustrated and discussed at length in Early English Clocks by Dawson, Drover, Parkes (see references below). The dial layout and design and the tulip engraved backplate are remarkably similar as is the simple dome topped walnut case standing on turned walnut bun feet. References: Antiquarian Horology Journal, Vol. 28 September 2004, p.335 Dawson, Drover & Parkes, Early English Clocks, pp.360-361 pl.518, pp.440-441 pls.641-642, p.469 pl.26. Jeremy Evans, Thomas Tompion at The Dial and Three Crowns, p.68 p.73. Evans, Carter, Wright, Thomas Tompion 300 Years, pp.312-313, pp.328-329 RW Symonds, Thomas Tompion his Life and Work

THOMAS TOMPION, LONDON, N° 182 A fine William & Mary period transitional Phase I-II ebony veneered striking and repeating bracket clock by England’s most famous clockmaker. The 7 x 8 inch rectangular gilt-brass dial is signed Tho. Tompion Londini Fec to the lower edge. It has Rise/Fall and Strike/Silent in the top corners and finely chased gilt-brass winged cherub spandrels adorning the bottom corners to the engraved silvered chapter ring. It has both Roman and Arabic chapters and Tompion’s sword hilt half hour markers. The elaborately pierced and finely sculpted blued steel hour and minute hands which are set off by the finely matted centre with its dummy pendulum aperture are typical of his work. The substantial twin fusee 8-day key wound movement has latched dial feet and further latches for the six ringturned movement pillars. It has a spring suspended verge escapement with a lenticular shaped brass pendulum bob. The hours are sounded upon a single bell with the quarters repeated via Tompion’s ingenious pull-repeat system. This superb and beautifully designed mechanism operates the quarter hammer and sounds one to three on a further smaller bell. The backplate with its exquisite foliate engraving is the work of Tompion’s Graver 155. The oval reserve below the centre is signed Tho Tompion Londini Fecit, and it has Tompion’s punch number 182 to the centre lower edge of the backplate. The beautifully proportioned Phase I case has an oak carcass and is veneered in ebony. It has a chased gilt foliate sound fret along the top cross rail at the front and carved wood ebony frets to each side. The chased gilt brass thistle bud carrying handle is typical of those Tompion used at this time. Date: circa: 1691. Height: 13 ⅞ in (35.25 cm) excluding handle Width: 10 ¾ in (27.25 cm) Depth: 6 ⅞ in (17.5 cm) * This clock belongs to a small group of about six Tompion table clocks which mark the transition from his Phase I type square dials with no subsidiary dials to the full Phase 2 type which have taller rectangular dials and cases with two subsidiary dials at the top for strike/silent and rise/fall. One such very similar transitional striking and quarter-repeating table clock is The Churchill Tompion N° 168. The ebony veneered case can be attributed to the workshop of Jasper Braem who was Tompion’s cabinet maker at this date.

In 1703 Tompion was elected Master of the Clockmakers’ Company. He is known to have made about 650 clocks, approximately 16-20 clocks a year. Sometime between 1680 and 1685 he devised a numbering system for his clocks and watches which go up to 542. The present clock is remarkably similar to N° 171 illustrated in figure 125 on page 150 in R.W. Symonds’ book. His numbering system was continued after Tompion’s death by his successor George Graham. Provenance: Sotheby’s 11:7:1947, lot 120A to Goldsmiths’ & Silversmiths’ Co., 880gns, advertised Antique Collector 9-10:1947, Apollo, 11:1947 and Connoisseur 12:1947; Old Clocks for Modern Uses, Edward Wenham, 1951, fig.XXIII; Sir Henry Barnard, sold Sotheby’s 6:6:1985, lot 278; J. Carlton-Smith advert, AH Spring 1999. References: Dawson, Drover, Parkes, Early English Clocks Jeremy Evans, Thomas Tompion at The Dial and Three Crowns, Evans, Carter, Wright, Thomas Tompion 300 Years, R. W. Symonds, Thomas Tompion His Life and Work, TT N° 171 fig.125 p.150, TT N° 220 fig.120 p.149 J. Carlton-Smith advert, Antiquarian Horology Journal, Spring 1999

TOMPION & BANGER LONDON NO 444 THE GOODISON TOMPION A fine and rare Queen Anne period phase 3 ebony striking and quarter-repeating bracket clock of beautiful proportions and with great provenance. The magnificent ebony veneered case has an inverted bell-top, acanthus wrapped carrying handle, four acanthus clasped vase finials and original gilt satyr mask mount and lambrequin sound fret to the front. The case stands on four impressive gadrooned gilt brass feet and the front sill beneath the opening door is punch stamped 444. The rectangular 7 x 8 inch gilt dial has a finely matted centre, mock pendulum aperture and typical delicately wrought blued-steel hands, with silvered and engraved chapter ring and Minerva head type spandrels. The upper subsidiary regulation and strike/silent dials are set within foliate scrollwork and centred by the signature TOMPION & BANGER London. The 8-day fully latched movement has hour and half hour strike on 2 bells, a profusely engraved backplate numbered 444 at the base and is similarly signed by the makers. It has its original verge escapement and restored pull quarter-repeat mechanism activated by pulling a cord operated from either side of the case. Date: circa 1705 Height: 17 ¼ in (30.5 cm) * This clock from the Nicholas Goodison Collection is almost identical to Number 418 illustrated on page 154 of R.W. Symonds’ book entitled Thomas Tompion: His Life and Work. The backplate engraving is remarkably similar to that of the highly important Hanover Grande Sonnerie tortoiseshell Tompion & Banger N° 417 shown on page 404 of Thomas Tompion 300 Years by Evans, Carter, Wright. Interestingly, this clock is also illustrated on page 284, figure 308 of Cescinsky and Webster’s English Domestic Clocks back in 1913. Provenance: Anon., Holland. George Dunn, Wooley Hall Maidenhead. The Collection of George Dunn; Christie’s London, 18 June 1912, lot 23, to Percy Webster, £43.1s. with Percy Webster, 37 Great Portland Street, London. Henry Edmund Goodison, Hillside, Fitzroy Park, Highgate, London, and by descent to his son Edmund Harold Goodison (John), Longacre, Newlands Avenue, later Derry’s Wood Farm, Wonersh, Guildford, Surrey. The Property of a Gentleman; Sotheby’s, London, 30 October 1953, lot 81 (unsold). By descent to his daughter Judy Tallents. Property of a Lady; Sotheby’s, London, 15 December 1978, lot 302 (purchased through R.A. Lee). The Goodison Collection, Christie’s, London, 25 May 2022 References: H. Cescinsky, M. Webster, English Domestic Clocks, London, 1913, p. 284, fig. 308. R.W. Symonds, Thomas Tompion, His Life and Work, London, 1951, p. 154, fig. 131. J. Evans, Thomas Tompion at the Dial and Three Crowns, Ticehurst, 2006, pp. 78-80. J. Evans, J. Carter, B. Wright, Thomas Tompion, 300 Years, Stroud, 2013, pp. 154-5.

