James Stratton
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Lot 95TP
A 17th century and later marquetry and walnut veneered Dutch striking longcase clock with 20th century custom-made movement Joseph Knibb, London
2 December 2025, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£4,000 - £6,000
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Lewis Walduck
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A 17th century and later marquetry and walnut veneered Dutch striking longcase clock with 20th century custom-made movement
Joseph Knibb, London
The associated case surmounted by a flat moulded top over a pierced sound fret backed in later red silk, flanked by turned twist columns with rectangular glazed observation panels to the sides, above a convex throat moulding. The long trunk door finely inlaid with four panels of floral marquetry, the upper and lower panels depicting still-life scenes with birds, centred by an oval lenticle. The sides with simple stringing panels, above a moulded base with a further marquetry inlaid panel, all raised on four ebonised turned bun feet. The 9.5 inch square brass dial with Roman and Arabic numerals divided by fleur-de-lys half-hour markers, the finely matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture, fitted with finely finished blued steel hands and framed by four cast brass cherub-head spandrels. Signed along the lower edge Joseph Knibb, Londini fecit. The dial secured by four latched dial feet. The two-train movement united by six knopped and latched pillars with anchor escapement, striking the hours on a large bell mounted above the backplate via external countwheel, and the half-hours on a smaller bell mounted beneath. Currently ticking and striking, sold of a pair of brass clad weights and a pendulum. 1.89m (6.2ft) high.
The associated case surmounted by a flat moulded top over a pierced sound fret backed in later red silk, flanked by turned twist columns with rectangular glazed observation panels to the sides, above a convex throat moulding. The long trunk door finely inlaid with four panels of floral marquetry, the upper and lower panels depicting still-life scenes with birds, centred by an oval lenticle. The sides with simple stringing panels, above a moulded base with a further marquetry inlaid panel, all raised on four ebonised turned bun feet. The 9.5 inch square brass dial with Roman and Arabic numerals divided by fleur-de-lys half-hour markers, the finely matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture, fitted with finely finished blued steel hands and framed by four cast brass cherub-head spandrels. Signed along the lower edge Joseph Knibb, Londini fecit. The dial secured by four latched dial feet. The two-train movement united by six knopped and latched pillars with anchor escapement, striking the hours on a large bell mounted above the backplate via external countwheel, and the half-hours on a smaller bell mounted beneath. Currently ticking and striking, sold of a pair of brass clad weights and a pendulum. 1.89m (6.2ft) high.
Footnotes
Provenance: The Carl Barnes Collection.
Bearne's auctioneers, 15th of November 1989 lot 638.