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DANIEL QUARE, LONDON NO. 76; CIRCA 1710
Details
A Queen Anne walnut month-going longcase clock
Daniel Quare, London No. 76; circa 1710
The case with restored plinth, feather-banded border surrounding the rectangular trunk door (re-veneered), with later escutcheon, the hood with brass-capped -columns and pierced wood sound frets to the arch, the top now lacking caddy, the dial signed Dan Quare London 76 in the typical style within a gilt oval in the matted centre beneath the low-positioned winding squares, subsidiary seconds ring, the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with later blued steel hands, Indian mask-and-foliate spandrels, the arch with subsidiary calendar ring, the movement of typically substantial proportions with five massive ringed pillars, anchor escapement and rack strike on a later bell; possibly associated
7ft. 2ins. (218 cm.) high
Daniel Quare, London No. 76; circa 1710
The case with restored plinth, feather-banded border surrounding the rectangular trunk door (re-veneered), with later escutcheon, the hood with brass-capped -columns and pierced wood sound frets to the arch, the top now lacking caddy, the dial signed Dan Quare London 76 in the typical style within a gilt oval in the matted centre beneath the low-positioned winding squares, subsidiary seconds ring, the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with later blued steel hands, Indian mask-and-foliate spandrels, the arch with subsidiary calendar ring, the movement of typically substantial proportions with five massive ringed pillars, anchor escapement and rack strike on a later bell; possibly associated
7ft. 2ins. (218 cm.) high
Provenance
Sold in these rooms, 18 December 1958, Lot 17