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A rare early 17th century 'First Period' brass lantern clock The later fret signed 'William Sellwood at ye Mermade'
8 July 2015, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £5,625 inc. premium
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A rare early 17th century 'First Period' brass lantern clock
The later fret signed 'William Sellwood at ye Mermade'
The posted frame with four tapering pillars cast with circular section integral finials and ball feet, (the finials now extended by 3cms) the dial plate engraved with a grotesque mask below XII and a winged cherubs head at VI connected by a flowing pattern of foliate scrolls and a pair of mythical creature mask heads, the chapter ring with inner quarter hour track and fleur de lys half hour markers, (punched behind the IX numeral "PP") fixed by an extended lug to the front movement bar, the weight driven movement now converted to tic tac escapement (pendulum and weights lacking) with baluster shaped steel arbors and brass pinions to the going train, the strike train with iron countwheel 38cms (14.5ins) high.
The posted frame with four tapering pillars cast with circular section integral finials and ball feet, (the finials now extended by 3cms) the dial plate engraved with a grotesque mask below XII and a winged cherubs head at VI connected by a flowing pattern of foliate scrolls and a pair of mythical creature mask heads, the chapter ring with inner quarter hour track and fleur de lys half hour markers, (punched behind the IX numeral "PP") fixed by an extended lug to the front movement bar, the weight driven movement now converted to tic tac escapement (pendulum and weights lacking) with baluster shaped steel arbors and brass pinions to the going train, the strike train with iron countwheel 38cms (14.5ins) high.
Footnotes
This dial is illustrated in White, English Lantern Clocks, 1989, Figure II/47, described as "..engraved with grotesques of exceptional quality."