| Height | 12½ inches (317 mm) |
| Case | The rising hood with an oak carcass veneered in walnut with a superbly-carved decorative swan-neck cresting, centred by a cherub’s head and swag, the sides glazed, with a supporting bracket similarly constructed in oak with fine decorative veneers to the visible areas. |
| Dial | The 4½ inch (114 mm) square gilt-brass dial signed along the base John Knibb, Oxon fecit with a finely matted centre and foliate-engraved spandrels, the silvered chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half-hour marks, typical sculpted blued steel hands and centred by an engraved silvered alarm disc. |
| Movement | The ‘Oxford’ plated movement with four latched vase-shaped pillars, with rope and pulley drive, verge escapement and short bob pendulum, the alarm struck via a vertically-pivoted hammer. |
| Duration | 30 hour |
| Provenance | Sotheby’s, 9th December 1960, lot 79; |
| Literature | RA Lee, The Knibb Family, Clockmakers, 1964, p.65-66, pl.60; |
| Escapement | Knife-edge verge with short bob pendulum |
| Strike Type | Alarm only |
| Exhibited | 1964, Science Museum, Collectors Pieces Clocks and Watches, exhibit no.8; |
Exhibit № 25. John Knibb, Oxford, Circa 1680-82
A very fine and rare Charles II walnut veneered hooded wall timepiece with carved cresting and alarm
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Small wooden cased 30-hour wall clocks were an alternative to the lantern clock and are often thought of as having been located ‘below stairs’, however this rare example is housed in a very good walnut case with a finely carved crest, while the movement is of plated, not birdcage, construction and the dial has two hands for hours and minutes, so in this instance, it seems more likely this clock would have been on display in a more public area of the house.
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Small wooden cased 30-hour wall clocks were an alternative to the lantern clock and are often thought of as having been located ‘below stairs’, however this rare example is housed in a very good walnut case with a finely carved crest, while the movement is of plated, not birdcage, construction and the dial has two hands for hours and minutes, so in this instance, it seems more likely this clock would have been on display in a more public area of the house.
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| Dimensions | 5827373 cm |
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