RICHARD LYONS LONDINI An exceptional Charles II period walnut longcase clock by this maker. The finned five pillar movement which strikes the hours on a single bell has bolt and shutter maintaining power and has the characteristic early countwheel on the outside of the backplate. It is of 8 Day duration. The superb 10 inch square brass dial is signed on the dial plate below VI Richard Lyons Londini. It has four winged cherub’s head corner spandrels, inset datework above VI, pierced and faceted steel hands and finely engraved narrow chapter and seconds rings. The slender proportioned early case has beautiful matching figured walnut veneers and original patination. The hood with its swan neck carved cresting has attached barley twist pillars with Corinthian capitals to the front and rear. It is now pull forward having been a rising hood. Date: circa 168o - 1685 Height: 82 in (208.2 cm) Width: 16 ¾ in (42.5 cm) Depth: 9 ½ in (24 cm) *Richard Lyons was born in London in 1635 and began as an apprentice clock maker at the age of 14. In 1656, now 21, Lyons completed his apprenticeship and was married in the same year. From this point onwards, he took on a number of apprentices, notably Nathaniel Delander and Thomas Herbert. He was appointed Master of the Clockmakers’ Company aged 48. An interesting notice marked July 24, 1684, read: ‘Horse stolen or strayed- if notice given to William Hambleton or to Mr. Richard Lions, Clock-maker near Doctors-Commons, London, shall have 40s. reward.’ His watches and longcase clocks are signed ‘Richard Lyons, London.’ References: Dawson, Drover & Parkes, Early English Clocks, pl. 386 B. Loomes, Clockmakers of Britain: 1286-1700, p. 329-330 B. Loomes, Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century Edition, p. 498

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JOSEPH KNIBB LONDON A very original Charles II period hour striking and repeating Phase III spring table clock with alarm in a domed case veneered with ebony surmounted by a single brass carrying handle, four gilt brass finials and four repoussé mounts. The 6 ¼ inch square brass dial with finely matted centre has a silvered chapter ring and winged cherub corner spandrels and has a central alarm disc. The blued steel pointers are finely pierced and faceted and the dial plate is signed by the maker below VI. Above XI and I there is a Strike/Silent lever on the left and Ring/Non Ring for the alarm on the right. The 8-day duration movement is fully latched with five finely turned baluster pillars. It retains its original verge escapement and the hours are sounded on a bell via an inside pivoted rack. The quarters are sounded on a further bell via a restored brass push/pull repeat bar. The backplate is also signed in an arc Joseph Knibb Londini Fecit and is exquisitely engraved with cut stalk tulips and scrolling leaves.

*Joseph Knibb, Phase III bracket clocks are amongst the most sought after of any late 17th century table clocks. Their elegant low dome tops, their small proportions and their shallowness front to back make the cases particularly appealing. Their small 6 inch square dials are also generally without any fussy decoration or heavy ringed winding holes. The thin plates and the delicate refined wheelwork of Knibb movements along with the exquisite tulip engraving on their backplates are further reasons why they are instantly recognizable and generally win the most accolades from collectors and new buyers alike. This particular clock which is in a very original condition is illustrated on plate 81 and page 181 of R.A. Lee’s book: The Knibb Family Clockmakers. References: R.A. Lee, The Knibb Family – Clockmakers, pl. 81 and p. 181 Dawson, Drover & Parkes, Early English Clocks, pp. 392, pl. 557-563 Sunny Dzik, Engraving on English Table Clocks – Art on a Canvas of Brass 1660- 1800, pp.132-133

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Date: circa 1685 Height: 12 in (30.5 cm) Width: 9 ⅝ in (24.5 cm) Depth: 6 in (15.25 cm)

DANIEL QUARE, LONDON An important William & Mary period longcase clock of month duration and with quarter repeat work. This bespoke and unique longcase clock is in an excellent state of preservation with good colour and very unusual marquetry decoration. Standing only 79 inches high on bun feet, the case is veneered in walnut with floral and foliate marquetry of various woods around an urn. To the top right corner are white flowers inlaid in bone and this is repeated to the lower left of the base. The leaves still retain old traces of green staining. The rise-up hood is flanked by walnut columns with brass capitals and bases. The 10 inch square dial is mounted with a silvered chapter ring and subsidiary seconds. There are two subsidiary dials within the upper spandrels, the one to the left offering a strike/silent option and the one to the right, rise and fall regulation to the pendulum to adjust timekeeping. The matted dial centre has ringed winding holes and an aperture to view the day of the month above VI. The blued steel hands are finely pierced and faceted and the chapter ring is signed by the maker, Dan Quare, London. The substantial, month duration movement is built to the highest quality and includes a pull-quarter repeating mechanism with the quarters sounded on four bells and the hours on a separate bell. This very desirable feature is rarely found on longcase clocks but was on rare occasions used by Tompion and Quare for clients who had a deeper pocket. The clock is in well preserved condition and has obviously been cherished throughout its life. The turned walnut bun feet are replacements and there has been some restoration to the quarter repeat mechanism but overall the clock’s condition is remarkable for its age. A very similar month duration pull-quarter repeating movement by Quare was in Part I of the John Taylor Collection Date: circa 1695 Height: 79 in (200.5 cm) * Daniel Quare was born a Quaker in 1647 in Somerset. Little is known about his early life, but in 1671 he became a Brother of the Clockmakers’ Company. He was a prolific maker of clocks, watches and barometers, who occasionally collaborated with his contemporaries to make some of the finest clocks of his time. At his best he was supreme and, like his peer Thomas Tompion, examples of his work still grace palaces and museums internationally. He was patronized by royalty and aristocracy and is credited with several inventions. In 1708 he served as Master of the Clockmakers’ Company and soon afterwards took into partnership Stephen Horseman who had earlier been his apprentice. Examples of Quare’s work can be found at the British Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, Science Museum, Hampton Court and the Metropolitan Museum in New York. References: Garnier and Carter, The Golden Age of English Horology, pp.260-331 Carter Marsh & Co., The John Taylor Collection Part I, pp.104-109

DANIEL QUARE, LONDON NO 94 A fine Queen Anne period arched dial ebony veneered striking table clock by this pre-eminent maker. The inverted belltop case is of the classic early ‘shallow arch’ variety of which Daniel Quare was the most noted early exponent. The ebony mouldings are crisp, the gilt brass sound frets, mounts and S-scroll handle are finely finished and the overall proportions of the case are very pleasing. The break arch 6 ½ inch dial has a matted centre and the maker’s signature Dan Quare London is inscribed on a planished oval cartouche in the centre beneath the mock pendulum aperture. There is a large concentric calendar dial in the arch and two subsidiary dials for rise and fall and strike/silent. The blued steel hands are finely wrought. The substantial double fusee movement which fills the whole case has 6 ring turned baluster pillars, a spring suspended verge escapement, hour rack strike, pull quarter repeat on one bell and various levers and cams for rise/fall and strike/silent. The flower, bird and foliate engraving of the backplate is almost certainly the work of Tompion’s engraver 515. The makers’ signature Dan: Quare London 94 is set within a central cartouche below two trumpeting heralds. Date: circa 1712 Height: 16 ½ in (42 cm) excluding handle Width: 10 ¼ in (26 cm) Depth: 6 ⅞ in (17.5 cm) * Daniel Quare was a great innovator and he was one of the first clockmakers to move from the usual square or rectangular dials to the ‘new’ shallow break arch design in circa 1704-5. The extra space in the arch enabled him to make a feature of his large concentric calendar at the top and the subsidiary dials to each side. We can date No.94 to circa 1712 with its superior quality brass moulded front door, the exceptional graver 515 backplate, the maker’s signature in an oval reserve on the dial rather than on the chapter ring and the fine gilt brass case mounts and Quare type S-scroll handle. References: Cescinsky and Webster, English Domestic Clocks, p.282 figs.304-305, pp. 287-288 Garnier and Carter, The Golden Age of English Horology, pp. 260-331

