The inverted bell top case with a brass carrying handle, above moulded edge and glazed door, on a stepped base and block feet, with 6 ½ in. arched brass dial, signed on a silvered escutcheon, flanked to each side by a subsidiary for strike/silent and regulation, with silvered chapter ring enclosing a matted centre with false pendulum aperture, the twin train metal gut fusée movement with foliate engraved backplate and strike on a bell
44 cm high
Robert Markham is recorded 1725-80. He was the son-in-law of, and partner with, James Markham (II) and succeeded him on his death in 1730. He used the trading name of Markwick Markham both in partnership and later but also traded under his own name, as here, and also with that of Francis Perigal.
Condition report:
1 pendulum. 2 case keys
The clock is in good condition. It strikes and ticks and the repeat mechanism works. The movement is clean and was probably serviced around 20 years ago or so. The false pendulum aperture works. The two subsidiary dials are for strike/silent and pendulum regulation. The verge is likely to have been re-instated and therefore the pendulum rising bar is also most likely replaced. A handsome clock.
