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EARLY 20TH CENTURY ORDER OF EGYPT UNDER SANCTIONED KHEDIVAL RULE awarded to a civil engineer that worked on the heightening of the Aswan Dam (1907-1912) after its completion, during the rule of Abbas II in the last few years of the British administrated Khedivate, including a medal with red and green grosgrain ribbon together with a star brooch, both white metal set with marcasite, centres with gilt Arabic sypher circled with red enamel Arabic script, reverse of both with arabic stamp, inside a red velvet box, lid gilt stamped with the same Arabic sypher, box 23cm long
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LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH MANTEL CLOCK maker Le Roy et Fils, in the classical Empire style, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the arched pediment inlaid with scrolling shell and foliate swags, supported by four barley twist columns, with pendulum, the movement stamped 'LE ROY A PARIS 253', 44.5cm high
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GEORGE III MAHOGANY CASED 8 DAY LONGCASE CLOCK by John Brand, Dumfries (fl. 1790-1814), the painted 13 inch arched gilt enamel dial with Roman numerals, Arabic numeral chapter ring showing seconds, subsidiary second and date dials to twelve and six respectively, 8 day movement chiming on a bell, the case with swan neck pediment, above an arched door flanked by columns, on a plinth with bracket feet, 221cms high
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A gilt brass verge pocket watch movement Signed for Markwick, London but possibly Dutch, circa 1695 The gilt full plate single fusee verge movement with four unusual fine foliate scroll pierced pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with fine symmetrical foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock with conforming pierced foot flanked by silvered regulation disc with adjacent applied scroll pierced infill opposing engraved signature for Markwick London, now fitted with a white enamel Arabic numeral dial (hands lacking), the pillar plate 39mm (1.5ins) diameter. James Markwick senior is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as apprenticed in 1756 to Edmund Gilpin (through Richard Taylor); he initially worked at Croydon before returning to London where he gained his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1666. In 1673 he took-over the former business of Samuel Betts at behind the Royal Exchange. Markwick had a turbulent relationship with the Clockmakers' Company - in 1676 he was fined for abuse of the Master at the Steward's feast and was often reprimanded for not attending court. James Markwick junior was born in Croydon in 1662 and was apprenticed to his father gaining his freedom (by patrimony) in 1692. He initially went into partnership with his father before gaining outright control of the business on the latter's retirement to Pevensey in Sussex in around 1700 (where he subsequently died in 1716). In around 1710-15 James Markwick junior went into partnership with Robert Markham which lasted until the former's death in 1730. The business was subsequently continued by Markham and his successors and specialised in producing clocks and watches for export to the Middle East. Although the current lot appears to closely resemble contemporary English examples the unusual design of foliate pieced movement pillar and positioning of the regulation disc to the left hand side of the movement backplate (when viewed with cock uppermost) would suggest that the current lot may be of Dutch workmanship.
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A fine George II gilt brass verge pocket watch movement with silver balance cock Isaac Loddington, London, circa 1730 The gilt full plate single fusee verge movement with square section baluster pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and sprung three-arm balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with fine symmetrical foliate scroll pierced silver balance cock with grotesque mask detail at the junction with the conforming pierced broad foot flanked by silvered regulation disc with adjacent applied gilt infill modelled as a coiled snake opposing signature Isa Lodington, LONDON and serial number 1167 , now fitted with a white enamel Roman numeral dial (hands lacking) the pillar plate 36mm (1.5ins approx.) diameter. Isaac Loddington is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London 1720-34.
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A Queen Anne gilt brass verge pocket watch movement with silver balance cock Avenell, London, early 18th century The gilt full plate single fusee verge movement with four square baluster pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with fine symmetrical foliate scroll pierced silver balance cock with grotesque mask detail at the junction with the conforming pierced broad foot flanked by silvered regulation disc with adjacent applied gilt scroll infill opposing signature Avenell, Royall, EXCHANGE, LONDON, now fitted with a convex white enamel Roman numeral dial, the pillar plate 35mm (1.375ins) diameter. An Edward Avenall is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born in Highworth, Wiltshire in 1684, and apprenticed to Joseph Duke in 1698 gaining his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in July 1706. Avenall had two sons, Edward who was apprenticed to the Vintners' Company in 1724, and John who was apprenticed through the Clockmakers' Company to his father in 1725. Loomes further notes that Edward Avenall senior is believed to have lived until after 1749.