DANIEL QUARE, LONDON A rare three-train, month duration burr maple longcase clock by the Royal Clockmaker Daniel Quare. The movement is contained in a fine burr maple (mulberry) veneered case of excellent colour and patination. The case is typical of the important cabinets used by Tompion and Quare at the height of their careers in both its proportions and the choice of light burr veneers. The caddy top with sound fret includes three brass ball finials. The 12 inch (30 cm) square brass dial is mounted with cherub head and foliate spandrels, a silvered chapter ring and subsidiary seconds ring. There is an aperture in the matted centre to view the day of the month above VI and three ringed winding holes. The elaborate, blued steel hands are finely pierced and faceted and of exceptional quality. The three-train month duration movement has been built to the highest standard, with the quarters sounded on two smaller bells and the hours on a large bell via an outside locking plate. As in the best clocks of this period, there is an aperture on the backplate for withdrawal of the pallets of the movement. The clock comes complete with three original flat top brass cased weights and pendulum. Date: circa 1700 Height: 99 in (251.5 cm) excluding top finial *Daniel Quare is one of the great names from the finest period of English clockmaking and a worthy contemporary of Thomas Tompion, George Graham and Daniel Delander. He was born circa 1647 and became a Brother of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1671. He went on to serve as Master in 1708. In about 1707 he took on Stephen Horseman as a partner and he continued the business after Quare’s death in 1724. Daniel Quare’s reputation rests largely on the fact that he was a great innovator. He and Tompion were the first to make some highly important walnut longcase clocks of year duration showing the equation of time and other complications. One of these is now in the Ilbert Collection in the British Museum. He was also successful in a judgement made by James II in 1688 for a Patent for a repeating watch, his rival being the Rev. Edward Barlow. Among his other inventions was a portable barometer and many superb examples exist in important collections today. Quare was an arch rival to Thomas Tompion but as a practising Quaker he would not sign any oaths of allegiance. This prevented his appointment as Clockmaker to the King. Nevertheless he was a regular visitor at the Royal Palace and was ‘free of the back stairs’. He had a highly successful business and counted many members of the nobility and foreign ambassadors amongst his clientele. References: Dawson, Drover and Parkes, Early English Clocks Garnier and Carter, The Golden Age of English Horology, pp.260-331 B.Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century edition, p.634

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SAM DAVIS, LONDON A fine James II period quarter repeating spring table clock veneered with kingwood. The small flamboyant case stands on four brass bun feet and has a gilt brass repoussé basket top supporting the carrying handle. The basket is flanked to the four corners with unusual pineapple finials. The 6 in (15 cm) square dial is mounted with wing cherub spandrels and a raised silvered chapter ring and has ringed winding holes in the matted centre. The inset date aperture is set above VI. The two train fusée eight day duration movement has restored quarter repeatwork on a single bell with the hours sounded on a separate bell. The escapement is verge and the backplate is profusely engraved with a vase of flowers and foliage and an elaborate wheatear border. The external clickwork is set at the bottom. The chapter ring is signed Sam Davis, London.

Date: circa 1685 Height: 15 in (38 cm) Width: 8 ½ in (21.5 cm) Depth: 6 ½ in (16.5 cm) * Sam Davis was working in Lothbury in the City of London from 1647/8 until his death in the 1690s. He also had a son of the same name who predeceased his father. Small 17th century table clocks veneered in kingwood are extremely rare and highly sought after. References: B. Loomes, Clockmakers of Britain: 1286-1700, pp.150-151 B. Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century Edition, pp.200-201

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BENJAMIN MARSHALL LONDON An exceptional William III period eight day longcase clock in a small English black and gilt chinoiserie lacquer pine case of great rarity. Standing on bun feet, there is a turned wooden lenticle to the trunk door and a pull forward hood flanked by barley twist columns with gilt capitals and bases. It is surmounted by a carved gilt wooden cresting with a cherub in the centre. The early English chinoiserie decoration depicts oriental figures in multi-coloured dress in a rural setting with flowers, birds, horses, trees, foliage and oriental buildings. The 10 inch square dial which is signed Benjamin Marshall London on the dial plate below VI is mounted with winged cherub and foliate corner spandrels and a silvered chapter ring. The dial centre is finely matted and there is a seconds ring and aperture to view the day of the month. The elegant blued steel hands are finely pierced and facetted. The high quality early movement has five turned and finned pillars and hour strike via an inside locking plate. The clock is complete with a pair of period patinated brass cased weights and a detachable steel pendulum rod with a brass lenticular bob and rating nut. Date: circa 1690-1695 Overall Height: 82 ¼ in (209 cm) Maximum Hood Cornice Width: 18 in (46 cm) Depth: 10 in (26 cm) * Benjamin Marshall is listed on page 335 of Brian Loomes’ Clockmakers of Britain: 1286 -1700. He was born circa 1659 and apprenticed to Abraham Prime until 1680. He did not sign the 1697 oath of allegiance for any city company. He was last heard of in 1720 when he paid off his quarterly arrears. This clock is a wonderful example of early English lacquer work on a late 17th century longcase. References: B.Loomes, Early Clockmakers of Great Britain: 1286-1700, p.335 B.Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century Edition, p.510

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CHRISTOPHER GOULD LONDINI FECIT A fine William III period ebony veneered basket top table clock by this excellent maker. The 8-day movement, which strikes the hours, has an original verge escapement, short bob pendulum and pull quarter repeat on a second bell. The finely matted and engraved brass dial has a raised chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half-hour markers. The date indicator is inset above 6 o’clock and there is a strike/ silent lever above XII. The blued steel pointers are finely pierced and facetted. The elaborate back plate is engraved with beautiful tulip and foliate scrolls and a scribe line border. The maker’s signature Christop Gould Londini Fecit is set within a cartouche just below the centre and above the elaborate click springs. The elegant case is constructed primarily in oak and veneered with ebony. It has a gilt repoussé basket top with an elaborate zoomorphic brass carrying handle and retains its original gilt brass escutcheons and sound frets.

Date: circa 1690 - 1695 Height: 13 in (33 cm) excluding handle Height: 15 in (38 cm) including handle Width: 9 ½ in (24 cm) Depth: 6 in (15.25 cm) * Christopher Gould was made a Free Brother in The Clockmakers’ Company in April 1682. He was later appointed Beadle in 1713. He was one of the greatest clockmakers of the period and his work was of the finest quality as attested by this clock. He died in 1718. There are clocks made by him in many public collections including the British Museum. References: B. Loomes, Early Clockmakers of Great Britain: 1286-1700, p. 222 B. Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, Complete 21st Century Edition, p. 313

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WILLIAM DENT LONDINI FECIT A rare and beautiful James II period 10 inch brass dial panelled marquetry longcase clock. The exceptional early case is constructed primarily of oak and veneered in olivewood with walnut and ebonised mouldings and inset panels of floral and foliate marquetry to the trunk and base. The sides to the trunk are veneered in olivewood panels and have sycamore crossbanding. Standing on ebonised bun feet there is a brass lenticle to the trunk door and the now front-opening hood is flanked by barley twist columns with a sound fret above. The 10 inch square brass dial is mounted with a silvered chapter ring and winged cherub corner spandrels. The centre is finely matted and has closed winding holes enclosed by shutters. The dial is signed by the maker William Dent Londini Fecit along the bottom edge of the dial plate. The high-quality, five pillar movement has 8-day duration and hour strike via an inside countwheel and there is bolt and shutter maintaining power. The clock is complete with its flat topped brass cased weights and brass pendulum bob. Date: circa 1685 Height: 78 in (198 cm) Width: 17 in (43 cm) Depth: 10 in (25.5 cm) * William Dent was born in 1652 and was made a Free Brother of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1674. Among his apprentices was Jeremiah Martin who went on to work for Thomas Tompion. In 1697 William Dent signed the Clockmakers’ Company Oath of Allegiance. He was not heard of after 1704 when he last paid quarterage. References: B. Loomes, Clockmakers of Britain: 1286-1700, p.159 B. Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century Edition, p.211

