A late 17th century walnut longcase clock Joseph Windmills, London The square topped hood with moulded cornice over turned 3/4 and 1/4 columns, the concave throat moulding over a long trunk door with feather banded decoration, D-moulded edge and shaped inlaid panels of burr walnut centred by a lenticle on a cross banded and panel inlaid base. The 11 inch square brass dial with cherub spandrels interspersed by engraved foliate scrolls, the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with fancy cruciform half-hour marks signed between VII and V enclosing the matted centre with ringed winding squares, subsidiary seconds and circular date aperture, the movement with five knopped and finned latched pillars, anchor escapement with inside countwheel striking on a bell. Together with two period brass weights and a pendulum. 2m (6ft 6.5ins) high. Footnotes: Joseph Windmills has always been a highly regarded maker of clocks and watches. Brian Loomes records in 'The Early Clockmakers of Great Britain', NAG Press, 1981, page 585, that he was made free of the Clockmakers Company in 1671 and that he took on numerous apprentices, including his son Thomas between 1686 and 1695. He was made Assistant to the Clockmakers Company in 1691, Warden in 1699 and Master in 1702 and is recorded attending until 1720. In 1710 he took over the contract to care for the clocks at the Tower of London from Thomas Tompion. A full account of his clocks and family is given in J. A. Neale, 'Joseph and Thomas Windmills, Clock and Watch Makers 1671-1737', The Antiquarian Horological Society, 1999. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP TP For auctions held in Scotland: Please refer to the catalogue and/or after-sale information or contact Edinburgh@Bonhams.com for more information. For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (The Packengers, Unit 9, Abbey Mead Industrial Park, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1HU, England, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue and/or after-sale information, sent out to all buyers post-sale. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 10 calendar days from the auction date. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing