An ebony table clock with Dutch striking, Henry Jones, London, circa 1685

6¼-inch dial with cherub spandrels and matted centre with calendar aperture, the two train fusee movement with five ring-turned knopped pillars, verge escapement, Dutch striking on two bells controlled by a numbered outside count wheel, the centre pierced and engraved in the form of a rose, the backplate with engraved border and  signed Henricus Jones, Londini within a drapery cartouche, exposed set-up ratchets, the case with shallow domed top, carrying handle and applied with gilt-brass frets, further frets to the door and sides, later escutcheons and bun feet

In generally good orginal condition. Hour hand repaired, minute hand possibly replaced. Movement needs a clean and shows some signs of old restoration. Case re-polished, minor damage and losses to wood frets, later escutcheons and feet. With
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Henry Jones, an outstanding maker, flourished during the last quarter of the 17th Century. He was born circa 1642 in Southampton and came to London in August 1654 when he was apprenticed to Benjamin Hill but moved, most advantageously, soon afterwards, to the workshop of the more famous Edward East. This great maker had a strong influence on the young apprentice which was reflected in the clocks made by Jones throughout his life.  He obtained his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1663 and served that company in a variety of capacities, becoming Master in 1691.

After completing his apprenticeship it appears that Jones continued to work with Edward East until 1672 when he took his own premises in the City of London, off Fleet Street, in the area known as The Temple. It appears that he never moved from that address.  Henry Jones died at the age of sixty-three in 1695 and is buried at St. Dunstan's in the West, in Fleet Street.