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CHARLES II PERIOD ARCHITECTURAL EBONISED LONDON A rare Charles II period short duration ebonised architectural pine longcase clock from the first fifteen years of the English pendulum clock. The ‘risqué’ 10 inch square brass dial retains its original fire gilding and is exquisitely engraved with a centaur challenging a dolphin above a trumpeting putto in the centre. In place of conventional spandrels there is an engraved naked figure of Chronos to the top left hand corner and a naked cellist to the top right. In each corner below there are stylised flowers and leaves. The inset date aperture is set above VI in the dial centre. The finely engraved Roman chapter ring has fleur-de-lys half-hour markers and a narrow outer band for the Arabic five minutes. The exceptional pierced and faceted steel hands are original and beautifully wrought. The latched and finned four pillar 30-Hour movement which strikes the hours on a single bell has a number of very unusual features. Namely the Y-shaped support for the vertically planted bell on the backplate, the strike train with a double cut outside count wheel which revolves once rather than twice every twenty-four hours, and the tapering steel arbors in the movement which fit straight onto the wheels without the use of conventional collets. This was typical of many early lantern clock movements but rare on a longcase of the period.

The early architectural case is a rare survivor being in ebonised pine. The formally rising hood with its triangular pedimented top has attached barley twist pillars to the front and back and long windows to the sides. The full length D-moulded trunk door has a glass lenticle to show off the seconds swinging long pendulum controlled by the recently invented anchor escapement. It also retains its original cast brass snake-like key escutcheon. The restored base stands on four turned ebonised bun feet. Date: circa 1675-1678. Height: 80 ½ in (204.5 cm) * This clock is illustrated and discussed at length in Jeff Darken & John Hooper’s English 30 Hour Clocks. From the remarkable dial engraving and the very unusual features of the movement (double-cut external countwheel, the Y shaped stand for the vertical bell and the non-use of collets) the authors attribute this clock to the workshop of John Wise Senior. He trained under Peter Closon the famous lantern clockmaker and was active in Warwick in the late 1660s before returning to work in London until his death in 1690. References: J. Darken & J. Hooper, English, 30 Hour Clocks, Origin and Development 1600 – 1800, pp. 59-63, pl. 2/22-2/26, pp324-325 pl. 7/4-7/5 Dawson, Drover, Parkes, Early English Clocks, p.169 pl.227 Snake’s head escutcheon.

DANIEL QUARE & STEPHEN HORSEMAN LONDON NO 277 A fine George I period arched dial ebony veneered table clock by this eminent partnership.

The restored single fusee movement has five pillars, verge escapement and original pull quarter repeat on two bells.

The case has an inverted bell top with its original turned knopped brass carrying handle. The ebony and brass mouldings are of particularly fine quality as are the finely carved ebony sound frets. The overall proportions of the case are excellent.

Date: circa 1718 Height: 15 ½ in (39.5 cm) excluding handle Width: 9 ½ in (24 cm) Depth: 6 ½ in (16.5 cm)

The 6 inch arched brass dial has a very fine matted centre and the makers’ names along with the number 277 are engraved on a cartouche in the centre below the dummy pendulum aperture. There is a calendar aperture below XII and a subsidiary dial for Rise/Fall in the arch. The blued steel hands are finely wrought and the gilt corner spandrels are beautifully finished. The foliate engraving of the exquisite backplate with its wheatear border has a cornucopia of flowers and the makers’ signatures Quare & Horseman, London 277 are set within a central cartouche.

* Daniel Quare was born circa 1647/48 and was one of the two or three most eminent early 18th century English clock and barometer makers. He was a Quaker who became Master of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1708. Stephen Horseman became his partner in the same year until Quare’s death in 1724. The business continued under Horseman’s direction until 1733 when it went bankrupt. This fine example of their joint work dates from about 1718. Reference: B. Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century Edition, p.634 Garnier and Carter, The Golden Age of English Horology pp 262-331

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Ivory portrait bust of Daniel Quare by his sonin-law Silvanus Bevan 1691-1765

JOHN EBSWORTH LONDINI FECIT A fine William III period floral marquetry and walnut 8-Day longcase clock of rare small size. The case is constructed primarily of oak and veneered with walnut and panels of bird and floral marquetry against an ebony ground. The long-grain trunk mouldings are in ebonised pine. Standing on bun feet the clock retains its original base and there is an ebonised lenticle to the trunk door. The hood with front-opening door is flanked by ebonised barley twist columns and there is a delicate walnut sound fret with figures of two birds set below the moulded cornice. The 10 inch square brass dial is mounted with cherub and foliate spandrels and a silvered brass chapter ring. The dial centre is finely matted with ringed winding holes and an aperture to view the day of the month above VI and there is a seconds ring below XII. The maker’s signature John Ebsworth Londini Fecit is inscribed below VI on the dial plate. The blued steel hands are finely pierced and faceted. The high quality 8-day duration movement has five ringed pillars and the hours are sounded on a bell via an inside count wheel locking plate. Date: circa 1695-1700 Height: 74 ½ in (189 cm) Width: 18 in (46 cm) Depth: 10 in (25.5cm) * John Ebsworth was in the first rank of early makers who were working during the last quarter of the 17th century. He was appointed Master of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1697 and he made a number of very fine longcase, bracket and lantern clocks. There are clocks by him in various museums and public collections around the world. References: B. Loomes, Early Clockmakers of Great Britain: 1286-1700, p. 172 B. Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century edition, p. 238

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CLAUDE VIET, LONDON A rare Queen Anne period burr maple (mulberry) and kingwood bracket clock by this excellent Huguenot maker working in London. The fully restored 8-Day movement with its verge escapement strikes the hours on a bell and has a pull quarter repeat mechanism for recalling the hours and quarters. The 7 ½ inch square dial has 4 winged cherubs’ head corner spandrels, ringed winding holes, inset date work above VI and an aperture for the dummy pendulum bob. The backplate is profusely engraved with flowers and scrolling foliage which is repeated in the pierced and engraved heart shaped back cock. The maker has signed his name Claude Viet London in a lambrequin on the backplate.

The stunning burr maple and kingwood case is in remarkably original condition. It has a shallow dome top surmounted by an original engraved brass double ‘S’ scroll handle and unusual urn and ball brass finials. It stands on four cast brass bun feet. Date: circa 1710 Height: 15 in (38 cm) Width: 11 ¼ in (28.5 cm) Depth: 7 in (18 cm) * Claude Viet was born in Orleans in France and sought exile in London presumably fleeing persecution for his Protestant faith. He became a Free Brother of the Clockmakers’ Company in December 1698. He made a number of fine longcase and table clocks, some of which he signed Watchmaker to her Majesty referring to Queen Anne.

