A William and Mary walnut and fruitwood floral marquetry longcase clock circa 1690, dial signed Edmundus Card Londini Fecit

 

Anthony Woodburn, Lewes

Grosvenor House, London, July 2000

Partial label to inside of door reading A.S. Marquetry to door in good condition; some restorations to age cracks along joins of construction. One side glass pane with a crack. Glass replaced. Small losses and patches to veneer and marquetry to case. Please note that we do not guarantee movements.
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Edmundus Card of London is recorded as being apprenticed in 1672 and admitted to the Clockmakers Company in 1680.