Lot Essay
Daniel Quare; 1647/8-1724, became a Brother in the Clockmakers' Company in 1671 and Master in 1705. A Quaker with a rather controversial character, most notably perhaps over the application for the invention of the quarter repeating watch, in 1709 he took on Stephen Horseman as a partner who carried on the business till bankrupt in 1733
There are five known examples of bracket clocks with movements from the Tompion workshops that were retailed by Quare.
1. No.62: the movement would almost certainly have been supplied by Graham at this stage, the backplate engraving, dial and case are all Quare's best quality work. 2. No.44: an ebonised bracket timepiece 12½ in. high, numbered in a similar manner to No.62. 3. A tortoiseshell silver mounted miniature striking bracket clock with square dial, unnumbered. 4. An ebonised striking bracket clock with arched dial, unnumbered, now in the V&A and very similar to No.62. 5. An ebonised striking bracket clock with arched dial, unnumbered, Ilbert Coll. British Museum
There are five known examples of bracket clocks with movements from the Tompion workshops that were retailed by Quare.
1. No.62: the movement would almost certainly have been supplied by Graham at this stage, the backplate engraving, dial and case are all Quare's best quality work. 2. No.44: an ebonised bracket timepiece 12½ in. high, numbered in a similar manner to No.62. 3. A tortoiseshell silver mounted miniature striking bracket clock with square dial, unnumbered. 4. An ebonised striking bracket clock with arched dial, unnumbered, now in the V&A and very similar to No.62. 5. An ebonised striking bracket clock with arched dial, unnumbered, Ilbert Coll. British Museum