WILLIAM WEBSTER, ROYAL EXCHANGE LONDON A grand George II period green and gilt lacquer longcase clock with three train brass dial quarter chiming movement. The 12 inch break arch brass dial has an applied silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with bold fleur-de-lys half hour markers and a subsidiary seconds dial below XII. The dial centre is finely matted and the maker’s signature is signed in large script in an arc below the centre. In the arch there is a large concentric calendar dial. The stunning green and gilt chinoiserie decorated case is in a remarkable state of preservation. The clock has a pagoda shaped hood, a raised panelled base with a double stepped plinth and a long moulded bridge top trunk door. The scenes, depicted in raised gilt decoration on the dark green ground, range from an exotic pagoda with figures in a rural setting on the base with groups of diners, musicians and birds in a semi-rural oriental townscape on the trunk door. The front of the pagoda top and sides of the hood have gilt carved wooden sound frets to let out the chimes and hours of the movement. There are profuse sprays of gilt flowers and foliage on the mouldings, hood pillars and flat surfaces and a pair of turned urn finials at each side of the top. The substantial high-quality 8-day three train movement strikes the quarters on 8 bells and the hours on a single bell. Date: circa 1750 Height: 102 ¼ in (259.5 cm) * William Webster was a member of the Clockmakers’ Company and was the son of William Webster Senior, Tompion’s Journeyman. He took over his father’s business in Change Alley after 1734. He was active until his death in 1776 when he in turn was succeeded by his son of the same name. Provenance: This clock was in Spain for many years and it is highly probable that William Webster will have exported it to a Spanish buyer with an eye for an exotic chinoiserie case and quarter chiming movement shortly after it was made in the mid-1700’s. HW6036

WILLIAM KIPLING, LONDON A beautiful green and gilt lacquer table clock of rare small size, the 3 ½ inch breakarch brass dial movement with hour strike, strike/silent and pull repeat on a single bell. The backplate is finely engraved with a basket of fruit and leaves set within bands of scrolling foliage. Date: circa 1725 Height: 10 ⅜ in (27.5 cm) Width: 6 ¾ in (17 cm) Depth: 4 ⅞ in (12.5 cm)

* William Kipling was apprenticed to Thomas Johnson in 1695 and he subsequently had his own workshops at Ratcliffe Cross between 1705 and 1750. He worked with his son John who predeaced his father in 1750. William Kipling, gentleman, of St Leonard’s Shoreditch died in 1757. References: B. Loomes, Clockmakers of Britain 1286 - 1700, p.308 B. Loomes, Clockmakers of the World: 21st Century Edition, p.447

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ROBERT DINGLEY, LONDON A fine William III period floral marquetry and walnut 8-Day longcase clock. The case is constructed primarily of oak and veneered with walnut and panels of bird and floral marquetry against an ebony ground. The cross-grain mouldings are in ebonised pine. Standing on bun feet the clock retains its original base and there is an ebonised lenticle to the trunk door. The hood with front-opening door is flanked by ebonised barley twist columns and there is a delicate walnut sound fret set below the moulded cornice. The 11 inch square brass dial is mounted with cherub and foliate spandrels and a silvered chapter ring. The dial centre is finely matted with ringed winding holes and an aperture to view the day of the month above VI. The maker’s signature is inscribed between VII and V on the chapter ring. The blued steel hands are finely pierced and faceted. The high quality 8-day duration movement has five ringed pillars and the hours are sounded on a bell via an inside locking plate. Date: circa 1695-1700 Height: 79 ½ in (202 cm) Width: 18 ¼ in (46 cm) Depth: 10 ½ in (26.5cm) * Robert Dingley was born in 1647 and became free of the Clockmakers’ Company and the City. He signed the Oath of Allegiance in 1697 and is believed to have died between 1698 and 1699. References: B. Loomes, Clockmakers of Britain: 1286-1700, pp. 160-161 B. Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century Edition, p. 216

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RICHARD STREET, LONDON A fine George I period spring driven ebony-veneered bracket clock of rare small size by this well respected apprentice of Thomas Tompion. The 5x7ins break arch brass dial is mounted with a silvered chapter ring and crown and sceptre spandrels to the four corners. The centre has a dummy pendulum aperture and is finely matted with pierced and faceted blue steeled hands. There is also a date aperture above VI. The maker’s signature R: Street is inscribed in the arch below the subsidiary strike/silent dial. The fully restored verge movement runs for 8 days and has hour strike. There is also pull repeat for sounding the hours and quarters on six bells. The backplate is beautifully engraved with birds, flowers and foliage and is signed by the maker Richard Street, London in an oval wheatear reserve. The elegant small inverted bell top oak case, veneered with ebony, stands only 13 ½ inches high and is in the typical style of the period. It is surmounted by a brass knopped carrying handle and has finely carved ebony sound frets to the front and rear quadrants.

Date: circa 1715-1720 Height: 14 ½ in (37 cm) including handle Height: 13 ½ in (34 cm) excluding handle Width: 7 ½ in (19 cm) Depth: 5 ¾ in (14.5 cm) * Richard Street was a watchmaker, who was made a Free Brother in the Clockmakers’ Company in 1687. He is associated with Tompion, for whom he is believed to have made watches and clocks. Street is also famous for the longcase clock commissioned by Isaac Newton in 1708 for Trinity College Cambridge Observatory which shows seconds in the arch, perhaps the first use of this feature. He is listed on page 461 in Brian Loomes’ Clockmakers of Britain: 1286 – 1700. References: Evans, Carter, Wright, Thomas Tompion 300 Years, pp.641-642 B. Loomes, Clockmakers of Britain 1286 – 1700, p.461 B. Loomes, Clockmakers of the World: 21st Century Edition, p.747

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EARLY SHIELD DIAL CHINOISERIE TAVERN CLOCK A very rare, early shield dial Tavern Timepiece in a wonderfully untouched state. The exceptional case retains virtually all its black and gilt lacquer Chinoiserie decoration. It is decorated onto pine, as one would expect on a piece of George II lacquer furniture at the end of the early period. The case also has a number of very unusual features: the non-opening dummy trunk door and bombé shaped base with a sliding panel and raised gilt lenticle, the offset winding arbor and the long sliding viewing panels for the movement on each side. The sides of the case are decorated with the more usual gilt sprays of chrysanthemums. The flat wooden 3 piece dial has a raised flat edge moulding with very unusual and charming floral and foliate decoration. The chapter ring is very well laid out with Roman hours and outside Arabic five minute marks. The original brass hour hand is elaborately pierced and wrought and the long slender minute hand has a crescent shaped counterpoise. The early long plated movement has four finned pillars and offset wind. The long pendulum has a brass bob which is visible through the lenticle as it swings from side to side. Date: circa 1730 Height: 61 ½ in (156 cm) Dial width: 25 in (63.5 cm) Depth: 5 ¾ in (14.5 cm) * This early shield dial tavern clock with its unusual elongated form and sliding ogee shaped lenticle panel is only the second such clock we have handled in over 35 years. HW5641

JOHN DEWE, SOUTHWARK A fine George II period tavern clock by this known maker of early tavern clocks. The unusual case has a “square” shield dial and deeply moulded concave surround. The gilt chapter ring is written in Roman hour numerals with a double minutes circle and outside five minute Arabic numerals with leafy scrolls to each corner. The elegantly written signature John Dewe Southwark beneath the dial runs the full width of the case and is typical of the earliest tavern clocks. The unusual earpieces are charmingly painted with birds on scrolls of leaves and flowers above a section of cross-hatching. The gilt chinoiserie decoration to the trunk door shows an oriental scene of figures before a pavilion set against a wooded background. To the sides there are gilt chrysanthemum sprays. The 8-day duration timepiece movement has an anchor escapement and rectangular shaped plates. The restored brass hands have arrow shaped tips and both the minute and hour hands are counterbalanced. The horizontal construction of the boards of the dial is unusual as they are normally vertical in a shield dial tavern clock. Date: circa 1730 - 1735 Height: 62 in (158 cm) Width: 30 in (76 cm) * The earliest tavern clocks are rare and in the definitive book ‘English Dial Clocks’ by Ronald E. Rose, there is a clock of almost identical design by the same maker. References: Martin Gatto, The Tavern Clock, pp. 120-121 Ronald E. Rose, English Dial Clocks, pp. 62-64

