James Stratton
Director
Lot 108
A third quarter of the 17th century striking lantern clock Edward Stanton, London
2 December 2025, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £3,000
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Lewis Walduck
Cataloguer
A third quarter of the 17th century striking lantern clock
Edward Stanton, London
The case surmounted by a (later) turned finial over a strapped bell and four finials, the front fret pierced and engraved with entwined dolphins amidst scrolling foliage. The 6.25-inch brass dial with silvered Roman chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers, the centre with (now redundant) Arabic alarm-setting disc and a Tudor rose, framed by foliate engraving of tulips and budding flowers, and signed to the upper section Edward Stanton, London, with single blued steel hand, all within engraved corner decoration and raised on four turned ball feet. The sides with typical removable doors. The two-train 30-hour movement now converted to anchor escapement, striking the hours on the bell above via countwheel, powered by a single weight and now running on chains. Together with weight and pendulum. 38cms (15ins) high.
The case surmounted by a (later) turned finial over a strapped bell and four finials, the front fret pierced and engraved with entwined dolphins amidst scrolling foliage. The 6.25-inch brass dial with silvered Roman chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers, the centre with (now redundant) Arabic alarm-setting disc and a Tudor rose, framed by foliate engraving of tulips and budding flowers, and signed to the upper section Edward Stanton, London, with single blued steel hand, all within engraved corner decoration and raised on four turned ball feet. The sides with typical removable doors. The two-train 30-hour movement now converted to anchor escapement, striking the hours on the bell above via countwheel, powered by a single weight and now running on chains. Together with weight and pendulum. 38cms (15ins) high.
Footnotes
Edward Stanton (c.1642 – after 1715) was apprenticed in December 1655, first to Francis Bowen and later to Nathaniel Allen. He gained his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1662/63 and soon established his own workshop, where he is recorded as having trained at least fourteen apprentices between 1664 and 1705. Rising steadily through the ranks of the Company, he served as Assistant from 1682, Warden in 1693, and was elected Master in 1697. His name continues to appear in the Court records until 1715, after which no further reference is made.
Literature:
The above lot is illustrated in full in Darken and Hooper, English 30 Hour Clocks: Origin and Development 1600–1800, pp. 36–38.
Provenance:
Sold to the vendor by the collector and restorer John Williams.