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Auction archive: Lot number 7

A FINE EARLY 18TH CENTURY QUEEN ANNE

Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$6,323 - US$10,117
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 7

A FINE EARLY 18TH CENTURY QUEEN ANNE

Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$6,323 - US$10,117
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

A FINE EARLY 18TH CENTURY QUEEN ANNE PERIOD FLORAL AND SEAWEED MARQUETRY LONGCASE CLOCK SIGNED CORNELIUS HERBERT, LONDON CIRCA 1705 the flat topped hood with three quarter doric columns and glazed side apertures, the concave throat moulding over the moulded rectangular trunk door with circular lenticle, on a plinth base, with bird and flower decoration flanked by arabesque seaweed marquetry, the 12 inch square brass dial with gilt spandrels each modelled as a pair of putti holding aloft crowns, within an engraved border, the silvered Roman chapter ring with Arabic five minute markers, signed 'Corn Herbert London', with Roman numerals interspersed with engraved fleur de lys, with engraved and chamfered calendar aperture and subsidiary seconds, the eight day weight driven movement united by five knopped and finned pillars, with anchor escapement striking on a bell, with pendulum, two weights, winder and case key, 213cm high PLEASE NOTE: This lot will be on display at our South Kensington branch from 29th May until it goes on view at Chiswick from 7th June. Provenance: From a private collection. Condition: Seen running in owner's home, but not fully tested or guaranteed. Notes: Cornelius Herbert is described by Baillie as 'A fine maker'. He was apprenticed in 1690, free of the Clockmakers Company in 1700 and Master in 1727. He died in 1751. His father, also named Cornelius Herbert was a watchmaker, and his son, also named Cornelius was free of the Clockmakers Company from 1735-34.

Auction archive: Lot number 7
Auction:
Datum:
12 Jun 2019
Auction house:
Chiswick Auctions
Colville Road 1
London, W3 8BL
United Kingdom
info@chiswickauctions.co.uk
+44 020 89924442
Beschreibung:

A FINE EARLY 18TH CENTURY QUEEN ANNE PERIOD FLORAL AND SEAWEED MARQUETRY LONGCASE CLOCK SIGNED CORNELIUS HERBERT, LONDON CIRCA 1705 the flat topped hood with three quarter doric columns and glazed side apertures, the concave throat moulding over the moulded rectangular trunk door with circular lenticle, on a plinth base, with bird and flower decoration flanked by arabesque seaweed marquetry, the 12 inch square brass dial with gilt spandrels each modelled as a pair of putti holding aloft crowns, within an engraved border, the silvered Roman chapter ring with Arabic five minute markers, signed 'Corn Herbert London', with Roman numerals interspersed with engraved fleur de lys, with engraved and chamfered calendar aperture and subsidiary seconds, the eight day weight driven movement united by five knopped and finned pillars, with anchor escapement striking on a bell, with pendulum, two weights, winder and case key, 213cm high PLEASE NOTE: This lot will be on display at our South Kensington branch from 29th May until it goes on view at Chiswick from 7th June. Provenance: From a private collection. Condition: Seen running in owner's home, but not fully tested or guaranteed. Notes: Cornelius Herbert is described by Baillie as 'A fine maker'. He was apprenticed in 1690, free of the Clockmakers Company in 1700 and Master in 1727. He died in 1751. His father, also named Cornelius Herbert was a watchmaker, and his son, also named Cornelius was free of the Clockmakers Company from 1735-34.

Auction archive: Lot number 7
Auction:
Datum:
12 Jun 2019
Auction house:
Chiswick Auctions
Colville Road 1
London, W3 8BL
United Kingdom
info@chiswickauctions.co.uk
+44 020 89924442
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