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A 1930s Art Deco Jaeger traveling alarm clock, folding case with swiss movement.8cm long.

A mixed lot of collectors items to include an Imhof carriage type alarm clock, small cased pair of Zeiss opera glasses, Jaegar Recital travelling alarm clock, four gold plated and other Du Pont cigarette lighters, filigree needle case, gentleman's Omega De Ville and other wristwatches, fob seal, Lusitania medal, fruit knives, 1910 Belgian Exposition medallion, cased 1970/71 proof coins and other items  

An early 20th brass, five glass carriage alarm clock, the eight day movement striking upon a bell, faced by enamel Roman dial, 14.5cm (handle up)Currently working, with key 

Richard Gilkes, Whitchurch. Thirty hour hooded wall clock with alarm. 10'' brass dial with silvered chapter ring and alarm disk. Floral engraving to centre of dial. Small thirty hour steel pillared movement with alarm striking on a bell, movement plates 3 x 4 1/2''. Contained in an associated oak case/hoodMovement/dial in good original condition. Case appears to be associated but looks in keepingCONDITION:Movement/dial in good original condition. Case appears to be associated but looks in keeping

An early 20th century French brass cased carriage timepiece, height 15cm, together with two other carriage timepieces, a silvered brass carriage alarm clock, a Marpro brass cased yacht wall timepiece, a brass four pillar movement and brass cased mantel timepiece (faults).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A 20th century Chinese cloisonné and brass cased carriage alarm clock, the movement striking hours and half hours and repeating on a bell, the dial with Roman hour numerals and centre seconds above alarm dial with Arabic numerals, the case with swing handle above a bevelled glass front and turquoise ground cloisonné panels, filled with polychrome foliate scrolls, height 19cm, with winding key.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A late 19th century French gilt lacquered brass carriage alarm clock with eight day movement striking on a gong, the white enamelled dial with black Roman hour numerals above a subsidiary alarm dial, the case with fluted swing handle and corner columns, bevelled glass panels and pierced fretwork bands, on turned feet, height 15.5cm, with travelling case.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A late 17th/early 18th century gentleman's clock watch movement and dial by Daniel Quare, the gilt fusee movement with verge escapement and alarm or pull repeat, Egyptian pillars and finely pierced and engraved balance cock, the backplate signed 'Daniel Quare London', the silvered circular champlevé dial with Roman hours and outer Arabic minutes, the centre with foliate engraved decoration and signed 'Quare London', dial diameter 7.2cm (lacking case). Note: Daniel Quare (1649-1724) was a celebrated maker of fine clocks and watches, who invented a repeating watch movement in 1680. He was Master of the Clockmakers' Company in 1708.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A Longines steel and gilt metal lady's bracelet wristwatch, case diameter 2.4cm, with spare link, international warranty booklet, case and box, together with a Waltham USA gilt metal cased gentleman's wristwatch, case width 3.1cm, a base metal cased gentleman's wristwatch, case width 3cm, two Swiza alarm clocks and a Potifa folding travelling clock.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

7 inch and 45 records, including the Moody Blues, Jimmy Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Strawderry Alarm Clock, Status Quo, Atomic Rooster, The Who, Buffalo Springfield, The Zombies, The XL5, The YardBirds, Cat Stevens, Steppenwolf, Queen, Ozzy Osborne, The Move, Alice Cooper, Deep Purple, Spencer Davis Group, ELO, Blackfoot Sue, Free, BadFinger, Etc. Approx 250 singles and EPs, mostly Uk and some Foreign Imports.

An early 20th Century brass carriage clock with Alarm dial, 11.5cm tall

Vinyl - 10 Original Mainly USA 1960’s Pressing Psych albums to include Strawberry Alarm Clock – Wake Up...It's Tomorrow (Original USA Pressing) VG+ / EX, The Strawberry Alarm Clock – Incense And Peppermints (Original USA Pressing) VG+ / VG++. Love – Forever Changes (Original USA Stereo Pressing) VG+ / EX- . Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow (Original USA Pressing) VG+ / VG+. Condello – Phase 1 (Original USA Pressing) VG+ / EX. The Fox – For Fox Sake Vol. I (Original Canadian Pressing) VG / VG++. Quicksilver Messenger Service – Quicksilver Messenger Service (Original USA Pressing) VG / VG. Loadstone – Loadstone (Original USA Pressing) VG+ / VG+. Spanky & Our Gang – Anything You Choose B/W Without Rhyme Or Reason (Original Canadian Pressing) VG+ / EX. Clear Light – Clear Light (Original USA, Butterfly Labels) VG / VG+

