Lot Essay
James Markwick Snr., free 1666, active until circa 1704.
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JACOBUS MARKWICK, LONDON, CIRCA 1685
Details
AN ENGLISH EBONIZED AND GILT-BRASS MOUNTED TIMEPIECE BRACKET CLOCK WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT
JACOBUS MARKWICK, LONDON, CIRCA 1685
The basket top case with loop handle, glazed sides and rear door, the bracket with integral drawer, the 6 inch square dial with silvered chapter ring, steel hands, matted center and cherub head spandrels; the timepiece movement with plates joined by five latched baluster pillars with gut fusee and pull quarter repeat on two bells, reconverted verge escapement, the foliate engraved backplate signed 'Jacobus Markwick / Londini'
11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high (handle down), 8 in. (20.4 cm.) wide, 5 in. (12.7 cm.) deep, the bracket 11 ½ in. (29.5 cm.) high
JACOBUS MARKWICK, LONDON, CIRCA 1685
The basket top case with loop handle, glazed sides and rear door, the bracket with integral drawer, the 6 inch square dial with silvered chapter ring, steel hands, matted center and cherub head spandrels; the timepiece movement with plates joined by five latched baluster pillars with gut fusee and pull quarter repeat on two bells, reconverted verge escapement, the foliate engraved backplate signed 'Jacobus Markwick / Londini'
11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high (handle down), 8 in. (20.4 cm.) wide, 5 in. (12.7 cm.) deep, the bracket 11 ½ in. (29.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's, New York, 26 October 1987, lot 277.
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