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PARTIE SUPÉRIEURE DE COUVERCLE ANTHROPOMORPHE DE SARCOPHAGE, BOIS, ÉGYPTE, BASSE EPOQUE, XXVI DYNASTIE, CIRCA 664-525AV. J.-C. AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD UPPER PART OF AN ANTHROPOID COFFIN LID, LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-525 B.C., the gesso painted lid depicting the deceased wearing a striped wig, false beard and a broad beaded collar, the sky goddess Nut with wings outstretched kneeling below, hieroglyphic text above her referring to the goddess herself: 'The one who gives birth to the gods', details in red, green, blue, black and ochre on a white ground, 119cm high, 43.5cm wide, 16cm deepFootnotes:Provenance:M. E. B. collection, Southern France, formed 1950s-1990. Archéologie - Importante Collection Française Méridionale, de M. E.B. constutuée de 1950 à 1990; l'Hôtel des Ventes Holz Artles, Arles, 17 May 2014, lot 87.For a similar coffin cf. John Taylor, Egyptian Coffins, The British Museum, 1989, ill. 49.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

CASQUE ÉTRUSQUE, BRONZE, CIRCA IV-IIIE S. AV. J.-C. AN ETRUSCAN MONTEFORTINO TYPE BRONZE HELMET, CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C., the domed helmet with riveted pointed attachment and flanged neck guard, with triple bossed decoration above the hinged cheek pieces, cheekpieces largely restored, 32cm high, 15cm wide, 25cm deepFootnotes:Provenance:Private collection, North America. Private collection, England. In the collection of the Catalan Private Foundation for Iberian Archeology.with J. Bagot, Barcelona.Acquired from the above in 2011.There is an example of a Montefortino helmet in the Metropolitan Museum of Art with triple boss decorated cheek-pieces, acc. no. L.2018.51. It is unusual for Montefortino helmets to survive with their cheek-pieces as they were often made of leather, an easily perishable material. This type of helmet is named after the region of Montefortino in Italy where an example was excavated in a Celtic burial. These helmets were popular amongst the Italic peoples who derived the design from Celtic helmets made of iron.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

GRAND STATUETTE DE ISIS LACTANS, BRONZE, ÉGYPTE, BASSE EPOQUE, CIRCA 664-332 AV. J.-C. A LARGE EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF ISIS AND HORUS, LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C., solid cast, the seated goddess wearing a tripartite wig with vulture headdress surmounted by a crown of uraei, and a close-fitting dress, broad collar and armlets, depicted nursing the infant Horus, seated on her lap, largely missing, 35cm high, 9cm wide, 10.5cm deepFootnotes:Provenance:Anonymous sale; Tajan, Paris, 8 February 2008, lot 167.Isis and her husband Osiris were two of the most popular deities worshiped in Egypt. As a consequence of being so popular, she took on attributes from other lesser goddesses, one of which can be seen in this statue, where Isis wears the sun crown typically associated with the goddess Hathor. She was appropriated by the Greeks when they came to Egypt who disseminated her cult throughout the Mediterranean. Isis nursing the infant Horus was a common Late Period depiction of the goddess. For more examples of the type see the Louvre, Paris, Numéro principal: AF 240; E 4306 and E 4306.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

AN EDWARDIAN COACHING BLANKET 127CM X 151CM, PROVENANCE: Last used by a GP who was a relative of the previous vendors family in his pony and trap when visiting patients.

CRICKET - A SIGNED MONOCHROME PRINT OF SIR FRANCIS STANLEY JACKSON (BRITISH, 1870-1947) published by the Swan Electric Engraving Co., 1905, 50cm x 31.5cm, framed and glazed. Provenance: The Estate of the late George W. Beldam, who took the photograph from which this photogravure was made. See note verso.

AFTER SNAFFLES (CHARLIE JOHNSON PAYNE) (BRISTISH 1884-1967) 'Happy are they who hunt for their own pleasure and not to astonish others', colour print with colour vignette, signed in pencil on the mount with Snaffles bit blind stamp, 51.5 x 77.5cm

A C H Brannam Barum Ware puzzle jug, with pierced neck, the body inscribed "Within this Jug There is Good Liquor.....", incised marks to base and dated 1894, H20cm, 19th century Prattware plate with central scene after A Mulready within malachite border, D24cm, 19th century Pratt ware plate inscribed 'May good attend each honeft heart, and all who act a generous part. and one other plate 'The Haymaker' (4)

Edward Sharpe (19th century) Portrait of a seated black male nude, signed and dated 'March 1867', also signed by Sir John Everett Millais (1829-1896) who was judging the art competition in which this drawing won first prize, crayon drawing.48.5cm x 60.5cm (19in x 23.75in)Condition report:The drawing is in fair, original condition. There are numerous minor spots of foxing and browning across the sheet and some minor stains around the edges of the paper. There are two tears in the paper towards the middle right-hand edge and a small pinhole in the paper in the top left-hand corner. There are some light surface scratches across the drawing. The drawing is framed and glazed. The frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.