Vergoldete Automaten-Türmchenuhr mit Glockenschlag, Wecker und beweglichen Figuren der JagdthematikHöhe: 44 cm. Sockelbreite 27 cm. Tiefe: 23 cm.Wohl Augsburg, um 1630.Feuervergoldete Bronze, Eisen, Stahl, Silber und Versilberung.Spindelwerk in Eisen und Eisenschnitt, Federwerke in Stahl, poliert. Federaufzug mittels Schlüssel. Die Seitenwände abnehmbar, wodurch ein Einblick ins Werk und die Federn möglich ist.Das Stundenschlagwerk ist mit den Jagdfiguren des Aufsatzes verbunden, die nach rechts kreisen. Der Viertelschlag ist zudem mit den beiden außerhalb des Pavillons sitzenden Hunden verbunden, die sich beim Schlag auf- und nieder heben. Diese Raffinesse führt eine lebendige Schauszenerie vor, entsprechend einem figürlichen Glockenspiel.Der Aufbau turmförmig, wie bei etlichen berühmten Augsburger Beispielen, auf ebonisiertem Sockel und nochmaliger vergoldeter, floral reliefierter Gehäusebasis, über der sich der rechteckige Turm erhebt. An den Ecken kannelierte Eckpilaster mit Volutenkapitellen und hohen Basen mit prominenter Diamantrustika. Der bekrönende Aufsatz verjüngt sich nach oben, dreiteilig gegliedert. Er setzt mit einem durchbrochen gearbeiteten Gesims an, mit Einblick zu den beiden Glocken. An den Ecken vier pyramidenförmige Aufsätze, dazwischen Baluster, die den runden, zweistufigen Aufsatz umstehen. In der ersten Ebene werden in den Öffnungen Figuren sichtbar, die bei Glockenschlag kreisen – eine Hirschfigur, verfolgt von einem Bogenschützen in Begleitung von Hunden. Daneben beidseits zwei kleine Hunde, die sich beim Glockenschlag anheben. Die Figürchen in Silberguss. Der obere Aufsatz, in Form eines runden Pavillons, enthält im Inneren eine stehende menschliche Gestalt mit Hirschgeweih, die sich dreht. Gemeint ist Aktäon, der mythische Jäger, der durch die Jagdgöttin Diana in einen Hirsch verwandelt wurde. Die bogig durchbrochene abschließende Kuppelkalotte trägt als Bekrönung eine plastische, ebenfalls vergoldete Figur des Gottes Hermes mit geflügeltem Petasos und Flügelschuhen.Sämtliche vier Seiten des Turmgehäuses sind in feiner Graviertechnik mit C-Bögen, Blattvoluten und Blüten dekoriert und mit runden Zifferblättern bzw. Funktionsanzeigen besetzt:An der Vorderseite das primäre Zifferblatt mit eingefasstem Ziffernring, versilbert (dunkle Patina) als 24-Stunden-Kapitelring mit römischen Stunden und 5-Minuten-Intervall-Anzeige. Alarm-Einstellungsscheibe, lateinisch beschriftet für Sonnenaufgang, Mittag und Sonnenuntergang. Die drei Zeiger gebläut.An den Seiten Hilfszifferblätter mit Angabe der zuletzt geschlagenen Viertelstunden und Stunden.An der Rückseite ein weiterer 24-Stunden-Kapitelring, der ebenfalls eine vergoldete Volvelle umschließt, mit Anzeige der Mondphasen, ferner mit Diagramm der ptolemäischen Planeten-Aspekte; die Alarm-Einstellscheibe mit 24-Stundenangabe und lateinischen Bezeichnungen für Sonnenaufgang, Mittag, Sonnenuntergang und Nacht.Ein der vorliegenden Uhr wenigstens im Aufbau sehr verwandtes Beispiel schuf der Augsburger Uhrmacher Matthias Greylach. A.R. (†)Provenienz:Masterpieces from the Time Museum, Sotheby’s, New York, 2. Dezember 1999, Lot 50.Literatur:Peter Frieß/ Eva Langenstein (Hrsg.), Mechanik aus der Wunderkammer, Die Vorläufer der Computer, anlässlich einer Ausstellung auf der 41. Deutschen Kunst- und Antiquitätenmesse vom 28. November – 4. Dezember 1996, Katalog des Deutschen Museums Bonn – im Gespräch mit Wissenschaft und Technik, München 1996.Jürgen Abeler, Meister der Uhrmacherkunst, Wuppertal 2010.Richard Mühe/ Horand M. Vogel, Alte Uhren. Ein Handbuch europäischer Tischuhren, Wanduhren und Bodenstanduhren, München 1976 (mit Abb. einer Türmchenuhr). (1322017) (11)Gilt automat “Türmchenuhr” with strike on bell, alarm and moving figures with hunting theme Height: 44 cm.Base width: 27 cm.Depth: 23 cm.Probably Augsburg, ca. 1630.Fire-gilt bronze, iron, steel, silver, and silver plating. The structure is tower-shaped, as are several famous Augsburg examples, on an ebonized base and a further gilt-base decorated with floral reliefs surmounted by a rectangular tower. The corners are decorated with pilasters with volute capitals and tall bases with prominent diamond rustication. The top-most part tapers upwards and is divided into three parts: it starts with an openwork cornice revealing two bells on the inside. There are four pyramid-shaped attachments at the corners, with balusters in between that surround the round, two-tiered top part. The first level reveals cast silver figurines in the openings that circle when the clock chimes: a deer pursued by an archer accompanied by dogs. Next to it on either side are two small dogs, which rise at the chime of the bell. The upper part is shaped like a round pavilion with a revolving human figure with deer antlers inside. This is Actaeon, the mythical hunter who was transformed into a stag by the hunting goddess Diana. The arched, openwork calotte at the top of the dome is surmounted by a three-dimensional gilt-figure of the god Hermes with winged petasos hat and winged shoes.All four sides of the tower housing are decorated with fine engravings with c-shaped arches, leaf volutes and flowers and set with round dials or function displays: On the front the primary dial with a framed numeral ring, silvered (dark patina) as a 24-hour chapter ring with Roman hour numerals and 5-minute interval display. Alarm dial, labelled in Latin for sunrise, noon, and sunset. The three hands are blued.Subdials on the sides show the last struck quarter hours and hours. On the reverse another 24-hour chapter ring, also enclosing a gilt volvelle, showing the phases of the moon, further with a diagram of the Ptolemaic planetary aspects; the alarm dial with 24-hour indication and Latin terms for sunrise, noon, sunset and night. Spindle movement in iron and cut iron, spring mechanisms in polished steel. Spring winding by key. The side walls can be removed, allowing access to the movement and the springs. The hourly striking mechanism is connected to the hunting figures of the top part, which circle to the right. The quarter beat is also connected to the two dogs sitting outside the pavilion, who rise up and back down on each strike. This sophisticated mechanism presents a lively spectacle, corresponding to a figural carillon.The Augsburg clockmaker Matthias Greylach created an example that is very similar to the present clock, at least in terms of the clock’s structure. (†)Provenance:Masterpieces from the Time Museum, Sotheby's, New York, 2 December 1999, lot 50.Literature:Peter Frieß/ Eva Langenstein (ed.), Mechanik aus der Wunderkammer, Die Vorläufer der Computer, on the occasion of an exhibition at the 41st German Art and Antiques Fair, 28 November – 4 December 1996, catalogue of the Deutsches Museum Bonn – im Gespräch mit Wissenschaft und Technik, Munich 1996.Jürgen Abeler, Meister der Uhrmacherkunst, Wuppertal 2010.Richard Mühe/ Horand M. Vogel, Alte Uhren. Ein Handbuch europäischer Tischuhren, Wanduhren und Bodenstanduhren, Munich 1976 (with ill. of a little tower clock).Bodenstanduhren, Munich 1976 (with ill. of a little tower clock).

Cartier Paris travel alarm clock with malachite style frame, on gilt easel back, the adjustment knobs having cabochon decorations, height 7.5cm

Automoton novelty bird in cage alarm clock, height 13cm

An oak cased hooded pantry clock with alarm by Whitehurst, Derby, mid 19th century, arched top above signed circular 23.5cm silvered dial, with central alarm dial and single iron hand, the four pillar movement with anchor escapement 65cm highmore photos attached. thanks.

