No 127.  A lantern clock by Thomas Wheeler, England, circa 1685

A Charles II period brass lantern clock by Thomas Wheeler, Neare The French Church, London. This attractive brass lantern clock has a patinated brass case with a dial which has a crisply engraved centre and a central disc for setting the alarm mechanism. The case has an engraved and signed front fret with entwined dolphins flanked with pierced decorative foliage and is surmounted by the brass bell and finial. 

In an excellent condition. Height:  38 cm/ 15 inch.          SOLD

Thomas Wheeler was apprenticed to Nicholas Coxter in 1647/8 and was free by 1656/7. He held a number of positions in the Clockmakers Company, including Assistant in 1674, Warden in 1680 and Master in 1684. 

Work known - longcase clocks and lantern clocks, usually signed 'near ye French Church in London' or 'Thomas Wheeler, London' or 'Thomas Wheeler Londini Fecit'.

No 127. Lantaarn klok van Thomas Wheeler, Charles II periode, Londen, circa 1685.

Aantrekkelijk vroege lantaarn klok van de gerenommeerde Thomas Wheeler, Neare The French Church, Londen. Messing kast met aantrekkelijk patina, gegraveerde wijzerplaat met bloemen en gegraveerde  centrale schijf voor het wekkerwerk. Signering op de fret, gedecoreerd met dolfijnen, bekroond met een koperen bel en pinakel. De klok is in een zeer goede conditie. Hoogte 38 cm/ 15 nch.

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Thomas Wheeler is leerling van Nicholas Coxter in 1647/8, zelfstandig in 1656/7. Hij bekleedde diverse functies in de Clockmakers Company, waaronder assistent in 1674, Warden in 1680 en Master in 1684.