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A George II gilt brass verge pocket watch movement with cylinder escapement Delander, London, second quarter of the 18th century The gilt full plate single fusee verge movement with four square baluster pillars pinned through the backplate, cylinder escapement, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with fine symmetrical foliate scroll pierced balance cock with diamond endstone and decorated with a female mask at the junction with the with the conforming engraved foot flanked by silvered regulation disc within adjacent applied gilt engraved infill opposing signature Delander, London and serial number 1365 , with original dust cover engraved with repeat signature and serial number and now fitted with a convex white enamel Arabic numeral dial fitted with gold spade hands, the pillar plate 35mm (1.375ins) diameter. The current lot can be stylistically dated to around 1730 hence could have been made by either Daniel Delander or his son Nathaniel. Daniel Delander is recorded in Loomes, Brian The Early CLOCKMAKERS of Great Britain as born circa 1678 and apprenticed to Charles Halstead before being transferred to Thomas Tompion and gaining his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1699. He initially worked as 'servant' to Thomas Tompion from Devereux Court and later (after Tompion's death in 1713) from 'within Temple Bar', Fleet Street. He was a fine maker whose work was clearly influenced by his master but is perhaps best known for his series of particularly fine duplex escapement longcase clocks as well as long duration clocks often with refinements such as equation of time. Daniel Delander died in 1733 and was succeeded by his son Nathaniel who is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as gaining his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1725, he was appointed Master in 1747 and died in 1762. The cylinder escapement was developed in around 1695 by Thomas Tompion and further refined by George Graham in 1726. This new escapement was perhaps the first developed exclusively for watch work and, as well as being a better rate keeper, the cylinder escapement also allowed movements to be made more compact (due to the escapement operating in one plane only). However, being a form of frictional rest escapement, the cylinder escapement was prone to relatively heavy rates of wear hence was less reliable than the verge (until hardened steel escape wheels and ruby cylinders were developed later in the 18th century).
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A George III gilt pair-cased verge pocket watch Richard Baker, Tamworth, 1781 The gilt full plate single fusee verge movement with four column turned pillars, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with fine symmetrical foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock with decorated rim and vase at the junction of the conforming wedge-shaped foot flanked by silvered regulation disc within applied scroll pierced infill opposing signature RICH'D BAKER, TAMWORTH and serial number 110 engraved to a banner within conforming further scroll pieced infill, fitted with circular white enamel Roman numeral dial polychrome painted with a courting couple within a pastoral landscape to centre, with Arabic quarters to outer track and gold hands, the plain silver gilt inner case fitted with convex glass and suspension post and marked for London 1781 maker IB , the gilt metal outer case with push-button clasp, the pillar plate 34mm (1.25ins approx.) diameter, the outer case 44mm (1.75ins approx.) diameter overall. Richard Baker is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Tamworth 1784-95.
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A silver cased verge pocket watch Signed for Edward Burgess, circa 1700 and later The gilt full plate single fusee verge movement with four tulip pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with fine symmetrical foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock decorated with an Ottoman mask at the apex and with conforming pierced foot flanked by silvered regulation disc within adjacent applied scroll pierced infill opposing engraved signature for Edward Burgis, London, fitted with a white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minutes to outer track and with steel beetle and poker hands, in a silver consular case with winding shutter to rear and suspension post (the dial and case probably mid 18th century replacements), the pillar plate 39mm (1.5ins) diameter, the case 52mm (2ins approx) diameter overall. Edward Burgess is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as marrying Patience Clement (sister of William Clement) in 1670. He apparently never gained his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company and appears to have taken apprentices through the Tallow Chandlers' Company (George Thomas in 1676, Matthias Child in 1680 and Theophilus Fisher in 1684). This would suggest that Burgess perhaps worked just outside the City (possibly Southwark) but was clearly held in high esteem by the Clockmakers' Company as they approached him to judge the clockmaking contest between Prevost and Threlkeld in 1699 - he declined the request. Loomes notes that Edward Burgess and his wife were still alive in 1713. Although the current lot appears English the positioning of the regulation disc to the left hand side of the movement backplate (when viewed with cock uppermost) would suggest that the current lot may be of Dutch workmanship. However the presence of a full signature would indicate that the movement was indeed finished by Burgess.
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A George I pair-cased verge pocket watch William Kipling, London, circa 1720 The gilt full plate single fusee verge movement with four square Egyptian pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with fine symmetrical foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock with decorated rim and grotesque mask at the junction of the conforming pierced broad foot flanked by silvered regulation disc with adjacent applied scroll pierced infill opposing signature Will. Kipling, London and serial number 621 , fitted with circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minute numerals to outer track and steel beetle and poker hands, the plain inner case fitted with convex glass and suspension post, the outer case covered in leather, the pillar plate 40mm (1.5ins approx.) diameter, the outer case 54mm (2.125ins approx.) diameter overall. William Kipling is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born in Romaldkirk, Yorkshire in 1680/1 and apprenticed through the Blacksmiths' Company to Thomas Johnson in September 1695. He is thought to have succeeded Johnson working from Ratcliffe Cross, London from circa 1705. Latterly William Kipling took his son, John (born 1722) into partnership until the latter's death in 1750, when the business was handed over to Charles Bosley. William is believed to have outlived his son by seven years dying in 1757.