Pierre Farber fountain pen and a ball point pen, boxed, a Wordsworth & Black fountain pen, boxed, and a Wordsworth & Black box with fountain pen ink refills, together with a travel alarm clock

A MIXED VINTAGE LOT TO INCLUDE VINTAGE JARS, TRAVELLING ALARM CLOCK, BOXED GLASS SET, DOMINOES, RULERS, ETC

A MID CENTURY WESTCLOX BIG BEN DESK ALARM CLOCK

A so-called office or notary's clock, Friesland, 19th century. Oak case, the curved hood is crowned by two gilded trumpet-blowing angels and ditto Atlas. Polychrome painted dial with a shepherd with sheep in the arch, the corners with laton copper ornaments depicting the seasons, dial with Roman and Arabic numerals indicates the minutes and alarm position, l 116 cm.

A chair clock, Friesland, early 19th century. Polychrome decorated wooden chair with sawn out cheeks. Hood lead with, among other things, putti, style lead with rubies and attic lead with coat of arms, polychrome decorated dial with fantasy landscape in the arch. The dial ring with Roman and Arabic numerals indicates the hours, minutes and alarm status, h 75 cm

A Frisian model tail clock, 19th century. Oak case, the double hood is crowned with Atlas and trumpet-blowing angels, pilasters with brass Corinthian capital and base as styles, polychrome decorated dial, arch with fantasy landscape and ship mechanism, dial ring with Roman and Arabic numerals indicates the hours, minutes and alarm position , the movement with going, alarm and striking mechanism on the full, half and quarter hours, h 148 cm.

A chair clock, Friesland, early 19th century. Polychrome decorated wooden chair with cut-out cheeks. Hood with, among other things, putti, style lead with rubies and attic lead with coat of arms, polychrome decorated dial with fantasy landscape in the arch. The dial ring with Roman and Arabic numerals indicates the hours, minutes and the alarm mode, h 72 cm (damage)

A double hooded tail clock with curved tympanum crown of Atlas and trumpet-blowing angels, 1st half 19th century. Oak case, ebonised pilasters with brass Corinthian capital and base as styles, polychrome decorated dial with a fantasy landscape at the top, dial ring with Roman and Arabic numerals indicates the hours and minutes, the movement with alarm and striking mechanism on the whole and half hours, l 165 cm (repairs).

Victorian postman's alarm clock with mahogany twelve inch dial with weights and pendulum.

A box of vintage and later cameras, Miranda binoculars, Binatone telephone, radio alarm clock

Matthew Norman, London, carriage clock with alarm striking on a bell, the principal dial above a subsidiary alarm dial with an embossed fleur de lys gilt mask, in a corniche brass case, 11 cm high excluding swing handle.

Three nice quality items from Asprey, including a silver card holder, a quartz travel alarm clock and a silver notebook holder with possibly silver plated pen insert, engraved (3)

Star Wars - Hasbro - Episode 1 - The Power of The Force - A selection of 8, boxed 12" figures, Lightsaber and Musical alarm clock to include: Darth Maul & Obi-Wan Kenobi Mega Collectibles by Applause. Power of The Force Lightsaber with sounds. Items appear to be in excellent condition. (This does not constitute a guarantee).

A 'EUROPA' TRAVEL CLOCK, early 20th century 'Europa' travel clock, a hand wound 7 jewelled movement with a mechanical alarm, Arabic numerals, a retractable lozenge shape case with an etched fish scene (condition report: general moderate wear, some indenting and large amount of scratches to case, stiffness to open and close case, currently working, time keeping not tested)

A GROUP OF SUNDRIES comprising a framed etching by Pierre Bonnard 'Jeune Fille Lisant', two small WHW Hagenauer bronze figures, a silverplate cream jug, a silverplate 'Queen Anne' style Ronson table lighter, a leather cigar case, a small brass alarm clock (clock works but cannot move hands), a Parker fountain pen, a Lee Guinness technical, drafting, drawing instrument set (9)

TWO BOXES OF ELECTRICAL AND TECHNICAL ITEMS, to include three mobile phones, a Blackberry 9300 and a boxed LG KE970, a boxed Samsung GT-S3100 slider phone, a boxed Tomtom GO 510 satellite navigation system, a boxed unused Roberts Sports DAB 2 digital radio, a boxed 'Forerunner' 305 GPS-enabled trainer with heart rate, a boxed Casio EX-Z700 camera, a Science Museum alarm clock, a West German Ilford Sporti camera, a boxed Tomtom XL live, a Panasonic TZ30 camera with a Leica Dc lens, a boxed Kelvin 23 multi tool, a Netgear wireless router, a pair of Nordica K5.1 quick fit ski boots, a Novum chain stitch automatic sewing machine, brass light switches, metal drawer handles, etc. (2 boxes + loose)

A GROUP OF CLOCKS AND BAROMETERS, to include wall, mantel and alarm clocks, a Royal Air Force Spitfire wall clock, a wooden cased wall clock marked 'Towcester Clock Works Co' approximate diameter 32cm, a Seiko mantel clock, an Acctim pale blue alarm clock, two barometers, etc (9 +2 keys) (sd, untested)

Vintage Metamec bed side alarm clock and lamp and a retro Kodak brownie camera 127, untested

A Victorian circular beech postman's wall alarm clock

Only Fools & Horses - Heroes & Villains (1996 Christmas Special) - an original vintage Bush made Italian clock radio in orange and black. In the episode, clocks identical to this were rebranded as fictional 'Betatime Radio Alarm Clocks', supposedly made in Latvia. This clock comes autographed to the side by Sir David Jason (Del) in black ink. Unboxed, untested. 31cm long, approx. Supplied with a COA from the Only Fools and Horses Appreciation Society.

Zenith Watch Co brass cased alarm clock with travel case, pair of c19th brass push up candlesticks, silver plated cruet set, and a silver plated dish

An early 20th century tan crocodile skin travelling dressing case - fully fitted, the silver items finished with a turquoise guilloche enamel, including a full brush and mirror set, a comb, six faceted glass containers, a travelling alarm clock, a notepad, a shoe horn and a manicure set, case dimensions 52 x 36 x 17cm.

A Gucci bedside clock - cast polished metal, fitted with electronic alarm movement, with retail boxes and instructions

A late 19th century Black Forest postal alarm clock - with a white painted dial set out in Roman numerals, fitted with a typical 'bird-cage' movement, diameter 31cm

A Ross soldier alarm clock plus a Newray tank and four alien figurines

A 1950's 'Gantoy' Bakelite TV, pull out the drawer and the screen moves and plays a tune, plus a 1960's Noddy 'nodding' alarm clock

Messing, vergoldet. Mit Original-Etui. Runde Form mit verstellbarem Stand. Gerundete, wulstähnliche, elfenbeinfarbene Rahmung, mit dekorativen Tricolor-Dekorelementen, sog. "Trinity". Quarzwerk mit Weckerfunktion. Römische Zahlen. Rückseitig aufstellbar mit bogenförmigem Klappstand und blauem Cabochon-Aufzug. Herstellerzeichen. H. 8 cm. D. 7,2 cm."Les Must de Cartier" gilt brass travel alarm clock. Original case. Maker´s mark.Schweiz/Paris. Cartier. 20. Jh.

