The hood with a moulded pediment, with fret panel, above square glazed door, flanked to each side by a three-quarter column, a glazed panel to each side, the trunk inset with a panel door, profusely inlaid with birds and flowers emanating from a classical urn, above shallow moulding and marquetry inlaid panel, on later plinth; the 12 in. square brass dial with wheat-ear engraved border, enclosing four pierced crown and twin cherub spandrels, signed silvered chapter ring, with half-hour trefoils, enclosing a matted centre with seconds subsidiary, harboured winding holes and calendar aperture, the twin train four-pillar movement with anchor escapement, internal countwheel strike on a bell, movement and case possibly associated
216 cm high
Provenance:
Christie’s, London, 5 July 2006, lot 141 (£7,200 inc, premium)
Probably Peter Walker II recorded as working in Wild Street End, London. Apprenticed in 1681 to Andrew Savory, he died in Holland in 1730.
Condition Report:
1 pendulum. 1 case key. 2 brass cased weights.
As stated in the cataloguing the movement is associated to the case. This is not uncommon. The movement will require a service as it appears not to have been cleaned in a while. The second hand is missing.
The hood pediment has probably been reconstructed at some point, as originally a lot of these clocks had a domed pediment, but were then too high for some houses. The moulding just below the hood on the front may be restored, the side moulding appear original. The small moulded detail just below looks replaced.
The marquetry door is in good condition. There is some cracking and shrinkage to the top and bottom due to the cleats of the door shrinking over the years, this is usual and to be expected. The plinth to the base is later. The marquetry to the base may have been restored/replaced at some point. The walnut sides of the case are an appealing colour.
