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A walnut veneered table clock, 17th century and later The movement and dial late 17th century by Daniel Quare, London, the case possibly original but re-veneered 5
11 December 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £13,812.50 inc. premium
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A walnut veneered table clock, 17th century and later
The movement and dial late 17th century by Daniel Quare, London, the case possibly original but re-veneered
Surmounted by a substantial Quare style gilt brass handle with S-scroll supports over a caddy top and four ball finials, with glazed rectangular side panels on a moulded base and bun feet, the 6.25 inch square brass dial with winged cherubs head spandrels framing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, 'strike/not strike' lever and matted centre with decorated mock pendulum and date apertures, the twin gut fusee movement united by five knopped pillars, the going train with re-converted knife-edge verge escapement, rack striking on a bell, the engraved backplate with line border framing an elaborate symmetrical pattern of foliate scrolls incorporating four grotesque creature heads and the central signature cartouche, Daniel Quare, London. Ticking and striking. Together with a custom made 20th century travelling box, two later winding keys, remnants of the previous anchor escapement and assorted paperwork relating to the conversion to verge escapement carried out in the early 1980s by Lewis Hickson of Westgate Antiques, Tadcaster, and another to "Restore and Repolish" the case by David Copley of Halifax, 1978.
39cm (15ins) high (5)
Surmounted by a substantial Quare style gilt brass handle with S-scroll supports over a caddy top and four ball finials, with glazed rectangular side panels on a moulded base and bun feet, the 6.25 inch square brass dial with winged cherubs head spandrels framing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, 'strike/not strike' lever and matted centre with decorated mock pendulum and date apertures, the twin gut fusee movement united by five knopped pillars, the going train with re-converted knife-edge verge escapement, rack striking on a bell, the engraved backplate with line border framing an elaborate symmetrical pattern of foliate scrolls incorporating four grotesque creature heads and the central signature cartouche, Daniel Quare, London. Ticking and striking. Together with a custom made 20th century travelling box, two later winding keys, remnants of the previous anchor escapement and assorted paperwork relating to the conversion to verge escapement carried out in the early 1980s by Lewis Hickson of Westgate Antiques, Tadcaster, and another to "Restore and Repolish" the case by David Copley of Halifax, 1978.
39cm (15ins) high (5)
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Provenance:
Single family ownership for 41 years. Purchased Sotheby's London, 6th October 1978 lot 217.