DANIEL QUARE, London c1705
Description:
An important Queen Anne month duration longcase clock which exemplifies Daniel Quare’s finest work. The case is veneered with richly figured and specially chosen walnut with a single plinth to the base and the moulding around the long trunk door. The hood with caddy top and three ball finials is flanked by turned pillars with moulded brass capitals. A significant feature which reserved only for his finest clocks is the use of the gilt brass moulded frame to the hood door which helps emphasise the dial. The dial is twelve inches square and mounted with a silvered chapter ring, signed by the maker, and silvered seconds ring. The four corner spandrels are of an unusual design with cherubs supporting a crowned female head. The dial plate has delicate foliage engraving between the spandrels and the finely matted centre with ring winding holes and an aperture to view the day and the month. The substantial month duration movement has five pillars, anchor escapement and bell strike sounded on the hour. The clock is complete with its original brass weights and pendulum. Daniel Quare was a worthy contemporary of Thomas Tompion. Born in 1647 he was admitted as a Brother of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1671 and served as Master in 1708. He was one of the most celebrated clockmakers of the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Examples of his work can be seen in major collections and museums around the world. Height: 8ft (244 cm)
This particular clock is in remarkably fine and original condition throughout. It has been carefully conserved throughout its lifetime and serves as an example of one of Quare’s finest pieces.
Clockmaker: DANIEL QUARE, London
Circa: 1705
Stock Number: 3948
Height: inches (244 cm.)