Pick of the Week
A Tompion longcase with a case attributed to the Anglo-Dutch cabinetmaker Jasper Braem c.1680, sold for $130,000 (£97,000) at Bonhams New York on June 6.
By 1677, the great English clockmaker Thomas Tompion (1639-1713) was subletting part of his famous London premises – The Dial and Three Crowns at Water Lane – to one Jasper Braem or Bream (fl.1677-96).