CLAUDIUS DU CHESNE LONDINI FECIT An exceptional George I period ebonised and brass moulded breakfront architectural table clock of small proportions by this well-known Huguenot maker. The 8-day movement, which strikes the hours on a single bell, has a verge escapement, short bob pendulum and pull quarter repeatwork on six bells. There is a subsidiary dial in the arch of the dial for the phases of the moon. The maker’s signature Claudius Du Chesne Londini Fecit is on an arched plaque above the moon dial and below it are two subsidiary dials for rise/fall and sonne/silance. The 5 ½ inch dial has a finely matted centre and a raised chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half-hour markers. The date indicator is inset above VI and there is a crescent shaped aperture for the false pendulum within the dial centre. It has nicely facetted blued steel hands. The elaborate backplate is profusely engraved with insects, birds, flowers and scrolling foliage, a well-executed wheatear border, a winged cherub armed with a bow and arrow and two cornucopia of fruit. The lenticular shaped brass pendulum bob has ring turning. The architectural case is constructed primarily in oak and veneered with ebonised pearwood. It has an inverted belltop with a carrying handle to each side and two sets of

four urn finials with delicate brass engraved sound frets to the front and sides. Both the fully opening front and back doors have brass strung reeded pillars with capitals and bases. The case stands on a brass moulded inset stepped base. The clock has a bespoke ebonised brass moulded wall bracket with a key drawer to match. Date: circa 1725 Height: 13 ⅞ in (35.25 cm) Width: 10 ½ in (26.5 cm) Depth: 7 ⅝ in (19.5 cm) *Claudius Du Chesne was active in London in the first quarter of the 18th century. He moved from Paris to London around 1690 and was in the Clockmakers’ Company from 1693 to 1730 when he worked from Dean Street, Soho. He made a number of fine longcase and table clocks and he is generally regarded as one of the finest of the French Huguenot clockmakers working in London. References: B. Loomes, Clockmakers of Britain 1286 - 1700, p. 27 B. Loomes, Clockmakers of the World: 21st Century Edition, p. 227

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SAMUEL WATSON, LONDON A fine George II period walnut month duration longcase clock by this famous Royal clockmaker. The elegant veneered case is of fine proportions, made using walnut veneers which are a beautifully faded mellow colour and highly figured. The pull forward hood is flanked by turned walnut columns with gilt brass capitals and bases and has a carved wooden sound fret below the cornice moulding. The 12 inch dial of this clock is of simple elegant design with cherub and crown and sceptre corner spandrels and a matted centre with inset date aperture above VI. The chapter ring has bold Roman hour numerals, an outer minute circle with Arabic numerals at five minute intervals and inner quarter hour markings. The blued steel hands are finely wrought and pierced and the maker’s signature Sam Watson London is engraved on the chapter ring. The substantial month duration movement has 6 finned pillars. The anchor escapement is controlled by a seconds-beating pendulum and the hourstriking mechanism has an external countwheel strike mounted on the backplate. The movement is complete with its large period brass cased month weights and pendulum bob. Date: circa 1730 Height: 87 ½ in (222 cm) Width: 20 in (51 cm) Maximum depth: 10 ¾ in (27.25 cm) Samuel Watson was an important clockmaker and mathematician who is recorded in Brian Loomes’ Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700. According to Loomes, Samuel Watson initially worked in Coventry around 1680 where he was Sheriff in 1686 before moving to London around 1691. He was made a Free Brother of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1692. In 1682 Watson made an astronomical clock for Charles II followed by another clock which was not completed until after the King’s death. In 1690 this same clock was sold to Queen Mary and is now in Windsor Castle, though in a later case. Watson also made two astronomical clocks for Sir Isaac Newton and invented five minute repeating watches. References: B. Loomes, Early Clockmakers of Great Britain: 1286-1700, pp.509-510 B. Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century Edition, p.818 C. Jagger, Royal Clockmakers pp.43-46

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WILLIAM GLOVER, WORCESTER A rare George I period provincial walnut quarter repeating table timepiece of great charm and pleasing proportions. The 7 inch square brass dial has four Indian mask foliate corner spandrels and an engraved herringbone border. The raised silvered brass chapter ring has the maker’s signature: W. Glover, Worcester between VII and V. It also features fleur-de-Lys half hour marks and diamond half quarter marks. The centre of the brass dial is finely matted and there is an inset date aperture below XII. It has finely pierced steel hands. The square dial figured walnut case is beautifully patinated and stands on four original bracket feet. It has a shallow inverted bell top surmounted by an original finely knopped brass carrying handle. The herring-bone borders on the dial are repeated in the inlays on the front door. The single fusee movement has a knife edge verge escapement and repeats the quarters on two bells and hammers on the pull of a cord from below the case. This small table clock is very interesting in that it has a number of features similar to those made by Gabriel Smith and his son Joseph Smith of Bottomley. These include the inverted belltop case design with moulded bracket feet, the knopped brass carrying handle, the square dial with herringbone borders, the inset date aperture below XII, the ringed winding hole and the design of the chapter rings with their fleur-de-Lys half hour markers. The substantial spring driven plated timepiece movement with knife edge verge escapement and pull quarter repeat work on two bells has finned pillars which screw through the plates. This idiosyncrasy is also repeated on some of Gabriel and Joseph Smith’s table clock movements. Date: circa 1725 Height: 13 ½ in (34.25 cm) excluding handle Width: 9 ½ in (24 cm) Depth: 6 ¼ in (16 cm) *William Glover started his working life in Warwick and he moved to Worcester circa 1725. He was succeeded by his nephew of the same name in 1758. Small early square dial walnut table clocks are rare and early provincial examples even more so. This is only the fourth such clock from the English Midlands we have had in over 30 years. Reference: B. Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century Edition, p. 306

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DANIEL VAUGUION, LONDON A fine mahogany George III period brass dial hour striking bracket clock of great simplicity and elegance. The moulded and veneered case has a wonderfully patinated surface and the arched top has three raised edged panels with a central brass carrying handle. The classic dial with matted centre has the maker‘s signature in a recessed plate above the date aperture. There is a subsidiary dial in the arch for strike/silent. The good quality 8-day movement has a verge escapement and strikes the hours on a single bell with pull repeat. Date: circa 1770 -1780 Height: 13 ⅛ in (35 cm) excluding handle * Daniel Vauguion, was working in St James’s, Westminster in the third quarter of the 18th century and was probably of French origin. Reference: B.Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century Edition, p.795

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ASSELIN, LONDON A fine Queen Anne brass dial 8-day walnut Longcase clock of untouched colour and patination. The case is primarily constructed of oak and then veneered in the finest matched burr walnut with herringbone inlays to the trunk, base and sides. The original patina of the veneers and half round and crossgrain mouldings is the most pristine we have encountered in a walnut clock of this early period and as such the clock is a very rare survivor. The caddy topped hood with its original brass capitals and burr walnut pillars opens to reveal a restrained 12 inch square brass dial. The centre to the dial plate is finely matted with an aperture to view the day of the month and it has a subsidiary seconds dial. There are crown and cherub head spandrels mounted to the dial plate and the brass chapter ring, with its simple sword hilt half hour markers, is signed by the maker Asselin London. The finely wrought blued steel hands appear to be original. The 8-day duration movement is typical of the work of a high quality maker of the period. There are five pillars, an anchor escapement and the hours are sounded on a bell via an inside locking plate. The clock is complete with the original patinated brass cased weights and pendulum. Date: circa 1705 Height: 93 in (236 cm) * Stephen Asselin was a Huguenot who moved to London and was working there between 1700 and 1720. Although more exact biographical information on him is somewhat scant, we know from the evidence of his clocks that he was a fine maker. (See the early ebony cased inverted belltop bracket clock on page 574 of Britten’s Old Clocks and their Makers and the month duration marquetry longcase in British Longcase Clocks by Derek Roberts. An Asselin bracket clock was also in the Ilbert Collection.) References: B. Loomes, Early Clockmakers of Great Britain:1286-1700,pp.20-21 B. Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century Edition, p.25 D. Roberts, British Longcase Clocks

