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A late 17th century ebony veneered quarter repeating table clock Joseph Knibb, London
13 July 2023, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£40,000 - £60,000
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A late 17th century ebony veneered quarter repeating table clock
Joseph Knibb, London
Surmounted by a typical facetted tied-bud handle over a caddy top with three applied brass mounts and a finely moulded cornice over silk-backed pierced wood sound frets to the front and sides, the base moulded, the rear door glazed, the front with protruding push/pull repeat bars with shaped terminals and pear shaped knobs.
The 6-inch square brass dial with winged cherubs head spandrels framing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with quintessential trident half-hour markers, the finely matted centre with blued steel hands. Strike/not strike lever above XII and full signature Ioseph Knibb London along the lower edge.
The restored twin gut fusee movement with knife edge verge escapement and rack striking system, repeating the hours and quarters on two bells and hammers on movement of the central bar, the backplate signed in a gentle curve Joseph Knibb Londini Fecit surrounded by interlaced pairs of flowers on leafy stalks, including tulips, anemone and lilies. Ticking, striking and repeating, together with an elaborate pierced winding key and two case keys. The movement secured in the case via turnbuckles behind the III and IX position, and two steel wedges set against the lower edge and pinned directly into the seat board. 34cms (13ins) high
Surmounted by a typical facetted tied-bud handle over a caddy top with three applied brass mounts and a finely moulded cornice over silk-backed pierced wood sound frets to the front and sides, the base moulded, the rear door glazed, the front with protruding push/pull repeat bars with shaped terminals and pear shaped knobs.
The 6-inch square brass dial with winged cherubs head spandrels framing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with quintessential trident half-hour markers, the finely matted centre with blued steel hands. Strike/not strike lever above XII and full signature Ioseph Knibb London along the lower edge.
The restored twin gut fusee movement with knife edge verge escapement and rack striking system, repeating the hours and quarters on two bells and hammers on movement of the central bar, the backplate signed in a gentle curve Joseph Knibb Londini Fecit surrounded by interlaced pairs of flowers on leafy stalks, including tulips, anemone and lilies. Ticking, striking and repeating, together with an elaborate pierced winding key and two case keys. The movement secured in the case via turnbuckles behind the III and IX position, and two steel wedges set against the lower edge and pinned directly into the seat board. 34cms (13ins) high
Footnotes
Provenance:
Carter Marsh & Co. circa 2015.
Anthony Woodburn circa mid 1990s.
The backplate engraving of the current clock is a good example of the Design I style wherein the upper vines emerge from the potence, and a second vine grows from the bottom of the plate, see Dzik: Engraving on English Table Clocks, 2019, p100. Figures 7.3 and 7.4 show two similar images supplied by Anthony Woodburn of clocks by Joseph Knibb, both with pull bar repeat.