A GEORGE II BURR WALNUT EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCK
ISAAC DU HAMEL, LONDON, CIRCA 1735
The five pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial, calendar aperture and applied arched signature plate engraved Isa: Du Hamel, LONDON to the matted centre, within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes beyond the outer minute track, with scroll-pierced steel hands and applied female mask centred scroll cast spandrels to angles, beneath arch with STRIKE/SILENT selection dial flanked by dolphin cast mounts, in a case with architectural cornice over break-arch glazed hood door flanked by free-standing columns with brass caps and bases, the sides with break-arch glazed apertures and quarter columns set against bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with book-match burr veneered concave throat moulding over break-arch door also fronted with book-matched burr veneers within a triple-line edged border and with complex edge mouldings, the surround with conforming line-edged panels to upper quadrants and the side veneers divided into two panels within crossbanded borders, the plinth base with cavetto top moulding and further line-bordered book-matched burr veneers to fascia over a moulded skirt.
229cm (90.25ins) high, 52cm (20.5ins) wide, 25.5cm (10ins) deep.
Isaac DuHamel is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London 1731-55. It is most likely that he was of French Huguenot heritage and, as such, would have most probably had connections with the extensive network of Huguenot clockmakers working in London during the first half of the 18th century which included Claude DuChesne and Simon DeCharmes.
Condition Report:
Movement is essentially in working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements but is very dirty/oily hence a precautionary gentle service/lubrication is required before putting into long-term service. The frontplate shows evidence of an hour trip-repeat lever being fitted at one point which is no longer present. The dial is in good original albeit dirty condition. The spandrels retain old gilt finish but with discolouration and wear and most of the silvering has been rubbed-off. The plate retains old discoloured lacquer finish; the hands appear most likely original. The movement is attached to a later pine seatboard which rests on packing pieces applied to the upper surfaces of the cheek uprights indicating that the movement and dial are not original to the case. The case is generally in sound condition with good veneers. The hood would have originally had a caddy superstructure which has been removed and the top applied with a later board. The upper lip moulding of the cornice is a replacement and the quadrants beneath the cornice would have originally been pierced fretwork (hence the present plain panels are later replacements). The dial mask (behind the hood door) has some chips/losses to the overlap as well as some cracking to the veneers. The rear quarter columns are lacking their caps and bases otherwise faults to the hood are very much limited to minor bumps, scuffs, scratches, and shrinkage commensurate with age as well as some historic worm trail damage. The trunk and base are in sound condition although the left-hand throat moulding has lifting and losses to the veneer. The trunk door is now secured by an unsightly turn-catch as the lock is missing and there are two sections of poorly matched patching to the burr veneers. The sides have some slight wear/blemishes to the rear edges and are also very slightly bowed. The plinth has some losses to the edge banding to the lower right corner of the fascia as well as some holes/perforation losses to the burr veneers in general. The rear left-hand edge has some chipping/wear otherwise faults to the base are essentially limited to historic bumps, scuffs, shrinkage and other relatively minor age-related blemishes. The skirt is a replacement.
Clock has two weights and a pendulum only (no winder or case keys).
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A GEORGE II BURR WALNUT EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCK
ISAAC DU HAMEL, LONDON, CIRCA 1735
The five pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial, calendar aperture and applied arched signature plate engraved Isa: Du Hamel, LONDON to the matted centre, within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes beyond the outer minute track, with scroll-pierced steel hands and applied female mask centred scroll cast spandrels to angles, beneath arch with STRIKE/SILENT selection dial flanked by dolphin cast mounts, in a case with architectural cornice over break-arch glazed hood door flanked by free-standing columns with brass caps and bases, the sides with break-arch glazed apertures and quarter columns set against bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with book-match burr veneered concave throat moulding over break-arch door also fronted with book-matched burr veneers within a triple-line edged border and with complex edge mouldings, the surround with conforming line-edged panels to upper quadrants and the side veneers divided into two panels within crossbanded borders, the plinth base with cavetto top moulding and further line-bordered book-matched burr veneers to fascia over a moulded skirt.
229cm (90.25ins) high, 52cm (20.5ins) wide, 25.5cm (10ins) deep.
Isaac DuHamel is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London 1731-55. It is most likely that he was of French Huguenot heritage and, as such, would have most probably had connections with the extensive network of Huguenot clockmakers working in London during the first half of the 18th century which included Claude DuChesne and Simon DeCharmes.
Condition Report:
Movement is essentially in working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements but is very dirty/oily hence a precautionary gentle service/lubrication is required before putting into long-term service. The frontplate shows evidence of an hour trip-repeat lever being fitted at one point which is no longer present. The dial is in good original albeit dirty condition. The spandrels retain old gilt finish but with discolouration and wear and most of the silvering has been rubbed-off. The plate retains old discoloured lacquer finish; the hands appear most likely original. The movement is attached to a later pine seatboard which rests on packing pieces applied to the upper surfaces of the cheek uprights indicating that the movement and dial are not original to the case. The case is generally in sound condition with good veneers. The hood would have originally had a caddy superstructure which has been removed and the top applied with a later board. The upper lip moulding of the cornice is a replacement and the quadrants beneath the cornice would have originally been pierced fretwork (hence the present plain panels are later replacements). The dial mask (behind the hood door) has some chips/losses to the overlap as well as some cracking to the veneers. The rear quarter columns are lacking their caps and bases otherwise faults to the hood are very much limited to minor bumps, scuffs, scratches, and shrinkage commensurate with age as well as some historic worm trail damage. The trunk and base are in sound condition although the left-hand throat moulding has lifting and losses to the veneer. The trunk door is now secured by an unsightly turn-catch as the lock is missing and there are two sections of poorly matched patching to the burr veneers. The sides have some slight wear/blemishes to the rear edges and are also very slightly bowed. The plinth has some losses to the edge banding to the lower right corner of the fascia as well as some holes/perforation losses to the burr veneers in general. The rear left-hand edge has some chipping/wear otherwise faults to the base are essentially limited to historic bumps, scuffs, shrinkage and other relatively minor age-related blemishes. The skirt is a replacement.
Clock has two weights and a pendulum only (no winder or case keys).
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