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A mid 17th century brass lantern clock Peter Closon nere Hoborn Bridge
11 December 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £5,062.50 inc. premium
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A mid 17th century brass lantern clock
Peter Closon nere Hoborn Bridge
The strapped bell over urn finials, heraldic frets, turned columns and ball feet, the narrow 6-inch Roman chapter ring with floating half hour markers, with (replaced) single hand, the florally engraved centre framing the signature, with alarm-setting disc, the weight driven movement with two independent wheel trains, each with the unusual feature of wooden winding pulleys, the ratchet teeth cut into the pulleys, the verge escapement with short bob pendulum pivotted in front of the dial, the strike with brass countwheel to the rear, the re-instated alarm train mounted on the iron backplate, with hoop and spurs to allow for wall mounting. 39cms (15.5ins) high.
The strapped bell over urn finials, heraldic frets, turned columns and ball feet, the narrow 6-inch Roman chapter ring with floating half hour markers, with (replaced) single hand, the florally engraved centre framing the signature, with alarm-setting disc, the weight driven movement with two independent wheel trains, each with the unusual feature of wooden winding pulleys, the ratchet teeth cut into the pulleys, the verge escapement with short bob pendulum pivotted in front of the dial, the strike with brass countwheel to the rear, the re-instated alarm train mounted on the iron backplate, with hoop and spurs to allow for wall mounting. 39cms (15.5ins) high.
Footnotes
Peter Closon is one of the best known of the First Period makers. He was involved in the very beginnings of the Clockmaker's Company in 1631 and rose to become an Assistant and then Warden in 1637/8.