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An interesting George III silver pair-cased pocket watch William Frodsham, London, 1783 The gilt full plate single fusee movement with, four square baluster pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block, verge escapement with rare jewelled crown wheel pivot and sprung three-arm balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with fine asymmetric foliate scroll pierced balance bridge fitted with screwed diamond endstone over silvered regulation disc within applied gilt infill incorporating signature W'm Frodsham, London and serial number 1175 engraved onto a scrolling banner within a matted field, the white enamel Roman numeral dial with repeat signature to centre, Arabic five minutes to outer track and later blued steel moon hands, the plain silver inner case fitted with convex glass, suspension post and marked for London 1783 maker EL , the outer case apparently unmarked with push-button clasp and engraved monogram dated 1796 to verso (both cases formerly gilt), the pillar plate 35mm (1.375ins approx.) diameter, the outer case 51 mm (2ins) diameter overall. William Frodsham senior is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as born 1728, free of the Clockmakers' Company in 1781 and died 1807. He worked from 12 Kingsgate Street, Red Lion Square, London and was appointed as one of the 'Experts' to assess Harrison's and Earnshaw's marine chronometers. He is thought to have probably been a journeyman to Justin Vulliamy and worked with his son, William junior (1755-1805), from circa 1779-1805 who is believed to have been taught the art of watch jewelling by his friend Thomas Earnshaw. This friendship lead to a conflict of interest when, in 1804, Frodsham was asked by the Board of Longitude to give evidence relating to a claim for a reward by Earnshaw subsequent to the latter's development of an improved design of detached escapement. The jewelled crown wheel pivot in the current lot is a particularly rare detail which possibly reflects the maker's specific interest in this practice (acquired from Thomas Earnshaw). In addition to this detail the general layout of the backplate (incorporating a balance bridge rather than a cock) is noteworthy in that it is reminiscent of the watch made for John Harrison by John Jefferys in 1752/3 (both seem to loosely echo 18th century Dutch practice in their use of a balance bridge and regulation disc placed over the fusee barrel). It would therefore seem plausible that the maker of the current lot may have been aware of Harrison's watch to the extent that he sought to replicate superficial details in the movement. This may have been done in order to differentiate it from 'standard' models perhaps due to the intention to add an 'improvement' - the jewelling to the crown wheel pivot. This sequence of possibilities is supported by fact that Harrison also resided in red Lion Square, literally just down the road from Frodsham.
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A fine George III silver and tortoiseshell triple-cased oversized verge pocket watch or coach timepiece for the Middle Eastern market Ralph Gout, London, circa 1770 The gilt full plate single fusee verge movement with four square Egyptian pillars incorporating elaborate pierced galleries pinned through the backplate, scroll pierced stop-iron block and sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with fine asymmetric foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock with decorated rim and seashell at the junction of the conforming pierced foot flanked by silvered regulation disc with adjacent applied scroll pierced infill opposing signature Ralph Gout, London and serial number 911 , the circular white enamel 'Turkish' numeral dial with repeat signature to centre, conforming five minute numerals to outer track and later steel hands, the plain inner case fitted with convex glass and suspension post and marked for London 1768 maker WB , the second case with conforming marks, push-button clasp and later shallow wriggle-work engraved decoration to exterior, the outer case covered in mottled red-stained shell with studded borders and secured with conforming push-button clasp, the pillar plate 60mm (2.375ins approx.) diameter, the outer case 91mm (2.625ins) diameter overall. Ralph Gout is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working 1770-1836. He is believed to have been of Swiss extraction and worked from 6 Norman Street, Old Street (1770-1800), 122 Birchin Lane (1815) and 122 Bunhill Row, Finsbury Square. In 1796 Gout was declared bankrupt which resulted in a sale of his stock in order to clear his debts; the sale included watches for the Spanish and Middle Eastern markets as well as 'pedometer watches' to Gout's own design. Evidently he was able to continue in business as several watches dating to after 1796 survive. The unusual large size of the current lot is noteworthy as is the general quality of finish which is of a better standard than seen on many examples made for export to the Middle East. This would suggest that it was generally made to impress or perhaps to specifically appeal to buyers who liked the proportions of larger coach watches.
