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Antique clocks for sale

A most interesting lantern clock by John Warner of Draycott near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, with his own personal original verge escapement which has a pendulum about 15 inches long. This example is dated April 1699. Pictured before restoration or cleaning. See article 'The Warner Family'.
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A fine lantern clock made about 1695-1700 by James Drury of London, verge escapement, formerly with alarmwork, pictured after cleaning. The maker was born about 1673 and died in 1740, the founder of a whole dynasty of clockmakers. See article.
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An interesting, small arched dial lantern clock (dial 7inches by 10 inches) by 'Markwick Markham' of London, being the partnership between James Markwick junior and Robert Markham, his son-in-law, formed about 1715, the trade name being continued into the 1740s even after Markwick's death. This clock dates about 1730. The movement has been replaced in the late nineteenth century with a single-fusee, eight-day English spring-driven bracket clock movement with two hands. See article.
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Lantern clock of about 1710 made by Benjamin Stribling of Stowmarket in Suffolk with original anchor escapement, pictured unrestored. See article.
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An interesting lantern clock of about 1690 by Cornelius Manley of Norwich, born about 1660, died 1730, the earliest of only three lantern clocks known by him, originally verge escapement converted anciently to anchor. Pictured unrestored. See article.
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Interesting bracket clock made about 1840-1850 by Wiliam Donald of Rhynie, Aberdeenshire (born 1807, died 1878.  Silvered dial, non-striking.  He was also manager of the Gas Works and his work is very uncommon.
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A fine and highly-original lantern clock with original alarmwork, non-striking, by Thomas Moore, the most celebrated of the several-generation Moore clockmaking family of Ipswich, and one of his very earliest clocks made about 1715.  He was born in 1690 and died in 1762.  Very few lantern clocks are known by him and this is the only one recorded so far with a verge pendulum.  Unrestored but in full working order. See article. SOLD.
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A unique early iron-framed, balance-wheel lantern clock with moon and tidal features for London dating from about 1600, perhaps even earlier.  It marks the very beginnings of the English lantern clock. SOLD.
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