Antique 17th century William and Mary Marquertry long case clock.
The long case clock come in for restoration, the case dates from being built in 1692 and was completed in 1694, . The long case clock had remained in the same family since it was made and until early this year when it was purchased by the new owner
The case was fitted with a brass dial of a eight day movement and was by. A Edward bird, Edward Bird is an elusive maker; although there is no record of him in the Clockmakers Company archives, there are approximately 8 known longcase clocks dating from the last 20 years of the 17th century that bear his name
The longcase case clock was ordered by Nathaniel Bond KS (14 June 1634 – 31 August 1707), of Creech Grange in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, was an English lawyer and Member of Parliament.
Bond was the fourth son of Denis Bond, a prominent politician during the Interregnum, succeeding to the family estates at Lutton after all his elder brothers died without male heirs, and also in 1686 buying the neighbouring estate of Grange which subsequently became the family seat.
He was educated at Oxford University, awarded a fellowship at All Souls College, matriculated from Wadham College in 1650,[graduating B.C.L. in 1654, and incorporated LL.B. at Cambridge University in 1659.He proceeded to the Inner Temple, where he was called to the bar in 1661.Making his career in the law, he was a barrister and King's Serjeant. He entered Parliament in 1679 as member for Corfe Castle, and subsequently also represented Dorchester in 1681.. On 21 December 1667 he married Elizabeth Churchill (b. 1648/9 d. 1674).His second marriage, on 3 August 1675, was to Mary Browne (d. 1728), widow of Thomas Browne of Frampton and daughter of Lewis Williams of Shitterton, and they had two sons:
The longcase clock at some point in its life had fallen over and done some large amounts of damage to the case , at this point I presume that the case was rebuilt in to the condition it now in when it arrived in the workshop. The case had the wrong plinthon it , damage to veneers, damage to the Marquertry panels , wrong mouldings and would need to be changed. The hood had it barley twist columns missing and would need making from new ones , venee repairs to the carcass .missing turning to the caddy top .Once all the repairs were done the case was then cleaned and repolished before axing and final assembly . Now the case was ready for the movement after being serviced and repired.
Www.chapmanrestoration,co.uk