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A fine small George III mahogany domestic longcase regulator made for the Middle Eastern market George Prior with movement supplied by John Thwaites, London late 18th century The substantial eight-day centre-seconds movement with bottle-shaped plates united by six distinctive tapered baluster pillars and stamped T. THWAITES over indistinct number 1933 to frontplate, the train with Harrison's maintaining power, high pinion count, six-spoke wheel crossings throughout and Graham type deadbeat escapement with jewelled pallets regulated by wood-rod seconds pendulum with wide-jaw suspension, large brass-faced lenticular bob and calibrated rating nut, the 10 inch ogee-arch shaped brass dial with circular white enamel convex centre signed GEORGE PRIOR, LONDON within 'Turkish' numeral chapter ring and five minutes to outer track, with steel seconds hand and pierced brass hour and minute hands within applied engraved ogee-arch-shaped mask finely decorated with a pendant incense burner within crescent motif flanked by generous foliate scrolls to upper margin over conforming leafy sprays to lower spandrel areas, the case with ogee-arch shaped cavetto moulded cornice and conforming shaped frieze inset with fine scroll-pierced brass sound frets to front over glazed hood door flanked by fluted canted angles and with rectangular brass fishscale fret-backed glazed apertures to sides, the trunk with convex throat moulding over caddy-moulded ogee-arch flame figured veneered door, on plinth base with conforming raised panel to front and double skirt, 194cm (76.5ins) high. Provenance: The estate of a connoisseur collector of regional furniture, works of art and clocks. By repute acquired from a member of the diplomatic service who purchased it from a government department in Istanbul. Of George Prior relatively little is known other than he was born in 1732 and his working dates were 1762-1813. He was based at 31 Prescot Street, Goldman's Fields, London and was succeeded by his son Edward in 1814. John Thwaites was born in 1757 the son of Ainsworth Thwaites who was apprenticed in 1735 and worked from Rosoman Row, Clerkenwell, London 1751-80. Ainsworth was an accomplished maker who supplied the clock for the tower at the Horse Guards Parade, London. John Thwaites succeeded his father, presumably on the latter's death in 1780, before moving to Bowling Green Lane. He worked alone until 1817 when he took his wife s nephew, George Jeremiah Reed, into partnership. John Thwaites and the subsequent partnership were well known for supplying all forms of clocks and movements either wholesale for others to retail, or signed by themselves. The partnership continued under John Thwaite's leadership from several addresses in London until his death in 1842. George Prior predominantly specialised in the supply of clocks and watches to the Ottoman market trading through British merchants based in major Middle Eastern ports such as Istanbul. This lucrative market was built on the historic tradition of presenting clocks and watches to the Ottoman Court since the late 17th century. However, by the end of the 18th century, trade had expanded to the extent that George Prior could not satisfy demand for his products alone hence he collaborated with other makers in order to increase his supply. A natural choice of collaborator was John Thwaites who by the end of the 18th century had established himself as a fine maker willing to supply movements for retail by others. The movement of the current lot can be closely compared with that of a longcase regulator by John Thwaites sold at Christie's, King Street, Important Clocks and Marine Chronometers 13th December 2000, lot 65. Both timepieces share the same 'bottle-shaped' plates, distinctive tapered baluster pillars, wide jaw pendulum suspension, escapement and detailing to the wheelwork. Indeed the only significant difference between these two movements is in the positioning of the train between the plates which varies in order to allow the current lot to have centre seconds (versus standard regulator dial layout). Another example of the collaboration between John Thwaites and George Prior takes the form of an impressive musical table clock residing in the collection of The Victoria and Albert Museum (Museum number W.1:1, 2-1971). This table clock was bequeathed by Lady Lorraine in 1971 and features an almost identical circular enamel dial centre to the current lot, and is housed in a fine gilt brass mounted cream japanned case with cut glass spherical dome surmount and finials. A comparable longcase regulator also made for the Middle-Eastern market by Markwick Markham Borrell, London (with movement probably supplied by John Thwaites) was sold at Christies, King Street, London on the 23rd May 2010 (lot 38) for £23,750.
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A rare French nickel plated keyless lever pocket watch with aneroid barometer Unsigned, circa 1900 With Swiss made five bar movement with lever escapement regulated by sprung bimetallic balance, the rear applied with separate small aneroid barometer mechanism raised clear of the watch movement via four curved supports and with register pointer arbor passing through the centre, the gilt rear with indistinct maker's monogram and numbered 4047, the dial with circular white enamel Roman numeral centre and blued steel hands set within an outer silvered concentric barometer register ring calibrated with altimeter 0-8000 within scale for barometric inches divided into twentieths and annotated with the usual observations, the lower margin stamped MADE IN FRANCE, the watch-type case with winding crown and within pivoted suspension ring over rotating bezel fitted with steel recording pointer to interior, overall diameter 7cm (2.75ins).
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A French gilt brass carriage clock in one-piece case The dial signed for Bright, Paris, mid 19th century The eight-day two train bell striking movement with silvered platform lever escapement and stamped with serial number 3096 to backplate, the rectangular white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel moon hands and inscribed BRIGHT, PARIS to lower margin, the one-piece gilt brass bevel-glazed caddy moulded case with hinged carrying handle and skirt base stamped with repeat serial number to underside, 13.5cm (5.5ins) high excluding handle; with original leather covered outer travelling case (lid detached).
