Catalogue - Antique Clocks and Barometers

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DANIEL DELANDER, LONDON
fine Queen Anne period figured walnut longcase clock with
square shaped dial and caddy top by this famous apprentice of
Thomas Tompion.
The case is veneered with figured walnut of excellent colour and patination.
The pull-forward caddy top hood is flanked by turned pillars with brass capitals
and bases. The caddy top is original and is surmounted by two gilt ball finials.
The 12 inch square dial has an applied chapter ring with cherubs holding a
crown corner spandrels. The centre is finely matted with an applied seconds
ring and an aperture to view the day of the month. The blued steel pointers are
finely pierced and the maker’s signature – Daniel Delander, London – is engraved
on the chapter ring between V and VII.
The five pillar movement has rack striking with the hours sounded on a bell. As
one would expect from a maker of Delander’s stature, the movement is of the
highest quality with chamfered cocks and thick plates.
Date: circa 1710
Height: 94 in (239 cm)
* Daniel Delander was born circa 1678 and his workshop was situated in Deveraux
Court and later between the two Temple gates. He had served the latter part of his
apprenticeship under Thomas Tompion where he worked as a “servant” journeyman
alongside George Graham. Hence the fact that there are a number of similarities
between his work and that of the two greatest English clockmakers after Fromanteel.
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