R. & C. (probably Richard & Cie): a late 19th Century gilt brass repeating carriage alarm clock, with enamelled roman dial and subsidiary alarm dial, the platform lever escapement striking on a gong, maker's stamp to backplate, with key, height with handle lowered 14.5cms.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

A FRENCH GILT METAL CASED CARRIAGE CLOCK the enamel dial signed 'ORANGE A PARIS', with subsidiary alarm dial, 11cm high with carrying handle down, with original carrying case Condition Report : one foot missing, enamel dial cracked, movement untested Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

A touch lamp/alarm clock.

A fine late 19th century French engraved brass gorge-cased carriage clockR. E. Dent, ParisThe rippled handle over a bevelled oval glass escapement inspection panel framed by a raised border over moulded corner columns and an ogee base, engraved all over with flowerheads and foliate scrolls on a matted ground. The white enamel Roman dial with blued steel Breguet hands signed R.E. Dent Paris either side of VI, over an Arabic alarm dial and framed by a florally engraved mask. The triple spring barrel movement with jewelled Swiss lever gilt platform escapement and half-cut compensated bimetallic balance, the backplate signed again for the retailer R. E. Dent. Ticking, with double ended key. 15 cms (5.5 ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A good and rare late 19th Century French carriage clock with three Limoges panelsNumbered 671The ribbed and block handle above a bevelled rectangular escapement observation window, the moulded top supported by four reeded Corinthian columns, the back door glazed, on a stepped base, both sides mounted with Limoges panels depicting a courtier and his falcon, to the left he stands admiring the bird; to the right he gazes towards another bird in the sky, a crossbow by his side; both costumes decorated in full colours with gilt highlights and plants beside them. The black Limoges Roman dial with gilt minute band framed by Renaissance style scrolls with enamel jewelled highlights, with gilt brass stylised beetle and poker hands over a scene depicting a small castle and herald framing the subsidiary Arabic alarm dial with brass arrow pointer. The triple spring barrel movement with silvered and jewelled English lever escapement, the back plate stamped 671 and with French winding directions, striking on a blued steel gong. 20cms (7.5ins) highThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A fine and rare late 19th Century French silvered and gilt brass carriage clock set with three Limoges enamel panelsBreguet, Number 3883The two-colour case with ribbed handle above a rectangular bevelled glass escapement observation window, the cornice and base both with rippled edge, on a stepped and moulded base and applied block feet. The right-hand panel depicting a nobleman in multi-coloured, iridescent Limoges enamel, seen standing in an interior, a long sword in his hand; the left-hand panel depicting a noblewoman in elaborate multi-coloured and iridescent headdress, with lavish dress, pearl necklace and peacock fan. The Limoges Roman dial with delicate white Roman numerals enclosed by a gilt minute band, iridescent floral groups to the upper corners, fleur des lys hands set over a pair of en grisaille cherubs framing a blank shield within floral garlands and gilt scrollwork. The triple spring barrel movement with silvered and jewelled English lever escapement, with half-cut and compensated bimetallic balance, the back plate stamped 2600 in the lower left corner and the top engraved Breguet No 3883 with a silvered Arabic alarm-setting dial with blued steel pointer. Striking on a blued steel gong. 20.5cms (8ins) highThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A fine and rare late 19th Century French brass grande-sonnerie striking carriage clock set with exceptional pierced brass side panelsLe Roy et fils, Paris, number 10316The foliate cast handle raised on bamboo-style uprights over a cast cornice set on elaborate Corinthian style columns to a concave-moulded base and block feet; the left-hand side panel depicting a seated pipe player within an Art Nouveau style frame enriched by climbing flowers and leaves, all off-set by a rich blue enamel ground, the left-hand side panel showing a seated woman in early 19th century dress next to an urn, again within the framework of climbing inter-twined foliage and flowers, with a bevelled glass rear door. The recessed silvered Arabic dial with blued steel hands over an alarm-setting subsidiary, both framed within an equally fine mask of entwined flowers and leaves. The triple spring barrel movement with silvered lever platform escapement striking the hours, quarters and half-hours on a pair of blued steel coiled gongs, with three-position selection lever to the underside offering a choice of strike options or silence. Signed in engraved copperplate script at the base Le Roy et fils 20cms (8ins) high. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A good late 19th century French gorge cased repeating carriage clock with strike/silent lever in the baseCharles Frodsham, London, Number 20679The ribbed handle above a large bevelled glass escapement viewing aperture, concave uprights and four bevelled glass panels on a moulded base. The underside of the base with strike/silent lever. The white enamel Roman and Arabic dial signed across the centre Chas. Frodsham 115 New Bond Street No20679 Paris with blued steel spade hands, over a subsidiary Arabic alarm dial. The three-spring barrel movement with a jewelled Swiss lever platform escapement and a cut and compensated bimetallic balance, the back plate engraved Chas Frodsham & Co Ld Paris No 20679 and stamped 36245 in the left corner. Ticking, striking, repeating and sounding the alarm on a blued steel gong. 17 cms (6.5 ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A fine and rare late 19th Century French porcelain-panelled Carriage clockVictor Reclus, ParisThe Anglaise Riche case with ribbed handle over rectangular inspection panel and repeat button, set to the corners with elaborate silvered and gilt caryatide columns framing the three polychrome panels depicting Classical women and putti, on a stepped base. The white Roman chapter ring with blued steel fleur de lys hands. The two-train movement with rack striking on a gong and a silvered English lever platform escapement with timing screw adjusted balance. Ticking and striking. Together with a double-ended winding key. 21cms (8 ins) highFootnotes:An identical model, also by Reclus and numbered 127, was Lot 138 of Christie's Dr. Eugene and Rose Antelis Collection of Important French Carriage Clocks, 26 November 1998. Victor Reclus was born on 30 September 1831 in Bergerac to Marie Venencie and Antoine Tonin Reclus, the latter of whom was a cutler. He moved to Paris with his partner, Virginie Louise Leroy, at some point before 1846, the year their only child, Henriette Clarisse Amélie, was born. In 1856 he opened up a horology shop on the Rue Dauphine, and that March he filed his first patent 'For a type of meter for carts'. This meter was for use with horse drawn carts, inevitably having a limited amount of commercial success. He and Virginie were also married that same year.He moved his workshop to the Rue des Lavandières-Sainte-Opportune in 1858, then the Rue du Temple in 1860. Concurrently he took out patents for, among other things, an aerial telegraphy system (Feb. 1857) and an alarm clock (Aug. 1858). At his height, he was employing a few dozen workers in his workshop in Paris. He developed a