William and Mary Silvered-Metal and Kingwood Basket-Top Bracket Clock, Jacobus Hassenius (Probably James Hassenius), London, 1682-98. The tied bud and foliate S-scroll handle above the basket top pierced on the long sides with winged putto masks above a pair of putti suspending floral swags, and on the ends with putto masks above fruit, molded cornice and glazed side panels, the molded base on bun feet, the 6.375-inch square dial with silvered metal Roman and Arabic chapter ring enclosing a matte center with engraved date aperture, strike/ not strike lever and surrounded by winged putto mask spandrels, the backplate engraved with flowers and scrolled leaves, signed "Jacobus Hassenius/ London." H: 14 in. (handle down), W: 9.625 in., D: 6 in.Provenance: Property from the Collection of Cortlandt and Nancy Knowles Parker, descendants of William Gray (a Salem merchant and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts), Jonathan and Susannah Powell Mason, Patrick and Anna Powell Mason Grant, Morris Gray (President of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1914-24) and Flora Grant Gray, and Major-General Cortlandt and Elizabeth Gray Parker. Spanning multiple styles and periods across the categories of furniture, fine and decorative arts, the collection has been housed in the family home, Greenvale Farm Estate and Vineyard, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, for six generations. Boston China Trade merchant John Sargent Barstow purchased 53 acres of land on the Sakonnet River during the early 1860’s and hired the prominent Boston architect John Hubbard Sturgis to design the main house, stable and barn. The historic Stick style home with Gothic elements was constructed from 1864 to 1865 by Edmond Coggeshall of Portsmouth, Rhode Island.Jacobus Hassenius was a watchmaker in Russia and an emigre to London, England. He was made a Free Brother of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers in 1682 and 1683. He returned to Russia in 1698, possibly at the request of Peter the Great who had visited London and was interested in scientific and technological development. When Peter the Great returned to Russia, he brought with him about 60 master craftsmen from London, including Hassenius.

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14 x 9.625 x 6 in