Table or bracket clock, Clockmaker: Thomas Tompion (British, 1639–1713), ca. 1696, British, London, Case: ebony veneered on oak with gilded- and silvered-brass fittings; Movement: brass and steel, Overall: 16 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 7 in. (41.3 × 26.7 × 17.8 cm), Horology, Clockmaker: Thomas Tompion (British, 1639–1713), This portable clock has a repeating mechanism allowing it to strike on the quarter hour and hour, a valuable feature in darkness. Except for special commissions, the cases of Tompion table clocks tended to be rather sober
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