Table or bracket clock

Art Historical Context

This exquisite table or bracket clock, by London clockmaker John Andrews in1690, exemplifies the of British horology during the late 17th century. a compact 15½ × 10 × 6½ inches, it was designed for portability—ideal for placement on a gentleman's desk or mounted on a wall bracket in a grand country house. As a luxury timepiece from the William and Mary era, it reflects the era's fascination with scientific precision and opulent domestic display, when accurate timekeeping became a status symbol amid England's growing mercantile prosperity. The clock's movement, fashioned from gilded brass and...