Daniel Quare, London, Circa 1700 a turtleshell striking an

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This clock has all the appearance of being a special commission as a luxurious boudoir alarm clock, for its format is out of the normal ‘English’ run, being designed along the lines of German or Dutch table clocks, having a horizontal dial, the movement with horizontally-set plates but a short-bob pendulum swinging in the vertical plane. It may well have been destined for the continental market, in which Quare specialised (see Garnier & Carter, ‘Quare’s export trade’, in The Golden Age of English Horology, 2015, p.283-5), the subtly rich decoration combination of gilt brass and turtleshell being perhaps more suited to the continental market.

Developing this theme, the pierced and engraved spandrels of the dial are distinctly in the Japanese taste, and therefore would have chimed well with the Chinoiserie and Japonerie cabinet rooms as were commonly found in continental princely palaces both in and out of town. The Japanese chrysanthemum-flower motifs in the spandrels would have corresponded well with the oriental porcelain that commonly crowded such cabinet rooms, adding to the luxurious atmosphere.

For more information about this clock, please visit the Carter Marsh website: cartermarsh.com/product/daniel-quare-london-circa-1700/

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