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A French gilt brass carriage clock with push-button repeat Unsigned, late 19th century The eight-day gong striking movement with silvered platform lever escapement and numbered 44 to backplate, the rectangular white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel moon hands, the bevel glazed case with twist turned hinged baton handle above complex two-tier moulded inverted breakfronted cornice and Corinthian corner columns with conforming twist turned shafts, on conforming moulded skirt base incorporating shallow rectangular squab feet, 18cm (7ins) high excluding handle.
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A French lacquered brass carriage clock, Richard and Company, Paris, circa 1900 The eight-day gong striking movement with silvered platform lever escapement and stamped with oval trademark R & Co, MADE IN PARIS to backplate , the dial with pierced gilt rosette centre within applied cream enamel Arabic numeral chapter ring and blued steel spade hands within rectangular mask overlaid with pierced scroll fret infill, the bevel glazed case with twist turned hinged baton handle above complex two-tier moulded cornice and Corinthian corner columns with conforming twist turned shafts, on moulded base incorporating channelled decoration to angles and simple rectangular squab feet, 17cm (6.75ins) high excluding handle; with original leather covered outer travelling case. Richard and Company are recorded in Allix, Charles and Bonnert, Peter CARRIAGE CLOCKS Their history and development as being the London branch of the French firm Richard et Cie (founded in Paris in 1848) which was set up in 1857. By 1867 the branch was located at 24 Cannon Street and signed clocks in English. Richard et Cie were prolific makers of better quality carriage clocks as well as other types of decorative mantel clock who received an Honourable Mention in the 1889 Paris Exposition.
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A French engraved gilt brass miniature carriage timepiece with painted enamel panels Indistinctly signed, late 19th century The eight-day movement with replaced platform lever escapement and rectangular enamel dial panel incorporating circular white Gothic Roman numeral chapter disc and blued steel hands within polychrome painted field decorated with figures within a picturesque garden landscape to lower margin, the miniature corniche type foliate scroll engraved case inset with further riverscape painted panels to sides and rear, the top with hinged handle over bevel glazed escapement viewing aperture, 7.6cm (3ins) high to hilt of handle.
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A French alabaster and gilt metal novelty mantel clock with conical pendulum The movement by Samuel Marti, Paris, late 19th century The circular eight-day countwheel bell striking movement stamped with S. Marti et Cie, MEDALLE DE BRONZE roundel and serial number 4745, 4 6 to backplate, the dial with open centre revealing motionwork within white enamel Roman numeral chapter ring and with blued steel moon hands set within a gilt bezel and white alabaster shield-shaped housing with surmount cast as a standing putto holding aloft a silk suspended pendulum with star decorated blue spherical bob driven in a rotating conical motion by the movement via a rotating wire crank engaging with a pin at the base, the whole set on moulded shaped gilt-edged platform plinth applied with mounts cast as an easel flanking a lyre to sides, with musical trophy to centre and gilt disc-shaped feet, 37cm (14.5ins) high overall. This type of clock was made popular by Eugene Farcot (1830-96) who started producing such clocks in 1861, his output included some of monumental proportions most probably made for exhibition purposes (see Roberts, Derek Mystery, Novelty & Fantasy Clocks pages 123-130).
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A French Empire ormolu small figural mantel timepiece Unsigned, early 19th century The circular eight-day movement with silk pendulum suspension and circular white enamel Roman numeral dial set within a rope twist engine-turned bezel, the case modelled as cupid riding in a chariot being drawn by a pair of poodles incorporating the timepiece as the wheel beneath foliate trail cast side panel and with lions mask terminal for the yoke, the oval plinth base applied with a rosette centred floral spray cast mount flanked by ribbon tied laurel wreaths, on engine-turned ball feet (unrestored, lacking pendulum, minute hand and one foot, chariot detached), 27cm (10.5ins) high.
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A fine Louis XV ormolu and black marble figural mantel clock with concentric calendar Ridel, Paris, late 18th century The circular eight-day countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by pendulum incorporating female sunburst mask cast bob and silk suspension, the 5 inch circular convex white enamel Arabic numeral dial signed Ridel a Paris to centre within puce concentric Arabic calendar ring, conforming hour chapters and quarters to outer track, with fine entwined ribbon-pierced and chased gilt hands and blued steel arrow calendar pointer within hinged gilt engine-turned bezel fitted with convex glass, the case with tied laurel spray and lyre cast surmount to the drum housing the movement and dial applied with ribbon tied vine trails to sides over pendant apron centred with a vacant white marble oval panel flanked by cornucopia, the whole supported via curved brackets on a pair of cylindrical black marble pedestals applied with chain-link swags and surmounted by scantily clad standing Classical female figures cast in the manner of Thomire, the rectangular platform base applied with gilt bollards united by chains around each pedestal over front incorporating gilt grotesque mask and scroll cast mount flanked by projecting panels with engine-turned inserts, on six turned gilt brass feet, 52cm (20.5ins) high. Provenance: The estate of a connoisseur collector of regional furniture, works of art and clocks. Ridel is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Paris circa 1800 with examples of his work at the Palace de Fontainbleau and in the collection of the Gemeente Museum, The Hague.