trademark for his clocks and watches (a sunburst with the initials VR) and a separate one for his barometers (an R in a lozenge shape). In addition to the Paris workshop, he seems to have had a second home in Joinville-le-Pont. He also became politically active; in September 1869 he joined his workers in petitioning for the protection from arrest for a group of striking miners in Loire. The year before he joined the Charity board of the Palissy à Joinville-le-Pont town council. It is possible he continued his political involvement; a town councillor from Joinville was elected in 1869, with the name Pierre Victor Reclus. Pierre Victor Reclus remained part of the town council until 1871. Various mentions of 'Reclus' continue to be made in the town until the turn of the century; 'Reclus' is always involved in campaigning for or supporting the rights of workers and the poor. Whether this is the same Reclus remains unknown.He entered work in two of the Universal Exhibitions, 1878 (where he won two silver medals) and 1889 (where he won a gold). Virginie died in 1884, and it was around this time that he became increasingly interested in electric horology, and electricity in general. On 1 October 1886 he took out a patent in London (Patent #12,491) for 'Improvements in Electric Clocks'. This patent involved a four-arm cam on the escape wheel receiving impulse from two springs held electrically taught, thus imparting 'constant force'. This same year, he was admitted to the Sociétés d'Horlogerie et des Chambres Syndicales, after being recommended by Paul Garnier. In the journal announcing his membership, he described his patent at length, and included diagrams. Reclus' address was listed as 114 Rue de Turenne; when he came to renew two of his patents in 1899, he was still living at this address. In 1896, his electric clock modifications were part of the International Society of Electricians exhibition. He demonstrated an electric bell ringer he had devised, whereby an electrical impulse would trigger the bell at the correct time. He offered a set of four small electric bells, which would 'chime' the quarters and 'strike' the hour. These were for domestic use. He then had a second, larger device which could be used to sound bells of 50kg and above. By this point, his name had become synonymous with electric horology in France, so much so that the 1890 Dictionary of Industry and Arts included special entries for his electric inventions.In 1897 he was on the electric lighting admissions panel for the 1900 Universal Exhibition. By 1905, he had moved back to the Dordogne region he left as a teenager and was apparently still practicing horology. He is listed in the 1920 census for the region, but no reference to him has been found after 1926.Sociétés d'Horlogerie et des Chambres Syndicales (1878) 'Annonces', Revue Chronométrique, 256 Numéro.Hope-Jones, F. (1929) 'Electrical Impulse Dial Movements', The Practical Watch and Clock Maker, Vol. 2 (1), pg. 72.Sociétés d'Horlogerie et des Chambres Syndicales (1886) 'Chambres Syndicale de l'Horlogerie de Paris', Revue Chronométrique, 356 Numéro, pg. 262.Reclus, V. (1886) 'Nouveau Système de Pendule Électrique', Revue Chronométrique, 356 Numéro, pgs. 65-72.Allison Brothers (1886) 'Patents Connected with the Manufacture of Watches and Clocks', The Horological Journal, Vol. 29 (3), pg. 45.Hope-Jones, F. (1929) 'Self-Wound Clocks', The Practical Watch and Clock Maker, Vol. 1 (11), pg. 592.Tharel, A. (1891) Dictionnaire, Encyclopédique et Biographique de l'Industrie et des Arts Industriels: SupplémentParis: Librairie des Dictionnaires.Ministre du Commerce, de l'Industrie, des Postes, et des Télègraphes (1901) 'Décret qui proclame 185 Cessions de Brevets d'Invention:156,157', Bulletin des Lois de la République Française, 12th series (63rd tome), pg.1643.Bergonié, J. (1896) 'Exposition de la Société Internationale des Électriciens de Paris',Archives d'électricité médicale, pg. 194.Willot, B. (2018) Victor Reclus, Inventeur et Homme de Cœur. Available at: https://polmoresie.over-blog.fr/2017/09/victor-reclus-inventeur-et-homme-de-coeur.htmlThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A VERY fine and RARE late 19th century French engraved gilt brass giant carriage clock with exceptional 'jewelled' PORCELAIN panelsDrocourt, number 11652, retailed by Tiffany, Reed & Co., Paris and GenevaThe gorge case with rippled handle over a large oval bevelled glass inspection panel revealing the substantial silvered platform, the side panels depicting romantic pastoral couples in arcadian landscapes, both framed in fine bands of gilt with red 'jewelled' borders against a Royal blue ground, the rear door of bevelled glass, the main dial with exceptional gilt scroll decoration to the upper corners framing the signed Roman dial with good pierced gilt hands, the lower section showing a romantic couple fishing and playing the flute centred by the alarm-setting subsidiary dial, the top, cornice, handle, side columns and base all crisply engraved with flowers and repeat-patterns against a partially matted ground. The large movement with substantial silvered platform carrying the jewelled English lever escapement with wide balance set with 24 timing screws, rack striking the hours and half hours on a blued steel coiled gong mounted on a block stamped F.D.. Ticking, alarming, repeating and striking the half and full hours. 25cms (10ins) high. Footnotes:Tiffany, Reed & Co. was the Paris office for the New York retailer Tiffany & Co.; it opened in 1850 as a buying office, but soon it also catered for USA clients in Europe. Gideon Reed was the Paris partner of the firm, but when he retired in 1875 the European branch of the company was renamed Tiffany & Co. reflecting the international fame the company had gained.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A third quarter of the 19th century French engraved brass repeating carriage clock with alarmDrocourt, numbered 9625The engraved handle above the large oval bevelled glass escapement window with delicate floral engraving along the moulded top, uprights and base. The rectangular white enamel Roman dial with blued steel Breguet style hands over the Arabic alarm dial. The triple spring barrel movement with jewelled and silvered English lever platform escapement and half-cut bimetallic balance with timing screws, the backplate stamped for Drocourt and numbered 9625. Ticking, striking, repeating and sounding the alarm on a gong, together with two winding keys. 17 cms (6.5 ins) highFootnotes:The inside of the front plate is stamped with three sets of numbers 17849, 9625 and 103. The back of the dial plate is also stamped 9625. The gong block is stamped with the initials F.D.. F.D. was a prolific gong manufacturer whose gongs were used in many 19th century French movements. Unfortunately, it is not known who F.D. was.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A rare early 17th century German gilt and engraved brass table clockThe case surmounted by the cast figure of a knight holding a spear on a steep concave top, each of the four sides of which is engraved with a winged cherubs head or a flower, on an open fret of pierced strapwork with a serpentine flat base, over four tapering columns set on each of the two removable side panels which are decorated with further strapwork, foliage and masks, the rear cover with two winding apertures set within a pattern of ribbands, foliage, swags, and - most unusually - incorporating a pair of hanging fish. The front panel with another pair of winged cherub's heads to the upper corners over swags of fruit and mythical term mounts, with pierced central aperture, all on a shallow spreading base. The 2.5 inch silvered Roman and Arabic dial with alarm-setting subsidiary and pair of gilt brass hands. The steel movement with tapering uprights, a pair of chain fusees, verge escapement and count wheel striking on a pair of bells mounted in the top section. 