LOT 136 A WILLIAM III BRASS LANTERN CLOCK
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A WILLIAM III BRASS LANTERN CLOCK JONATHAN GREENHILL, MAIDSTONE, CIRCA 1695The posted countwheel bell striking movement with Huygens's endless winding and later anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum swinging outside of the frame of the clock to the rear, the dial with leafy scroll engraved concentric band issuing from a rose bloom at six o'clock to centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers, signed Jn'o Greenhill, at Maidstone to lower margin and with engraved leafy infill to angles, the frame with column-turned corner posts beneath dolphin inhabited foliate pierced frets, vase finials and domed bell bearer, the sides now with japanned metal doors and the rear with hanging hoop over conforming backplate, (originally with verge escapement regulated by pendulum swinging between the trains, alarm removed and lacking feet).36cm (14.25ins) high, 17cm (6.75ins) wide, 19cm (7.5ins) deep.John Greenhill is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 (noting research by Michael Person) as born in Maidstone in 1655 and gaining his freedom in 1674. As well as a clockmaker he was also a gunsmith, he married Alice Harris (sister of the clockmaker Walter Harris) in 1680 and died in 1712. Loomes notes several longcases are known and two lantern clocks including an example signed 'Johannes Grennell de Maidston fecit'.
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