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52 100 A William and Mary walnut and marquetry eight-day longcase clock John Clowes, London, circa 1690 The five finned-pillar outside countwheel bell striking movement with tall plates and 11 inch square gilt brass dial with foliate engraved calendar aperture, ringed winding holes and subsidiary seconds dial to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes and stylised sword hilt half hour markers, the angles with cherub head and foliate scroll cast spandrels, and boldly signed Jo’n. Clows, Russell Street, Covent Garden to lower edge, in a case with moulded cornice and foliate fretwork frieze above ebonised spiral twist pilasters to hood and convex throat, the trunk with rectangular door centred with a circular lenticle and inlaid with three bird inhabited floral decorated marquetry panels on an ebonised ground, on a rectangular plinth base with conforming decoration and ebonised bun feet, (case with restoration), 198cm high John Clowes is recorded in Loomes, Brian, The Early CLOCKMAKERS of Great Britain as working in London 1673-1713. £6,000-8,000 www.dnfa.com/donnington
101 A William III walnut and marquetry eight-day longcase clock Charles Gretton, London, circa 1700 and later The five finned-pillar inside countwheel bell-striking movement with 11 inch square brass dial with foliate-scroll bordered calendar aperture, ringed winding holes and subsidiary seconds dial to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes, stylised sword hilt half hour markers and signed Cha Gretton, London to lower edge, the angles wth twin cherub and crown pattern spandrels, the case with moulded cornice and fretwork frieze above twist turned pilasters and foliate marquetry surround to the hood the trunk with concave throat above rectangular door profusely decorated with bird inhabited foliage on an ebonised ground within delicate scrollwork surround, on a rebuilt plinth base with bun feet, case with restoration, 214cm high. Charles Gretton is recorded in Baillie G.H. WATCHMAKERS & CLOCKMAKERS OF THE WORLD as working 1672-1733, and is generally regarded as a fine maker. £4,000-6,000 01635 553553 53
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