28cms (11ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A rare mid-19th century French carriage clock with chaff cutter escapementPaul Garnier, Paris number 2976The early multi-piece case with facetted handle over a bevelled glazed inspection panel (the repeat button passing through the glass), moulded uprights and a plinth base, the solid rear door with hinged shutter opening to reveal the winding and setting squares. The Roman white enamel dial with minute track and numerals picked out in light and dark blue, the centre signed Paul Garnier Hger de la Marine Paris, above blued steel trefoil hands and a subsidiary Arabic alarm dial with blued steel setting hand. The three-spring barrel movement with Garnier's own chaff-cutter escapement with three-arm monometallic balance, and extremely delicate arbors throughout, rack striking the hours and half-hours on a bell. The back plate signed Paul Garnier Paris, and numbered on the backplate under the bell, the rear door, shutter and base also repeat numbered. Ticking, striking, sounding the alarm and repeating. Together with a double-ended winding key. 18cms (7ins) highFootnotes:Paul Garnier (né Jean-Paul) was born in 1801 in Épinal, France, moving first to Luxeuil to carry out a watchmaking apprenticeship, and then to Paris in 1820 to join Lépine's workshops, before finally establishing his own business in 1825. In the 1827 Exhibition he exhibited an astronomical clock and some mantel regulators, which won him a silver medal. He would win silver medals again at both the 1834 and 1839 Exhibitions, before winning a gold medal in 1844. Around this time, he seems to have written to the formidable Antide Janvier, asking for permission to use the title 'Elève de Janvier', as Garnier, at some point, attended the free Horological school Janvier established in 1802. Janvier readily assents to this request, and Garnier used the title on his carriage clocks until about 1835, and in his written correspondences until at least 1844. Around 1835, Garnier makes use of the title 'Horloger (or Her) du Roi', which in turn is supplanted by 'Her De La Marine' after the 1848 revolution and the deposition of the monarchy.From 1830 Garnier began to make affordable, semi-massed produced carriage clocks (pendules de voyage) and could be said to have established the Parisian carriage clock industry. He was able to do this by combining a basic, easily made design with his patented 1830 escapement. This escapement, alternatively called the 'chaff-cutter', 'Gautier', or 'chopper', could be machine made, drastically reducing the time and cost of making. It is a type of frictional rest escapement, comprising of pallets in the form of a single roller (a circle with about 4/9ths of its circumference cut off at an angle and the sides ground) made of either jewel or hardened steel, the latter being more common with repaired rollers. The escape wheel is in fact two separate wheels mounted on the same arbor a specific distance apart. The wheel teeth are bevelled along the edge that interacts with the roller.The combination of basic shape and cost saving escapement meant that pendules de voyage, having previously been economically unattainable to the vast majority of people, were reduced in cost to the price of a standard mantle clock.Despite being affordable, these clocks were not poorly made, exhibiting very fine diameter pivots (even by French clock standards) and usually having rack striking, which was a desirable feature, being much easier to set than count wheel striking. The clocks would also only strike the half hour and the hour, which saved on cost compared with the more common repeaters. In the early clocks, engine turned dials, one-piece cases, and barrel stopwork were all very common. With clocks made between 1830-1840, it was common to fit a coloured-paper covered block of wood into the base of the hollow casting.In addition to carriage clocks, in 1847 Garnier presented a novel master clock and slave clock system, and at least one chronometer has been assigned to him. He also pursed scientific instrument making, his obituary eventually being published in the Society for Civil Engineers bulletin in 1869.His son, also Paul Garnier, was born in 1834 and continued the business after his father's death. Additionally, he submitted drawings and models of his father's design for a free-sprung chronometer escapement to the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers and the Revue Chronométrique. Before his death in 1916, he donated his family's collection of watches and clocks (the former including examples from the 16th century) to the Musée des Arts et Métiers.R. A. E. (1890) 'A Few Words About M. Paul Garnier's Collection', The Horological Journal, Vol. 33 (3), pgs. 33-34.Arnott, P. (2011) 'Constant Force Chronometer No. 1 Attributed to Paul Garnier', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 33 (1), pgs. 58-65.Weld C. R. (1868) 'Parliamentary Reports on the Paris Universal Exhibition, 1867', The Horological Journal, Vol. 11 (4), pgs. 43-50.British Horological Institute (1877) 'Entirely Detached Gravity Escapements', The Horological Journal, Vol. 20 (1), pgs. 4-6.Allix, C. (1993) 'Paul Garnier Revisited', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 20 (5), pgs. 411-425.Boquillon, M. (1863) 'Horology at the International Exhibition, London, 1862', The Horological Journal, Vol. 5 (8), pgs. 90-93.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A very rare second quarter of the 19th century boxwood-strung ebonised travel timepiece with alarm and quarter repeatWestwood, Princes Street, Leicester Square, LondonThe arched case surmounted by a recessed folding campaign-style brass handle over a ripple moulding to the top and bottom, with geometric boxwood line inlay, supported by four brass ball feet (the two rearmost spheres with flattened backs). The 4inch signed white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with Breguet style hands and tapering alarm-setting hand, within a cast concave bezel and with three blued steel hands. The movement consisting of three brass plates united by plain turned pillars, the front pair housing the going train with maintaining power to a chain fusee terminating in an English underslung lever escapement set below a heavy plain brass balance with three timing screws; the alarm and repeat trains both set within the rear pair of plates, the former with brass double-headed hammer acting on a large bell above, the hours and quarters repeated via one large and one small brass hammer sounding on a single bell set on the top plate. All the wheelwork protected by pinned side doors and a screw-on rear plate signed Westwood, Princes Street, Leicester Square, LONDON with silvered regulation dial above. Ticking, repeating and alarm operational. With handle recessed 23.5cms (9.25ins) high; 28cms (11 ins) high with handle raised. Footnotes:Robert Westwood was born in 1784. Although there is no record of his apprenticeship, there is a James Westwood who was apprenticed to William Rose in 1771. James was from Westminster, and his late father, John, had been a solicitor. Given the dates, it has been suggested that this James Westwood was Robert's father, the latter taking his son as an apprentice when he was old enough. In 1818, Robert married Mary