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A French Louis XV style ormolu and patinated bronze figural 'elephant' mantel clock Unsigned, third quarter of the 19th century The circular outside countwheel striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum with Brocot type rate adjustment, the 4.5 inch circular white Roman numeral convex enamel dial with Arabic fifteen minutes to outer track and chased gilt brass hands set within engine-turned bezel, the case modelled as an elephant with head and trunk raised supporting via a rococo scroll cast cradle the movement housed within gilt moulded drum surmounted by a putto wearing a bearskin resting on a rocky outcrop, on stepped red and contrasting Breccia marble base applied with gilt repeating leaf border and compressed bun feet, 40.5cm (16ins) high.
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An Impressive Louis XV ormolu mantel clock Dehemant, Paris, mid 18th century The circular four knopped-pillar eight-day outside countwheel hour and half-hour striking movement with verge escapement regulated by small disc-bob pendulum with silk suspension, the 6.5 inch circular convex white enamel Roman numeral dial signed DEHEMANT, A PARIS to centre, with Arabic five minutes to outer track and fine scroll pierced and engraved gilt brass hands within convex glazed hinged bezel with moulded surround, in a case with sumptuous asymmetric rococo scrolls enveloping the dial and forming an elaborate crest above central swept upright incorporating lozenge-lattice decoration to front flanked by a pair of putti reading music and playing a flute seated on generous scrolls and with leafy sprays behind, the base centred with an elaborate symmetrical scroll-cast mount flanked by integral cast openwork side sections incorporating squab feet to each end, 60cm (23.5ins) high. A Charles De Hemant is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as a Maitre working in Paris 1750-89.
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A fine and impressive French gilt brass and Belge noir marble large four glass mantel regulator of one year duration Susse Freres, Paris, late 19th century The movement with tandem going barrels driving the five wheel train with the upper two wheels pivoted between cocked sub-plates fitted to the frontplate, with delicate deadbeat escapement regulated by Ellicott pattern compensated pendulum with fine-beat adjustment to crutch and panel centred disc-shaped bob with locking regulating nut beneath, the backplate numbered 1346 over stamped monogram trademark, the 6.5 inch circular convex white enamel Roman numeral dial inscribed REGULATEUR, MARCHANT UN AN, Susse Freres, Paris with five minutes to outer track and blued steel spade hands within generous cavetto moulded bezel, the bevel-glazed case with cushion and cavetto moulded marble top over pin-hinged front and rear doors set between caddy-moulded brass uprights and conforming bevelled glass side panels, on cavetto moulded marble skirt base with rounded angles and discreet brass pad feet with shallow-arched recess to each side between, 50cm (19.75ins) high. Susse Freres were primarily a firm of decorative 'bronziers' who were worked from Place de la Bourse during the second half of the 19th century. Another year duration mantel regulator by them is illustrated in Roberts, Derek Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks figure 9-21.
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An impressive gilt brass mounted Parian porcelain mantel timepiece 'The Three Graces' The movement signed for Le Roy, Paris, late 19th century The circular eight-day movement with replaced platform lever escapement regulated by sprung bimetallic balance and stamped 6785 to backplate, the 2.5 inch circular convex white enamel Arabic numeral dial indistinctly signed LE ROY, A PARIS to centre and with scroll-pierced gilt hands within engine-turned hinged convex glazed bezel, the case modelled with a large two-handled urn with military trophies to the convex top section over repeating medallion decorated collar flanked by acanthus scroll handles with dial between, standing via fluted socle onto a circular moulding plinth decorated with a band scrolling foliage to waist, the foreground applied with three standing scantily clad Classical female figures draped with floral encrustations, the whole on rectangular plinth base inset with gilt brass frieze panels relief decorated with cherubs cavorting within billowing clouds to each side over cast cavetto moulded shallow skirt, (damage and losses to case), 66cm (26ins) high. The firm of 'Le Roy & Fils' can be traced back to 1785 when the business was founded by Basille Charles Le Roy at 60 Galerie de Pierre, Palais Royal, Paris. During the Revolutionary years the firm relocated to 88 Rue de L'Egalite before finally settling at Galerie Montpensier, 13 and 15 Palais Royal. In 1828 Basille Charles died leaving the business to his son, Charles-Louis, who continued producing clocks signed 'Le Roy & Fils' until 1845 when the firm was sold to his former employee Casimir Halley Desfontaines; who was in-turn succeeded by his son M. George Halley Desfontaines in 1883. In 1888 M. George Halley died leaving the business to his brother Jules Halley who then took-in as partner Louis Leroy (apparently no relation to the founders of the firm). In 1899 the firm left the Palais Royal and moved to Boulevard de La Madeleine from where it continued trading in the hands of various successors well into the twentieth century. The figural form of the current lot is based on an Imperial era Roman marble sculpture (after a Hellenistic original) housed in the in the collection of the Louvre, Paris.
