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JOSEPH KNIBB, LONDON. CIRCA 1695
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A William III ebony striking table clock with pull quarter repeat
Joseph Knibb, London. Circa 1695
The case with typical foliate cast handle and mount to the cushion moulded top, foliate cast urn finials to the angles, the front door with later gilt-metal escutcheons and fret to the top rail, brass repeat pulleys set into the sides, the 6½ in square dial signed Joseph Knibb London beneath the silvered chapter ring with matted centre and later pierced blued steel hands, winged cherub spandrels, the movement with five vase-form pillars - centre pillar latched, re-built knife edge verge escapement, pull quarter repeat from either side and hour strike on two later pork-pie bells, the backplate profusely engraved with flowerheads and scrolling foliage and signed Joseph Knibb Londini Fecit, the movement with restorations
12¾ in. (32.5 cm.) high
Joseph Knibb, London. Circa 1695
The case with typical foliate cast handle and mount to the cushion moulded top, foliate cast urn finials to the angles, the front door with later gilt-metal escutcheons and fret to the top rail, brass repeat pulleys set into the sides, the 6½ in square dial signed Joseph Knibb London beneath the silvered chapter ring with matted centre and later pierced blued steel hands, winged cherub spandrels, the movement with five vase-form pillars - centre pillar latched, re-built knife edge verge escapement, pull quarter repeat from either side and hour strike on two later pork-pie bells, the backplate profusely engraved with flowerheads and scrolling foliage and signed Joseph Knibb Londini Fecit, the movement with restorations
12¾ in. (32.5 cm.) high
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