Priestman, who was about 22 years his senior, and promptly moved in to 23 Prince's Street, a leasehold property she owned. They went into business together; Westwood was responsible for the watches and clocks, and Priestman managed the jewellery side of the business. It is unknown if she had served an apprenticeship as a jeweller, or possibly was taught by a relative. In July 1822, the property was burgled by William Reading who stole 200 watches, with a combined value of £600, 10 watch chains, with a value of £20, and a number of miscellaneous items and some money. The total value stolen, including the watches and chains, was £652, which suggests that the couple had quite a prosperous business. The burglar apparently had a history of petty theft, though this was the first time he had been caught and prosecuted for it. He was eventually found guilty and executed. In 1824, a trade card was produced for Westwood, which showed he was still trading from 23 Prince's Street and also described him as a 'chronometer, watch and clock maker'. The card also referred to the recent, 1821-1823, Polar Expedition of William Parry, stating that the only two chronometers on the expedition which ran without fail were owned by the voyage's two surgeons, and were manufactured by Westwood. The card also claimed that several officers for the current 1824-1825 expedition had requested Westwood chronometers.Five years after the trade card was published, Westwood took out a patent for an eight-day pocket watch. The larger barrel was accommodated by splitting the train over two planes, which meant that the watch would be no larger than a standard pocket watch. This idea was used throughout the 20th century to make increasingly smaller and more delicate wristwatches, which would still run for the standard 30 hours. The Duke of Sussex, Augustus Frederick, was so taken with Westwood's eight-day watch that he had one commissioned. It was sold at auction, after his death in 1843, and was described in the catalogue as being in a gold, engine-turned case, and numbered 50. It was bought for £38 10s. This was the only device of Westwood's in the Duke possession, suggesting it was a one-off commission, however, Westwood would style himself as 'Watchmaker to His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex' throughout his career.Around 1829, Westwood had relocated the business to 35 Prince's Street, which was larger, and located opposite St. Anne's church. In 1833, another trade card was printed, with one side describing the use of Westwood's chronometer on the Polar expedition, and the other side announcing him as watchmaker to the Duke of Sussex. A watch paper from around this time also announces his Royal appointment, while still describing him as a chronometer, watch, and clockmaker. The bottom edge of the paper reads 'Watches & Clocks of Every Description Cleaned & Repaired.' In September 1836, despite the change of premises, the shop was again robbed. The burglar, Sarah Moore, was charged with breaking and entering and stealing a watch worth £30. She pled guilty and was transported to New South Wales in December.Westwood was reported in the newspapers to have quite a temper, particularly when it came to clients. One merchant ship captain came into Westwood's shop to complain about the timekeeping of his watch (possibly a chronometer). The argument grew quite heated, and Westwood eventually reached over, grabbed the timepiece from the captain's hand, smashed it to the ground, and 'stamped on it with great violence'. Westwood was taken to Marlborough Street Magistrates Court and forced to pay the captain the full sum of the timepiece. A different client once returned a watch which wasn't running properly. He requested either a monetary refund or a replacement watch. Westwood responded by taking out a pistol from under the counter and threating to 'blow out the young man's brains' if he didn't leave immediately. Again, he was summoned before the Magistrates, this time being fined for the threat of violence.After the second break-in, Westwood took to sleeping in a back room of the shop, in order to prevent another robbery. His wife, whose health was beginning to deteriorate, slept on the first floor. In the early morning of Monday 3 June 1839, Westwood was brutally murdered during another robbery. In total, around 91 watches were stolen, as well as some money from the shop; all the goods and currency were estimated to be worth about £2,000. It seemed that the thief was knowledgeable about watches, as only the very best were stolen, the cheaper watches being left where they were. It was also suggested that the person would have to be familiar with the shop, as some of the watches and money were removed from special hidden drawers in a desk, which a stranger was unlikely to know about. The residents at the time were Mary Westwood, their servant, Maria Pretty, and a lodger of about 10 years, M. Gerard who was estimated to be in his mid-70's. Two lodgers, the Stephensons, had left about a week before, with reasons for departure variously cited as marital breakup or the Westwoods taking exception to their loud and frequent rows. Westwood also employed a journeyman, James Bannister, who lodged elsewhere. In December of the same year, Mary Westwood died of heart complications. At her inquest, the coroner commented that he was surprised that her husband's killer(s) had not yet been caught. As far as can be determined, no formal arrests were ever made. One witness suggested that the robber(s) must have known about watches and would therefore have tried to sell the stolen goods in Holland. Another suggested that friends/associates of William Reading, the first burglar, killed Westwood out of a sense of revenge for their executed confederate. Yet another suggested that the culprit(s) may have been sailors; they would be familiar with Westwood through the chronometers on board and would have a ready-made getaway if they were shipping out directly after the murder. Not... For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A very rare English brass-inlaid and mounted mahogany quarter striking and repeating giant travel clock in the original silk and velvet lined travelling caseBarraud and Lunds, Bishopsgate St, Cornhill, London, no. 6164. Surmounted by a low shaped handle over a bevelled glass inspection panel and brass-mounted cornice over bevelled glass side panels and a rear door with pierced brass sound fret backed in green silk, the four corners of the moulded base inset with substantial brass infills. The 4.5-inch square signed silvered Roman and Arabic dial with fancy blued steel hands and subsidiary alarm-setting dial at VI. The triple chain fusee movement filling the case, all wheels of five crossings and wound from the rear, chiming the quarters and striking the hours on three blued steel coiled gongs, each mounted on its own block, the going train terminating in a gilt platform with foliate-scroll engraved cock, the cut and compensated bimetallic balance with 16 gold timing screws set on an overcoiled hairspring. The backplate signed and further marked with the initials J.P. Together with the original velvet-lined travel case, the silk lid stamped in a gilt strapwork cartouche Barraud & Lunds, 14 Bishopsgate St, Cornhill, with the original winding key set in a recess to the base. Ticking, striking, chiming and repeating. 