A Charles II ebony veneered quarter striking table clock, Joseph Knibb, London, circa 1680
Auction Closed
November 5, 05:54 PM GMT
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
8-inch dial with winged cherub spandrels and signed along the lower edge Joseph Knibb, London, the skeletonised silvered chapter ring with every minute numbered, the finely matted centre with date aperture, the two train fusee movement with six latched, knopped and ringed pillars, verge escapement, numbered outside count wheel cut for quarter striking on two bells, the backplate engraved with tulips and signed Joseph Knibb Londini Fecit, the Phase 1 case with faceted carrying handle and winged mount to the domed top, gilt door fret and escutcheons, the moulded base on gilt bun feet
Height 15 in.; Haut. 38cm
Acquired from John Carlton Smith, London.
A very similar clock was in the Iden Collection sold Sotheby’s 15th December 1978, lot 303.
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