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QUARE & HORSEMAN, LONDON, NO 178 A rare miniature lantern clock by this famous partnership. The short duration movement retains its original crown wheel verge escapement and alarm train. The brass top plate of the movement extends at the back to act as a wall hanging hoop and it has its original spurs at the base. The 3 ½ x 5 inch arched brass dial has winged cherub corner spandrels and a raised arched plaque at the top for the maker’s signature which is set above a central bust. Within the matted dial centre behind the blued steel single hand, there is a Tudor Rose engraved alarm disc. The clock is scratch numbered 178 to the back of the arch dial plate and the birdcage movement has detachable brass doors to each side. Date: circa 1710-1715 Height: 5 in (12.75 cm) Width: 3 ½ in (9 cm) Depth: 7 in (17.75 cm) including hoop and spurs * Daniel Quare like his great rival Thomas Tompion was not only an important clockmaker but also a very successful businessman. They did not only make grand longcases and table clocks for their wealthy clients, they also produced a small number of lantern clocks of various dimensions either for the servants quarters of their owners or some as travelling or pantry alarm timepieces. This miniature alarm timepiece is in wonderfully original condition and is a rare survivor. Reference: B. Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century Edition, p.634

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An original receipt from Daniel Quare to Richard Gore dated August 8th 1700: “twenty eight pounds & five shillings for a Spring Repeating Clock by Mr Daniel Quare”

BENJAMIN GRAY, LONDON A charming George II period 3 ½ inch brass dial travelling alarm timepiece with its original crownwheel verge escapement and short bob pendulum. The movement was made either to hang directly from the wall on its brass hoop and spurs or sit within its original mahogany hooded case. Date: circa 1740 Dial width: 3 ½ in (9 cm) Case height: 11 in (28 cm) Depth: 4 ½ in (11.5 cm) * Benjamin Gray is recorded as working in Pall Mall, Westmisnter in 1727, then St James’s Street in 1749, then Pall Mall again by 1752. He became Watchmaker to George II in 1742 and formed a partnership with his son-inlaw (to be), Swiss born Justin Vulliamy, from 1742 until Gray’s death in 1764. Provenance: An English private collector

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MANLEY IN NORWICH A stunning rare George I period miniature faux-tortoiseshell longcase clock of 8-day duration and with hour strike. The 7 inch square brass dial has 4 winged cherub corner spandrels, a wheatear border and a finely matted centre. It has a raised silvered brass chapter ring with the maker’s signature Manley in Norwich. There is a subsidiary seconds dial below XII and an inset date aperture above VI. The blued steel hands are finely pierced and facetted. The elegant miniature faux-tortoiseshell case has an original caddy top surmounted by three gilt wooden ball finials and a pierced sound fret above and below the cornice moulding. The raised gilt chinoiserie figurative decoration is of exceptional quality and is shown to great effect against the faux-tortoiseshell background. The full length trunk door has a brass moulded lenticle to show off the seconds beating pendulum. The base terminates with a plinth which is supported on four turned gilt wooden bun feet. The week duration movement has two plates which are united by four knopped and finned brass pillars. Each train has four wheels, the going with anchor escapement and the strike train with inside countwheel strike sounded on a single bell. Date: circa 1715 Height: 75 ½ in (192 cm) including finial Height: 69 ½ in (176.5 cm) excluding finial Width: 12 ⅛ (31 cm) Depth: 7 ⅞ in (19.75 cm) * Cornelius Manley is recorded as working in Norwich between 1702 and his death in 1722 The photographs do not do justice to this wonderful little clock and its fine slender proportions. The clock is illustrated in figure 6/4 on page 120 of Tom Robinson’s Longcase Clock book. References: B. Loomes, Early Clockmakers of Great Britain:1286-1700, p.331 B.Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century Edition, p.504 Tom Robinson, The Longcase Clock, p. 12o fig. 6/4, p. 124 Clifford & Yvonne Bird, Norfolk & Norwich -Clocks & Clockmakers, p.130

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ELLICOTT, LONDON A fine George III period hooded wall clock by this eminent maker. The mahogany case has shallow moulded break-arch cornice, flanked by stop fluted canted corners and glazed sides. The top has a fretwork frieze with three gilt flambeau finials on reeded blocks. The 10-inch silvered brass dial has Roman hour numerals and Arabic minutes and well pierced blued steel hands. There is an unusual strike/silent option to the right of I o’clock and a 0-60 slower/faster semi-circle above XII in the shallow arch. The dial is signed by the maker Ellicott, London in the centre.

The two-train bell striking double fusee movement has five knopped pillars and an anchor escapement. The original moulded under-curved mahogany bracket incorporates a key drawer and provides access for adjusting the pendulum bob. Date: circa 1765-1770 Height: 28 ¼ in (71.5 cm) without finial Height: 32 ¼ in (82 cm) with finial Max. Width: 15 ¼ in (38.5 cm) Depth: 5 ¼ in (13.5 cm) * John Ellicott is respected as one of the most eminent clockmakers of the 18th century and as a great inventor. He was born in 1706. Like his peer, George Graham, he became a member of the Royal Society for which he wrote several papers. He made many precision clocks and his work is included in museums and royal collections throughout the world. His workshop was established in Swithin’s Alley, Royal Exchange. When he died in 1772 his son, Edward, succeeded to his business and the firm retained the title John Ellicott & Son. Reference: B.Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, Complete 21st Century Edition, p.244

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CARPENTER, LONDON A very rare late George III period mahogany regulator type table clock. The 5 inch round enamel dial is laid out as per a table regulator with separate subsidiary dials for the hours and seconds and an outer minute band. The high quality 8-day single fusee timepiece movement has a vertically mounted plain brass six spoke balance wheel with a copper bronze hairspring attached to the balance. The lever escapement is linked via a fork from the pallets to the balance roller above and there is an engraved semi circular disc with the lever for fast/slow regulation. The rectangular backplate is signed and engraved by the maker William Carpenter St Martin’s Court London and has an unusual engraved border with a double scribe line. The mahogany panelled case houses the enamel dial movement with a flat brass bezel for the convex glazed opening door at the front. It stands on four shallow ogee brass feet and has chased brass carrying handles to each side. The 6 spoke balance wheel escapement is visible through a glass aperture above the dial. The case tapers to the top which is surmounted by a single brass ball finial. Date: circa 1800 Height: 14 in (35.5 cm) excluding finial Width: 7 ½ in (19 cm) Depth: 5 in (12.75 cm) * William Carpenter is recorded as working in St Martin’s Court, London from 1799 until 1812. Although not strictly a regulator, the combination of the attractive mahogany case, the enamel dial and visible vertical balance from the front make this a very interesting and aesthetically pleasing clock. Provenance: An English Collector HW 6132

VULLIAMY, LONDON NO 521 A good early painted wooden dial mahogany drop dial wall clock by this preeminent Royal Clockmaker. The substantial timepiece movement runs for 8 days and has an anchor escapement and brass bob pendulum. The 12 ½ inch finely painted wooden dial has Roman hour numerals, an outer concentric band for the minutes and pierced steel spade shaped hands. The beautifully proportioned case has well patinated mahogany veneers and a chisel shaped base with a full-opening door. It retains its original bold brass concave bezel and turned wooden surround.

club in Piccadilly for gentlemen in the Prince’s circle. It became known as the ‘Dandy Club’ and was frequented by Beau Brummel et al as a resort for the most fashionable and wealthy men of the day. It closed in 1819.

