A walnut longcase by Daniel Quare, priced at £95,000 by Howard Walwyn.
He praises its small proportions, exceptional figuring and its fine condition that includes the survival of the engraved brass fretwork to the hood.
As a practising Quaker, Quare would not sign any oaths of allegiance preventing his appointment as Clockmaker to the King.
Nevertheless, he was a regular visitor at the palace and was ‘free of the back stairs’.
A walnut longcase by Daniel Quare, priced at £95,000 by Howard Walwyn.
