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A George III oak longcase clock with an earlier movement by…
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Sydney
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7-Dec-2020
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A George III oak longcase clock with an earlier movement by Daniel Delander (D. 1733), the plain plinth below an arched trunk door, the domed hood with glazed door, the eleven day movement with silvered chapter ring having Roman hours and Arabic minutes, matted centre, pierced blued steel hands, foliate spandrels signed 'Delander London'. Height 195 cm, width 48 cm, depth 24 cm. Other Notes: Daniel Delander (c.1678-1733) of the dial, Devereaux court in the middle temple (later moved to between the temple gates on Fleet Street) was bound as apprentice to Charles Halstead in 1692, becoming a freeman of the Clockmakers' Company in 1699. He is known to have worked for Thomas Tompion as a journeyman alongside George Graham while also producing his own work. Delander was an admired watchmaker and clockmaker in his time, and was the first to produce a stopwatch with independent centre seconds. Examples of his work exist in the Science Museum, London, the Guildhall, London, the British Museum, London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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