Date: 27th November 1811 Overall Height: 21 in (53.5 cm) Overall Diameter: 15 in (38 cm)

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*The Vulliamy family was one of the most important London clockmaking families from 1750-1850 and worked as Royal Makers. *Benjamin Vulliamy was the second of the Vulliamy family who succeeded his father Justin. He was clockmaker to George III from 1772 and was responsible for a number of important clocks made for royalty and the aristocracy. Examples of his work can be found in museums and public collections throughout the world. He was the father of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy and he died in 1811. Thanks to the research of Roger Smith, the leading authority on the Vulliamy Family of Clockmakers, we know that Benjamin Vulliamy sold this clock to a Mr Wautier on 27th November 1811 for 9 guineas (£9 – 9s). Jean-Baptiste Wautier was ClerkComptroller of the kitchen at Carlton House and thus a leading figure in the Prince Regent’s Household. We also know from the same Vulliamy business papers that this clock was cleaned two years after its purchase and although it was in ‘Mr Wautier’s Office, Carlton House’ it was billed to the Prince Regent’s Office. This almost certainly confirms that the clock was bought for the Prince Regent’s residence at his expense rather than for Mr Wautier’s personal use. Mr Wautier was clearly a trusted member of the Prince’s inner circle being in charge of the catering department. Like other members of the Royal Household, he was occasionally employed as an agent to find and buy works of art for the Prince Regent in Paris and elsewhere. Captain Gronow, the personification of the man about town, mentions in his memoirs that Mr Wautier founded an exclusive dining and gambling

References: B. Loomes, Clockmakers of the World: 21st Century Edition, p.802 The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2004 The Vulliamy Family Business Papers in the National Archives: c104/58, Day Book 34 Catalogue of Carlton House Exhibition (Royal collection 1991) p. 11 Regency Recollections: Captain Gronow’s Guide to Life in London and Paris

THOMAS BATTERS, LONDON A fine George III period 8-day hour-striking brass dial longcase clock, the case veneered with well figured and patinated mahogany and fan inlays to the corners. Standing on a double plinth and a panelled base, the case is similar in design to those of Matthew and Thomas Dutton with its arched top to the hood and centre finial on a long plinth. The hood sides are chamfered and reeded as are the sides of the trunk. The 12 inch brass dial has a silvered and engraved strike/ silent subsidiary dial in the arch, an inset seconds ring below 12 o’clock and well pierced blued steel serpentine hands. There is an aperture to view the day of the month above VI in the finely matted dial centre and the maker’s signature Thomas Batters London is engraved on an applied silvered disk within the break arch at the top. The 8-day movement has substantial brass plates, five baluster turned pillars and an anchor escapement. The long seconds pendulum has a large diameter brass bob and a silvered engraved and numbered rating nut. The brass cased weights are on a good pair of ring-turned pulleys and the hours are sounded on a single bell. Date: circa 1790 Height: 91 in (231 cm) including brass finial Trunk Width: 11 ½ in (31.75 cm) Trunk Depth: 7 ¼ in (18.25 cm) Base Width: 19 ¼ in (49 cm) including feet Base Depth: 10 in (25.5 cm) HW5982

THOMAS PERCIVAL, LONDON A good late Georgian III period mahogany trunk dial timepiece in a fine state of preservation. The case of classic early style with slender earpieces running the height of the trunk has a full width ogee shaped moulded access door to the base with original lock and key. The front is veneered with flame mahogany of fine rich colour. The bold mahogany convex dial surround perfectly complements the concave brass bezel. Access doors to the movement are fitted on both sides of the trunk. The flat wood dial, 16 ¾ inches in diameter and turned from a single piece of mahogany, has Roman numerals, double minutes circle and the maker’s signature Percival, London. The elaborate hands with heart shaped tips to both the hour and minute hands are of brass. The substantial cast brass bezel retains its original lock and possibly its original key. The single fusee timepiece movement is of 8 day duration and has an anchor escapement and flat lenticular brass pendulum bob. Date: circa 1800 - 1810 Height: 26 ¼ in (66.5 cm) Diameter: 20 ½ in (52 cm) * Thomas Percival is recorded as working in Old Bond Street, London in the late 18th and early 19th century. Wooden dial wall clocks were made over a very short period and are highly sought after by collectors. The case of this clock with its slender earpieces and ogee shaped base is very similar to those made for Mudge and Dutton. Reference: B.Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century edition, p.606

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THORNDIKE, IPSWICH A good small late George III period mahogany tavern wall clock by this well-known Suffolk clockmaker. The 18 inch white wooden convex dial has Roman hour numerals with an outer Arabic minutes circle and is enclosed by a moulded mahogany surround. It is fully signed in the centre Thorndike Ipswich. The original brass hands have heart shaped tips and the minute hand is counterpoised with a crescent shaped tip. The small elegant case and the trunk door are in mahogany. The case terminates in an ogee shaped base. The 8-day weight driven movement has an anchor escapement, with a steel rod pendulum and original tavern style lead weight. Date: circa 1790-1800 Height: 39 in (99 cm) Width: 19 in (48.5 cm) Depth: 6 ½ in (16.5 cm) * Samuel Thorndike, Ipswich, was born in 1757 and made free of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1780. He married in 1781 and he is recorded as working in Butter Market until 1801. He died in 1819. References: B.Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century Edition, p.769 M. Gatto, The Tavern Clock, p.182 R. Rose, English Dial Clock

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ABOUT My passion for antiquarian horology has never diminished even after devoting the past 35 years of my life to buying and selling English clocks, 28 years of which have been spent trading in London’s Kensington Church Street. I still have the same sense of hope and excitement about finding an undiscovered gem as on the first day when I set off on the road having left the classroom back in 1987! We are proud to handle some of the finest English clocks by the greatest English makers on the market today. Over recent years we have sold important clocks to museums both in the UK and around the world. This includes the sale of 25 clocks to the Dumfries House Trust in Scotland, whose patron is the Prince of Wales. Nine years have now passed since we opened our new gallery at Number 123 Kensington Church Street in 2013. In addition to our permanent display of the best 17th, 18th and 19th century English clocks and barometers for sale in a beautiful period room setting, we give regular talks on different aspects of English Horology and are able to hold in-house exhibitions of special clocks. For those clients and collectors further afield or unable to visit the gallery, please take the time to visit our state-of-the-art website (walwynantiqueclocks.com) which we update regularly with recent acquisitions and where we can inform you of upcoming events. Since 2002 I have been a Freeman of the Clockmakers’ Company and I have exhibited and served on the clock vetting committees at the major international art and antiques fairs in London and New York. I am also a member of all three major antiques trade associations: the BADA, CINOA and LAPADA. Our annual attendance at the prestigious Masterpiece Fine Art and Antiques Fair in London allows us to meet new clients and keep in regular contact with old friends and collectors. With my linguistic background, I am also always happy to conduct business with our international clients in the major European languages. Finally, we are keen to acquire the best antique English clocks and barometers and can be contacted any time for an appraisal or valuation.

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