JOHN BENNETT
PLYMOUTH
John Bennett is recorded in English Lantern Clocks by George White, and an example of his work is illustrated of the late seventeenth century.
Plymouth was a small and relatively unimportant town for clockmaking until the latter part of the 18th century remembering that the famous Thomas Mudge worked there. This clock is a fine centre swing pendulum winged Lantern clock.
An attractive clock with good colour and well-executed engraving, some of the alarm work, backplate and wings have been replaced. The production of these clocks started in the 17th century, almost all examples known were produced with alarm train and verge escapement. The alarm work can be comfortably planted on the backplate and not fowl the pendulum. This is a good example of this period of lantern clock making.
c. 1690
Price £8900
