Name: 17th century William and Mary Ebony Eight-Day table clock by James Markwick
Brand: James Markwick
Rating: 5 (7 reviews)

17th century William and Mary Ebony Eight-Day table clock by James Markwick

View Similar Items

A 17th Century William and Mary eight-day table clock by Isaac Lowndes, 1695

A 17th Century William and Mary eight-day double basket table clock by Asselin

A rare 17th century English eight-day spring-driven table clock by J Gerrard

17th Century English eight-day spring-driven table clock, by John Wrench

17th Century Regency Clock and Console Table

17th Century Obelisk-Shaped Table Clock

William & Mary Floral Marquetry 8-Day Longcase Clock by LeCount 'LeCompte'

17th Century Walnut and Marquetry Longcase Clock

A Rare and Important Charles II 17th Century Table Clock by Henry Jones

17th-Century English Lantern Clock by Ignatius Huggeford

17th Century Lantern Alarm Clock by Johannes Quelch, Oxford

Early 19th Century French Bronze and Ormolu Eight Day Striking Clock

About the Item

The elegantly proportioned ebony-veneered basket top case has Fine cast brass ornaments to the door and rectangular windows to the sides so that the exquisite movement is almost entirely visible. The case rests on four fire-gilt brass bun feet. The Fine square brass dial with matted centre and ringed winding holes has an applied silvered chapter-ring, a date aperture above the VI, a false pendulum aperture under the XII and gilded winged cherub-head spandrels in the corners. The chapter ring is engraved with a narrow outer minute ring within Arabic five-minute numerals and 7½-minute markers, a central ring of Roman hours I-XII and half-hour markers and an inner ring divided into quarter hours. The elegant blued steel hands are finely pierced. The dial is signed on a silvered plaque behind the false pendulum, Markwick Londini. The striking eight-day twin fusee brass movement, of which one of the five pillars is latched, has early fusees with open click work and unusual steel securing caps, and verge escapement with a short knife-suspended pendulum. The striking, which is regulated by an internal rack, indicates the hours fully on a bell. The backplate is profusely engraved in period style around a typical signature cartouche with the maker’s name: Markwick Londini. The movement has pull-quarter repeat on six bells differing in pitch. The maker James Markwick (c.1662-1716) was apprenticed to Edmund Gilpin in 1656. He married his master’s daughter around 1660. He is recorded to be active as a clockmaker in Croydon between 1661 and 1664. He was free of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1666. After this date, he lived in Coleman Street in London. In 1673 he succeeded to the property of the well-known clockmaker Samuel Betts. He had several apprentices over the years, among them his son James. Several longcases, as well as watches of his, are known, but spring-driven table clocks are rare. His son James followed in his footsteps, who later joined up with Robert Markham to form the renowned business Markham Markwick. It should be noted that this is a sensational clock by a great maker and in the most wonderful condition throughout. Literature: B. Loomes, The Clockmakers of Great Britain 1286-1700, Ashbourne, 2014, pp.488-89. B. Loomes, The Early Clockmakers of Great Britain, Tiptree, 1981.

Creator:
James Markwick (Clockmaker)
Dimensions:
Height: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)Width: 10.25 in (26.04 cm)Depth: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
Style:
William and Mary (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Brass,Ebony,Steel
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
17th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1690
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Oxfordshire, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU4936223456482

More From This Seller

View All

A 17th Century William and Mary eight-day table clock by Isaac Lowndes, 1695

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

A fine William and Mary eight-day spring-driven table clock signed on the backplate, Isaac Lowndes Pallmall Court, c.1695. The elegantly proportioned ebony-veneered oak domed top c...

Category

Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

A 17th Century William and Mary eight-day table clock by Isaac Lowndes, 1695

$36,811

A 17th Century William and Mary eight-day double basket table clock by Asselin

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

A relatively small and extremely attractive late 17th century English eight-day spring-driven double basket table clock signed on the backplate Asselin London, dating to the period c...

Category

Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

A 17th Century William and Mary eight-day double basket table clock by Asselin

$36,811

A rare 17th century English eight-day spring-driven table clock by J Gerrard

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

A Rare Late 17th Century English Eight-Day Spring-Driven Table Clock, Circa 1700. England Signed J. Gerrard. This exceptional late 17th-century English eight-day table clock is a s...

Category

Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

A rare 17th century English eight-day spring-driven table clock by J Gerrard

$34,074

17th Century English eight-day spring-driven table clock, by John Wrench

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

A Rare Late 17th Century English Basket-Top Spring Clock by John Wrench of Chester, Circa 1695-1700. England This exquisite late 17th-century English basket-top table clock, signed ...

Category

Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

17th Century English eight-day spring-driven table clock, by John Wrench

$36,811

A Rare and Important Charles II 17th Century Table Clock by Henry Jones

By Henry Jones

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

The Rare and Important 17th Century Spring Driven Table Clock by the Celebrated Maker, Henry Jones. Provenance dating back to 1745. Owned by Captain Alexander Raitt A very rare an...

Category

Antique 17th Century English Charles II Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

A Rare and Important Charles II 17th Century Table Clock by Henry Jones

$116,318

17th Century Lantern Alarm Clock by Johannes Quelch, Oxford

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

An English 17th century lantern clock made of brass and iron, circa 1665-1670. The clock consists of going and striking trains, as well as a...

Category

Antique 17th Century British Baroque Wall Clocks

Materials

Brass

17th Century Lantern Alarm Clock by Johannes Quelch, Oxford

$19,158

Antique 17th Century Italian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

17th Century Regency Clock and Console Table

$33,202 / set

17th Century Obelisk-Shaped Table Clock

Located in London, GB

17th Century obelisk-shaped table clock Italian, 17th Century Height 28cm, width 9cm, depth 7cm A stunning piece from the 17th century, this table clock is a precious element of horological artistry and mechanical innovation. Encased in gilt and glass, the delicate clock is shaped akin to an obelisk, an intriguing symbol that lends a striking visual appeal. The foundation of the timepiece is a gilt brass and...

Category

Antique 1660s Italian Baroque Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

17th Century Obelisk-Shaped Table Clock

$61,580

William & Mary Floral Marquetry 8-Day Longcase Clock by LeCount 'LeCompte'

Located in Milford, NH

A fine and rare William & Mary long case or grandfather clock by London maker Daniel LeCompte. c.1690, London, the fine marquetry case having oval panels of birds and flowers, the movement signed Daniel LeCount (LeCompte) having a silver chapter ring and seconds dial, brass spandrels of cupids supporting a crown; including key, weights and pendulum. LeCompte was a French Huguenot...

Category

Antique 1690s English Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

William & Mary Floral Marquetry 8-Day Longcase Clock by LeCount 'LeCompte'

$18,500

17th Century Walnut and Marquetry Longcase Clock

Located in East Hampton, NY

Late 17th century walnut and marquetry longcase clock. Marked "Windmills, London"

Category

Antique 17th Century English Clocks

17th Century Walnut and Marquetry Longcase Clock

$19,500

17th-Century English Lantern Clock by Ignatius Huggeford

Located in Hoddesdon, GB

17th-century English , Lantern Clock, by the historically important London clock maker Ignatius Huggeford... It is worth highlighting that Ignatius Huggeford held the distinction of...

Category

Antique 17th Century British Charles II Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

17th-Century English Lantern Clock by Ignatius Huggeford

$6,527

Early 19th Century French Bronze and Ormolu Eight Day Striking Clock

Located in London, GB

An early 19th century French eight day silk-suspension, striking clock, contained in ormolu case mounted with vases and urns of flowers with well-cast b...

Category