Bidspirit auction | 18th-century English lantern clock with

18th-century English lantern clock with striking mechanism for the Turkish market, George Clarke London - An antique 18th-century English brass lantern clock for the Turkish market (the Ottoman Empire, which at the time covered a large part of the Middle East). Brass dial with ornamentation in the corners and brass chapter ring with crescent moon symbols. Marked at the top 'Geo Clarke Londen Hall Street London'. George Clarke worked as a clockmaker in Leadenhall Street, London from 1725 until his death in 1766. He is known for his clocks with Turkish numerals and supplied many to the wealthy in Constantinople and the Ottoman Empire.