James Stratton
Director
Lot 76TP
A third quarter of the 17th century quarter striking walnut longcase clock Edward East, London
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2 December 2025, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£25,000 - £35,000
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Lewis Walduck
Cataloguer
A third quarter of the 17th century quarter striking walnut longcase clock
Edward East, London
The case with a flat top surmounted by a pierced sound fret over a moulded top supported by turned and twisted columns, over a convex throat moulding. The sides fitted with observation windows, the long trunk door with later brass escutcheon and large circular lenticle, above a moulded base and further raised on a shallow plinth. The 10 inch brass dial with slender and finely executed silvered chapter ring, bearing black wax-filled Roman numerals intercepted by fleur-de-lys half-hour markers and outer Arabic five-minute divisions. The dial centre richly engraved with typical East tulip and still life motifs, the upper section with subsidiary seconds dial beneath a calendar aperture, all framed by finely engraved floral spandrels. Signed above XII Eduardus East Londini. The substantial three-train movement with eleven latched, turned knopped pillars and split plates, the clock striking the quarters via an external countwheel on a nest of six bells and hammers mounted above, and the hours struck separately via a further countwheel on a large bell also mounted above. The escapement a modified to anchor. Both ticking and striking, sold with free brass clad weights and a pendulum. 198cms (78ins) high.
The case with a flat top surmounted by a pierced sound fret over a moulded top supported by turned and twisted columns, over a convex throat moulding. The sides fitted with observation windows, the long trunk door with later brass escutcheon and large circular lenticle, above a moulded base and further raised on a shallow plinth. The 10 inch brass dial with slender and finely executed silvered chapter ring, bearing black wax-filled Roman numerals intercepted by fleur-de-lys half-hour markers and outer Arabic five-minute divisions. The dial centre richly engraved with typical East tulip and still life motifs, the upper section with subsidiary seconds dial beneath a calendar aperture, all framed by finely engraved floral spandrels. Signed above XII Eduardus East Londini. The substantial three-train movement with eleven latched, turned knopped pillars and split plates, the clock striking the quarters via an external countwheel on a nest of six bells and hammers mounted above, and the hours struck separately via a further countwheel on a large bell also mounted above. The escapement a modified to anchor. Both ticking and striking, sold with free brass clad weights and a pendulum. 198cms (78ins) high.
Footnotes
Provenance:
The Carl Barnes Collection. Purchased from the estate of a Mr Bexhill at Edgar Horn auctioneers, Eastbourne, March 1991.
Bexhill purchased it from antique clock and watch dealers Camerer Cuss in the late 1960s/early 70s.
Purchased by Camerer Cuss at Christie's King Street, 21st November 1968, Lot 26, the property of Mrs. M. Sydney, for 5,500 guineas.
Literature:
Dawson, Drover and Parkes Early English Clocks page 279 plate 380
Saleroom notices
Please note, the estimate for this lot should read £25,000-35,000.