ID 1267445
Lot 1601 | Standuhr Charles Gretton London
Info Charles Gretton: Uhrmachermeister in London von 1700-1733, wurde 1648 in Clayplole, Lincolnshire, geboren, zog 1662 nach London und trat am 30. Juni desselben Jahres eine achtjährige Lehre bei Humphrey Downing an, Humphrey Downing starb 1666, aber man nimmt an, dass Gretton seine Lehre unter seiner Witwe Cordelia fortsetzte, 1672 erlangte er seine Freiheit von der Clockmakers Company und nahm sein Geschäft in der Fleet Street auf, 1677 heiratete Charles Gretton Mary Phillips und ließ sich in der Fleet Street nieder, Gretton wurde 1889 zum Assistenten der Clockmaker's Company und 1697 zum Aufseher ernannt, im selben Jahr unterzeichnete er den "Treueeid", 1700 wurde Charles Gretton Meister und heiratete seine zweite Frau Lucy Uffman (seine erste Frau Mary starb 1694), 1701 legte er der Clockmakers' Company 50 Pfund vor, um eine Stiftung zur Unterstützung der Waisen verstorbener Mitglieder zu gründen und wurde 1705/06 erneut zum Meister ernannt, seine zweite Frau Lucy starb vor 1711, in diesem Jahr heiratete Charles Gretton seine dritte Frau, Dorothea Wilson, und zog kurz darauf in sein neu erworbenes zweites Haus in der Chancery Lane, Quelle: Dennis und Laila Radage, Charles Gretton, Through the Golden Age.
Auction house category: | Clocks and Watches |
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Auction house category: | Clocks and Watches |
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