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A group of pocket watch cases and related items Anonymous, mainly 18th century Comprising a fine shagreen covered outer case with push-button clasp 68mm (2.75ins approx.) diameter; two more smaller outer cases, the first covered in stained red shell, the second covered in horn with penned stylised coral detail beneath, each approx. 4.7cm (2.875ins) diameter; a gilt pair of cases, the inner with maker's mark O over A.N, the outer 4.7cm (2.875ins) diameter; a silver outer case (worn) 5.7cm (2.25ins) approx diameter; a circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minutes to outer track 3.6mm (1.4375ins) diameter; a small 'pork pie' watch/clock bell; a foliate scroll pierced gilt watch cock and an assortment of watch motion wheels, (qty).
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A fine Regency gilt brass quarter-repeating duplex pocket watch movement James McCabe, London, circa 1825 The gilt full-plate single fusee four column-turned pillar movement with Harrison's maintaining power, duplex escapement and quarter-repeat mechanism with two hammers for denoting the hours and quarters positioned between the plates activated by a plunger at twelve o'clock, the backplate with removable mainspring barrel bridge, foliate scroll and grotesque mask balance cock applied with screw-set diamond endstone for the gold three arm sprung balance and signed Ja's McCabe, Royal Exchange, LONDON, No. 10253 to circumference, the white enamel Roman numeral dial with gold spade hands, with original dust cover engraved with repeat signature, the pillar plate 31.5mm (1.25ins) diameter. James McCabe senior is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as a 'very fine maker' who worked from Cheapside and Royal Exchange, London 1778-1811. The business was continued under his name by his sons including James junior who was apprenticed to Reid and Auld in Edinburgh, and Robert Jeremy who ran the business up until its closure in 1883. The single-wheel duplex watch escapement employed in the current lot is to a design developed in its final form by Thomas Tyrer, who patented it in 1782. The duplex escapement is a form of frictional rest escapement which when properly set-up can achieve a very good rate, however it can be temperamental due to its tight tolerances and susceptibility to shock. The duplex escapement was subsequently generally superseded by the more reliable lever escapement which was further developed and refined during the first decades of the 19th century.
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Two similar George III gilt brass verge pocket watch movements J. Clark, London and J. Vangble, London third quarter of the 18th century Each gilt full plate single fusee verge movement with four square section baluster pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the first with fine asymmetric foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock and unusual diamond-hatched engraved foot flanked by silvered regulation disc within adjacent conforming applied infill opposing signature J. Vangble, London and serial number 576 the other also with asymmetric foliate scroll pierced cock but with pierced foot and infill panel around the regulation disc opposing signature J. Clark, London with serial number 3071 , both fitted with convex white Roman numeral enamel dials (both lacking hands), each pillar plate 35mm (1.375ins) diameter. Numerous makers with the name J. Clark are listed in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London during the third quarter of the 18th century. J. Vangble appears not to be recorded in the usual sources.
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Two very similar George II gilt brass verge pocket watch movements George Potler, London and Tim Gardner, London, mid 18th century Each gilt full plate single fusee verge movement with four square section baluster pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, each backplate with fine symmetrical foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock with grotesque mask at the junction of the conforming pierced broad foot flanked by silvered regulation disc with adjacent applied scroll pierced infill opposing signature Geo Potler, London on one and Tim Gardner, LONDON on the other, both fitted with convex white Roman numeral enamel dials (both lacking hands), each pillar plate 35mm (1.375ins) diameter. Timothy Gardner is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London 1727-62, George Potler (or Potter) appears to be unrecorded.
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Two similar George III gilt brass verge pocket watch movements John Preist, London and Thomas Hall, Rumsey, third quarter of the 18th century Each gilt full plate single fusee verge movement with four square section baluster pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and sprung three-arm balance with Tompion type regulation, each backplate with fine foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock and conforming engraved foot flanked by silvered regulation disc within adjacent applied scroll infill opposing signature Jn'o Preist, London on one and Tho. Hall Rumsey on the other, both fitted with convex white Roman numeral enamel dials (both lacking hands), each pillar plate 35mm (1.375ins) diameter. John Preist does not seem to be recorded in the usual sources, however this may be due to the misspelling of his surname as a John Priest is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as apprenticed in 1739, gaining his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1746 and going into partnership with Thomas Colley (George Graham's Successor) in 1762. Baillie records Thomas Hall as working in Romsey, Hampshire prior to 1788.
