An Early 18th Century Walnut Longcase Clock Joseph Windmills, London - Jul 14, 2022 | Bonhams In England
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An early 18th Century walnut longcase clock Joseph Windmills, London

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An early 18th Century walnut longcase clock Joseph Windmills, London
An early 18th Century walnut longcase clock Joseph Windmills, London
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An early 18th Century walnut longcase clock
Joseph Windmills, London
The case with overhanging cornice and carved fret over a moulding on three-quarter Doric columns to the front and matching quarter columns to the rear, the trunk door with book-matched veneers, a high lock and circular brass lenticle on a matching base (lower section restored). The 12 inch arched brass dial with wheatear border framing twin cherubs in the arch and the cherub-and-crown spandrels, with 1-31 date subsidiary framed by enraved foliate scrolls above the Roman and Arabic chapter ring with lozenge half-quarter markers, minute band and quarter hour track, the finely matted centre signed in a polished reserve Jos. Windmills, London with ringed winding squares and subsidiary seconds. The movement with six knopped and ringed pillars latched to the frontplate, anchor escapement and rack strike on a bell, the pendulum suspended from a hipped back cock.
2.07m (6ft 9.5ins) high.
Footnotes:
Joseph Windmills was a very fine maker of clocks and watches who worked from Tower Street, London. He was made free of the Clockmakers Company in 1671 and served as Master in 1702. By 1714 he was in partnership with his son, Thomas.
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An early 18th Century walnut longcase clock Joseph Windmills, London

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