15th Mar, 2025 9:30 GMT/BST
The Spring Sale
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A Small Hook and Spike Alarm Lantern Clock, signed Tho Wheeler, London, Late 17th Century, four posted case with pieced side frets, side doors with attached winged side apertures, front pierced dolphin fret signed to the lower edge Tho Wheeler London, 3-3/4-inch silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, dial centre finely engraved with floral and scroll decoration, centre alarm disc and single steel hand, double weight driven movement with verge escapement and a central swinging bob pendulum, hour striking and alarm striking with two hammers striking the top mounted bell, case back with alarm work and hook and spikes
25cm high
Thomas Wheeler was apprenticed to Nicholas Coxeter in 1647. He was free of the Clockmakers Company in 1655 and Master in 1684. He died in 1694.
Sold for £3,500
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Bell strap looks later made but to a high standard, later side door panels with later attached winged pendulum apertures, dial chapter ring has slightly discoloured, the alarm work has been later reinstated, pendulum rod and bob has been later made, movement plates are dusty, movement needs cleaning, movement pinions and wheels have been restored in the past, movement looks complete. With one weight.
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Auction: The Spring Sale, 15th Mar, 2025
Property from a host of private collections will be coming up in the Spring Sale. Included in the sale are: The Property of Sir Brooke Boothby removed from Fonmon Castle; The Selected Contents of Eden Lacy, Lazonby, from the Estate of Victor Gubbins; Selected Items from The Court House, Bolton-by-Bowland; The Property of the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Charlton Park; The Property of Sir Graham Wyllie; and A Private Collection, Victoria Lodge, Tweedsmuir, Biggar.
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