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Individual objects described by auction houses, specialist dealers and collection catalogues. Attribution, dates and specifications remain source-reported unless independently established; rights clearance is pending.

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Front view of the brass lantern clock showing the engraved dial, pierced fret, and bell assembly

Clock · Lantern clock

Ahasuerus Fromanteel Brass Lantern Clock, circa 1650

This brass lantern clock dates to circa 1650 and is catalogued as made by Ahasuerus Fromanteel of London. The dial plate measures 5¾ inches across its chapter ring and is engraved with tulip motifs, signed within a drapery cartouche 'A Fromanteel, Londini Fecit'. The clock features a central alarm disc and is constructed as a conventional posted frame surmounted by a top bell, pierced strap and shield frets, and turned finials, resting on turned ball feet. The auctioneer notes a verge escapement with top-mounted balance and a replaced alarm train.

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Full-length front view of the ebony-veneered architectural longcase clock

Clock · Longcase clock

Ahasuerus Fromanteel early pendulum longcase clock movement and dial in custom architectural case

Source documentation describes a rare early pendulum clock movement and dial by Ahasuerus Fromanteel, London, dating to circa 1665 and later, presented in a custom 20th-century ebony-veneered architectural case. The 8.5-inch gilt brass dial incorporates winged cherub spandrels, a solid silver chapter ring, and a date aperture above the signature 'A Fromanteel, Londini.' The two-train movement features shouldered plates, bolt-and-shutter maintaining power, a knife-edge verge escapement with a short bob pendulum, and an outside countwheel strike operating a hammer mounted on the backplate. The custom case is constructed with an ebony veneer on an oak carcass and features a triangular pediment.

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Ahasuerus I Fromanteel hooded wall clock with calendar, ca. 1660–65, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1974.28.93)

Clock · Wall clock

Hooded wall clock with calendar

The Metropolitan Museum of Art documents this English hooded wall clock with calendar, dated to approximately 1660–65 and made by London clockmaker Ahasuerus I Fromanteel. According to the museum, the piece demonstrates the early English adoption of pendulum regulation, uniting a traditional verge escapement with a short pendulum derived from Christiaan Huygens' invention. The clock features an architectural black hooded case with a triangular pediment, gilt finials, columns, and a winged cherub mount. The dial displays a silvered chapter ring with a calendar aperture above VI, driven by twin weights suspended below.

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The dial plate of the hooded wall clock featuring the signature of Ahasuerus I Fromanteel.

Clock · Wall clock

Hooded wall clock with calendar by Ahasuerus I Fromanteel

This hooded wall clock with a calendar function was made in London by Ahasuerus I Fromanteel, an English clockmaker active between 1607 and 1693. Dated to approximately 1660–65, the clock features a combination of ebony and oak, with the case finished in ebony veneer and ebonized wood, accented by gilded brass elements. The dial is composed of gilded brass with an applied silvered-brass chapter ring. The internal movement is constructed from brass and steel components. The overall dimensions of the object are approximately 19 1/2 inches in height, 12 inches in width, and 7 1/4 inches in depth, with the dial plate measuring 8 1/4 inches across. The Metropolitan Museum of Art maintains this specimen within its collection, which was acquired as part of the Bequest of Irwin Untermyer in 1973.

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Source listing · 1974.28.93