25cms (10ins) high.Footnotes:Francis-Gabriel Barraud was born in 1727 and was a watchmaker by trade. With his elder son Paul Philip, born in 1752, and younger son John, he would establish the Barraud horology firm. By 1782 they were established in Fleet Street and were listed in trade directories simply as 'Barrauds'. Paul Philip seems to have focused on clocks, as several orders for movements by Thwaites are found in his name only. Shortly after this point, in 1795, Francis-Gabriel died, and Paul Philip took control of the firm. By the end of that same year, Paul Philip had entered into partnership with another horologist, George Jamison, and they began to manufacture chronometers. Initially Mudge-type chronometers were attempted, but by 1797, they began making Arnold-style chronometers, along with a very few being made with an Earnshaw escapement. Around this time, possibly a bit later in 1798, the business relocated to Cornhill, and by 1800 the partnership between Barraud and Jamison was officially moribund, as Jamison has set up his own premises. Three of Paul Philips children, Frederick Joseph, born 1785, John, born 1790, and James, born 1793, were apprenticed to their father and all gained their Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company, as their father had in 1796. In 1809, the oldest child, Frederick Joseph, joined his father in partnership of the firm, followed by John in 1814, at which point the name of the firm is changed from 'Barrauds' to 'Barraud & Son'. When Paul Philip died in 1820, the firm was jointly taken over by Frederick Joseph and John, until 1838, when John Richard Lund, born 1805, joined the firm as a partner. The name of the firm was changed that year to 'Barraud & Lund'. James Barraud did not pursue a horological career after gaining his freedom, instead buying a partnership with a coal merchant in Whitefriars, later also pursuing gentleman farming in Hertfordshire beginning in 1854 until his death in 1876. In 1840, John Barraud died, followed by Frederick Joseph in 1859. The firm continued as 'Barraud & Lund'; Lund partnered with Hilton Paul Barraud, John Barraud's son, born in 1819 and apprenticed to John who eventually gained his freedom in 1846. John Richard Lund died in 1868, and by 1869 his son, John Alexander Lund, born in 1836, was made a partner with Hilton Paul Barraud. After Hilton Paul's death in 1880, John Alexander's brother joined him in the firm. John Alexander died in 1902 but the firm would continue under the control of various members of the Lund family, until it was officially dissolved in 1929.It is interesting to note that John Richard Lund was apprenticed to one of the Pennington horologists. Robert Pennington worked with Thomas Mudge Jr. trying to mass produce Mudge Sr. chronometers. The Pennington family is known the have supplied Barrauds with chronometer movementsUniversity of Cambridge (2015) Cambridge Digital Library: Papers of John Pond. Available at: https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/search?keyword=Cotterell%2C%20Thomas%20(fl%201822-1835)%20chronometer%20maker&page=1Stewart, A. D. (2013) 'Pennington of London: a brief history of the family, the firm and their chronometers', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 34 (3) pgs. 367-384This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A GOOD SIGNED AND DATED LATE 17TH CENTURY BRASS STRIKING LANTERN CLOCKWilliam Holloway, Stroud 1685Surmounted by a strapped bell and five inverted acorn finials between pierced addorsed dolphin frets (the centre with engraved details and shading), the four corner finials cast as one with the pillars and squat ball feet, the wide Roman chapter ring with fleur de lys half hour markers and an inner quarter-hour track framing the signed and dated centre with single steel hand and decorated with a ring of flowers encircling the Arabic alarm-setting disc. The weight driven movement with anchor escapement and countwheel strike on the bell above. 40.5cms (15.5ins) high.Footnotes:William Holloway was born in 1633 in Market Lavington, Wiltshire. His father, John Holloway, was also a clockmaker and it is thought his father was apprenticed to John Snow(e); himself a member of a well-known horological family. A very early lantern clock made by John Holloway, dated to 1611, is known; the entire clock is made of iron, except for the brass chapter ring. William's brother John also pursued clockmaking, a lantern clock by him having been sold by Bonhams in June 2007.William moved to Stroud in his early life, and seems to have made mostly lantern clocks, though a blue lacquered eight-day longcase clock from around 1680 is known by him. The lion and unicorn on either side of a shield is a well-known fret on lantern clocks. Holloway is known to have achieved at least two clockmaking 'firsts'; the earliest, verifiable use of the lion and unicorn fret was by him in 1662, and just 8 years later his was the earliest confirmed date of a verge escapement and short pendulum used outside of London. He is thought to have died around 1693.Two of his sons, both remarkably named William, seemed to have moved to London. One was a cooper and the other a watchmaker. William the watchmaker, was made free of the Clockmaker's Company in 1697; a particularly stunning glazed balance cock watch is known by this William Holloway. He died in London around 1724/1725, though he maintained a freehold estate in Stroud Gloucestershire, which he passed down to one of his four children, William Holloway, the other children being Ann, Elizabeth, and Hannah.Robey, J. (2017) 'Adam, the Devil and the Supernatural: An unusual English lantern clock revisited', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 38 (4), p. 543.Loomes, B. (1977) 'Antique Watches and Clocks for Sale', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 120 (5), p. 22.Simpson, R. J. (1985) 'Duo in Uno', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 15 (6), pp. 602-604.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A good early engraved one-piece cased repeating carriage clock with duplex escapement, day, date, alarm and quarter repeatJ.B. Beguin, ParisThe elaborately engraved case with shaped and facetted handle above the large, glazed inspection panel over three bevelled glass panels, the rear door solid and sliding upwards in a pair of runners to reveal the winding and setting squares, raised on a plinth base with shaped corners and decorated all-over with finely engraved borders of stylised wheatears, tied ribbons and feather banding. The main dial with Roman hours and blued steel trefoil hands within a minute track, signed below VI and set above three subsidiaries for alarm, day (in English) and date, all with matching trefoil hands and set within an engraved foliate scroll mask. The spring barrel movement with gilt platform for the brass three-arm balance with compensating screws and jewelled duplex escapement, rack striking the hours and quarters on two bells and hammers. The strike/silent lever is set on the backplate with the engraved options 'Striking' or 'Stillness'. Ticking, striking both the hours and the quarters. Operational repeat, and alarm trains, together with a double ended key.Footnotes:This clock, or an identical one, is referenced in Carriage Clocks Their History and Development by Charles Allix and Peter Bonnert on page 432. Extant examples survive, not only of two other carriage clocks by Beguin, but also a handful of mantle clocks, including a skeleton clock.In 1870, he was recorded as working on the Rue Faubourg Saint-Antoine in Paris.The duplex escapement is usually seen in early Carriage clocks, being supplanted later by the lever and cylinder. However, in the early years of French carriage clock manufacturing the duplex escapement was regarded as the epitome of quality.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com