A good late 17th century walnut marquetry month-going longcase clock with ten inch dial Robert Dingley, London The case surmounted by a (later?) carved cherub and scroll cresting over a velvet-backed pierced soundfret raised on turned three-quarter Doric columns, the 41 inch long trunk door with half-round moulded edge framing six panels of bird and foliate inlay in different woods and green-stained boxwood, all within an oyster veneered ground, the base panel featuring a bird with outstretched wings, raised on bun feet, the sides inlaid with oyster-veneered panels. The ten inch square brass dial framed by well cast and finished winged-cherubs head spandrels, signed along the lower edge Robert Dingley London, the chapter ring with Arabic minute track enclosing the Roman numerals, fancy half hour markers and inner quarter hour track, the finely matted centre with Arabic subsidiary seconds ring and chamfered date aperture, the tall rectangular plates united by seven knopped and ringed pillars, with five-wheel trains, the going terminating in an anchor escapement, the strike operated via a small outside countwheel and detent. 2.02m (6ft 7ins) high. Footnotes: Robert Dingley was the son of Thomas Dingley of Ewell in Surrey . He was apprenticed to Richard Pierce from 1661 until 1668. He established his business at George Yard, Lombard Street and worked for another thirty years although surprisingly little of his work survives. He took on seven apprentices including Benjamin Willoughby and George Tyler (see lot 70 in this sale). It is noted that he experimented with the power supply to quarter repeating table clock movements. One of his later clocks, a seaweed marquetry longcase, is illustrated in Dawson, Drover, Parkes, Early English Clocks, Woodbridge 1982, plate 400. Another with similarities to the Knibb workshop is illustrated in R.A.Lee in 'The Knibb Family Clockmakers' Byfleet 1964, plate 188 described as follows: 'Long case clock by Robert Dingley, London showing the influence of the Knibb family in dial design. Case also from Knibbs' casemaker.' and again as an 'Olivewood long case clock inlaid with panels of floral marquetry with green stained ivory leaves. Delicately cut skeleton dial similar to many by Joseph Knibb.' This clock was sold in these rooms 13th December 2011, lot 110. The backboard carries an 18th century (?) handwritten label 'Mr J W Stee...Chew Stoke to be left....call for....' The interior of the trunk door carries a late 17th/early 18th century printed Equation of Time chart entitled: 'A TABLE of Equation of Natural Days SHEWING How much a Clock or Watch ought to be faster or slower than a Sun Dial, and Day of the Year....Printed for Joseph and Thomas Windmill, Watchmakers at the Dial in Tower Street, London.' This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com