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A George III gilt pair-cased verge pocket watch John Craig, Newcastle, 1809 The gilt full plate single fusee verge movement with four column turned pillars, plain stop-iron block and sprung three-arm steel balance, the backplate with fine Ho-Ho bird inhabited foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock with decorated rim and lyre at the junction of the engraved wedge-shaped foot flanked by regulation scale opposing signature Jn'o Craig, Newcastle engraved to the removable mainspring barrel bridge, fitted with original gilt dust cover engraved Clement Wilson, 1811 and circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds dial and gilt spade hands, the plain silver inner case fitted with convex glass and suspension post, the outer case now lacking push-button clasp, both with marks for London 1809 maker WM, the pillar plate 44mm (1.75ins approx.) diameter, the outer case 57mm (2.25ins) diameter overall. John Craig is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Newcastle-on-Tyne 1780-1820. Clement Wilson is probably the name of the original owner.
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A Dutch silver pair-cased verge pocket watch Bearing signature for John Wilter, London, circa 1775 The gilt full plate single fusee verge movement with four square section baluster pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and sprung three-arm balance, the backplate with foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance bridge and conforming engraved infill adjacent to the silvered regulation disc and bearing signature John Wilter, London, fitted with circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with arcaded minutes ring, the plain silver inner case with convex glass, suspension post and marked with initials EC beneath a crown, the repousse outer case decorated in relief with figural allegorical scene to verso within rococo scroll borders and with push-button clasp (hands lacking), the pillar plate 40mm (1.5ins approx.) diameter, the outer case 53mm (2.125ins) diameter overall. John Wilter is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as 'perhaps a fictitious name' seen on Dutch-type watches dating to around 1775.
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Three similar Dutch gilt brass verge pocket watch movements Two bearing signature for Tarts, London, the third for Demelais, London Each with gilt full plate single fusee verge movement with four square section baluster pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and sprung three-arm balance, the backplate with foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance bridge and conforming engraved infill around the silvered regulation disc, two bearing signatures J. Tarts and Tarts, London and numbered 255 and 14204 respectively with the first fitted with circular white Roman enamel Roman numeral dial painted with a coastal shipping scene to centre and the second with silver champleve dial with repeat signature and calendar aperture to scroll blind fret decorated centre within Roman numeral chapter ring within arcaded minute ring and cartouche Arabic five minutes, both with pillar plate approx 35mm (1.375ins) diameter; the third movement bearing signature Demelais, London to backplate, with white enamel Roman numeral dial featuring arcaded minute ring and pillar plate measuring 39mm (1.5ins) in diameter, (3). The three watch movements in the current lot are typical examples of Dutch timepieces produced during the mid to late 18th century signed with 'spurious' London signatures. One diagnostic feature is that on such examples the layout of the regulation tends to vary slightly from typical English practice resulting in the silvered regulation disc being positioned on the opposite side of the movement (to the left rather than the right when viewed with balance bridge uppermost). In addition to this the presence of the signature 'Tarts, London' would also suggest Dutch origins as it seems that this was a fictitious name specifically used by Dutch makers to give the impression that the watch was of English manufacture.
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A Swiss small gilt brass quarter-repeating verge pocket watch movement Delisle and Freres Moricand, Geneva, late 18th century The gilt full-plate single fusee four column-turned pillar movement with verge escapement, three-arm brass balance and quarter-repeat mechanism with two hammers for denoting the hours and quarters positioned between the plates activated by a plunger at twelve o'clock, the backplate with delicate rococo scroll pierced and chased balance bridge, silvered regulation disc and signed Delisle & F's Moricand, Geneve, No. 2035 to circumference, the white enamel Roman numeral dial with repeat signature to centre, 'jewelled' scroll pierced and chased silver hands and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the pillar plate 29mm (1.125ins approx.) diameter. Delisle and Freres Moricand are recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Geneva during the late 18th century.
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A Sèvres coffee can (gobelet litron) and saucer date code for 1786, delicately painted with foliate swags and ribboned pendants around vases of feathery grasses, in puce with white enamel highlights on a rich yellow ground, the rim with blue vases and fruiting grapevine, interlaced LL mark, ii date code and painter's marks for Jean-Joseph-Philippe Boucot fils and Jacques-Francois-Louis de Laroche, a 4mm chip to the underside of the saucer's rim, 13.7cm. (2)
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A Meissen Böttger porcelain saucer c.1722, hausmaler decorated with a single standing chinoiserie figure holding a shaped fan bearing pseudo Chinese characters, between finely painted plants issuing from colourful rockwork, the rim with a simple formal gilt design, some enamel wear, 12.3cm. Cf. The Hans Syz Collection catalogue, p.550, no.369 for a teabowl and saucer with related decoration.
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An English enamel snuff box 2nd half 18th century, of rectangular form, the top of the lid painted with two figures standing beside an obelisk among Classical ruins and trees, the sides and base with simple flower sprays on a white ground, fitted with metal mounts, 7.1cm. Provenance: the collection of the late Lavinia Baird.
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