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Antique clocks for sale

A handsome and very rare lantern clock by Thomas Tue of King's Lynn, Norfolk, dated 5th December 1663. Re-instated balance wheel regulation. His beautiful dial style is unique to him. Not cleaned recently but in full working order. He was born about 1613 and died in 1710 aged 97, one of the very first domestic clockmakers in the county of Norfolk. This is the only clock by this maker to come on the market in the last forty years - see article. SOLD.
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A strikingly handsome lantern clock of the 1670s or 1680s by Richard Tracy, the only clock so far recorded by this maker. He was born about 1648 and was apprenticed to Nicholas Coxeter of London from 1661 to 1669, but did not take up his freedom in London. The distinctive style of this clock and its bold engraving suggest he moved to the West Country, the clock probably made in Devon between Plymouth and Exeter. A man of this name had a child named Hannah, baptised in Exeter in 1696. It was made originally with verge pendulum and was converted long ago to anchor escapement and long pendulum. Not restored but in full working order.
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A good original (restored) verge pendulum lantern clock made about 1700 by William Jackson of Loughborough, Leicestershire, the earliest clockmaker in that town. He is believed to have been married in 1668 and had children there between 1673 and 1677. This is one of only three lantern clocks recorded by him at Loughborough, one of which is in Leicester Museum. He is believed to have also worked at nearby Lutterworth and a single lantern clock of about 1710 is recorded signed at Lutterworth.
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