A LATE 17TH CENTURY WILLIAM III PERIOD WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK SIGNED THOMAS WHEELER, LONDINI FECIT, CIRCA 1685-90 the flat topped case with blind fret carved frieze over glazed apertures to the sides and barley twist columns, the convex throat moulding over the moulded trunk door with brass mounted lenticle, on a plinth base and squat bun feet, the 11 inch square brass dial with gilt winged putto mask spandrels flanked by engraving, the silvered Roman chapter ring signed 'Thos Wheeler Londini Fecit', with gilt matted centre and chamfered date aperture with engraving of three crowns, with ringed winding squares and silvered subsidiary seconds dial, the eight day weight driven movement united by five knopped and finned pillars, with anchor escapement striking on a bell, with pendulum, two weights, winder and case key, 206cm high Provenance: From a private collection. Condition: Seen running in owner's home, but not fully tested or guaranteed. Notes: According to Baillie, Thomas Wheeler was apprenticed in 1647 to Nicholas Coxeter, was free of the Clockmakers Company in 1655, a Warden from 1680 and was appointed Master in 1684. His last record of attendance was in 1694 and is thought to have died between 1695 and 1701, when his widow received charity from the Company.