EDMUND ASHFIELD (fl. 1669-1673) A PORTRAIT OF CHARLES II wearing armour and a lace jabot, bust-length in a feigned oval, pastels, 26cm x 22cm, apparently retaining the original carved giltwood and gesso frame, and the companion portrait of a lady, possibly identified as Queen Catherine of Braganza (2)Provenance: From an old Dorset collection and almost certainly with the family from the 18th century or earlierThis rare pair of pastels made by Ashfield - “a gentleman well descended” shortly after the Restoration of the monarchy represent an important addition to the artist’s oeuvre. The distinctive Sunderland frames are almost certainly by the artist’s wife, Mary,  who is recorded as a frame maker. 

A PAIR OF REGENCY BRASS-INLAID TURTLESHELL CIRCULAR TRIPOD TABLES early 19th century, in the manner of Tatham, Bailey & Sanders or Thomas Parker, each inlaid overall en premiere partie and en contre partie, with densely scrolling foliage, the circular top with gadrooned edge on a baluster column and three legs with an eagle's claw-and-ball feet, 65cm high x 48cm diameterIn the early years of the 19th century, fashionable London was gripped by a passion for French-style coloured turtleshell (often red-stained) and brass-inlaid, in direct imitation of the technique perfected by the French maker Andre-Charles Boulle (1642-1732). It was his elaborate and sophisticated furniture - made largely until he retired in 1715 - which was veneered in this decorative way and led to his name merging with the technique. In Britain, the technique was anglicised (or perhaps Germanicised?) to ‘Buhl’ - and these tables reflect the technique and fashion of that time admirably. There were a great many practitioners of the art of brass-inlaying. One of the largest workshops was that of the Mount Street makers Tatham, Bailey and Sanders who made large scale brass-inlaid furniture for the royal palaces. Thomas of Air Street (1808-17) and Warwick Street, Golden Square (1820-30). Parker supplied brass-inlaid furniture to the Prince of Wales for Carlton House (RCINs 21624, 177, 35290, 33461), a pair of commodes for the 4th Marquess of Bath, Longleat and a pair of coffers on stand for the 6th Duke of Bedford, now at Woburn Abbey. 

A LOUIS XVI MAHOGANY FOUR-TIER ETAGERE late 18th century, attributed to Pierre-Francois Guignard (1740-1794)The rectangular top with slightly raised solid gallery, between four turned tapering uprights with spirally-reeded cone finials, each end with three spindles, on brass caps, 140cm high x 132cm wide x 39cm deepProvenance: Daisy Fellowes, rue de Lille, Paris and by descent to her daughter: Comtesse Alexandre de Casteja; sold Couturier-Nicolay, Paris, 22 November 1976, lot 106.Daisy Fellowes (1890-1962) was the daughter of the Duke of Descazes and Gluecksburg and Isabelle-Blanche Singer, heiress to the Singer industrial fortune. She married the Prince de Broglie in Paris in 1910 and bore three daughters, the eldest, Emmeline (1911-1986), married Marie Alexandre, Comte de Casteja (1907-1983) in 1932 to whom this etagere belonged. She spent five months in prison, accused of collaborating with the Nazis during the Second World War. She circulated in the beau monde of Paris during the interwar and postwar years and was close to Elsa Schiaparelli, Duff Cooper, with whom she had an affair, the Mitfords and Cecil Beaton, who captured her elegance and style on celluloid.

A GEORGE II GILTWOOD CONSOLE TABLE second quarter 18th century, The rectangular grey-veined white marble top above a echinus moulding and key pattern frieze, supported by an eagle with spread wings standing on a rocky base, on a square pedestal, restorations, regilt, 91cm high x 143cm wide x 76cm deepProvenance: with Hotspur, London, 1998.The use of an eagle as a support for a table was popularised in England by William Kent (1685/6 - 1748), the remarkable designer of furniture, objects, landscapes and architect. Kent’s designs drew on his decade in Italy from 1709-1719, spent mostly in the studio of the painter G. B. Chiari. On one of these last trips he travelled - at breakneck speed - with his fellow Yorkshireman (both were from the East Riding) Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694-1753) who was to provide patronage for Kent throughout his architectural career: Kent rose to the position of Deputy Surveyor of the King’s Works in the Office of Works, the department of the Royal Household responsible for architecture and buildings.Kent’s design for an eagle table support is likely to be derived from designs by Giovanni Giardini, published in Disegni Diversi, 1714 - in particular an elaborate table which featured an eagle with spread wings in the centre. Kent later used this design in an engraved tailpiece for Alexander Pope’s translation of Homer’s Odyssey, 1725-26. The earliest recorded eagle tables of this type were made for the Duke of Beaufort, between 1728-1733 by John Phillips, a carver, who was paid £444 9s 6d for work at Badminton House, Gloucestershire. Thomas Moore wrote to Dudley Ryder in 1734 about “an Eagle frame and Top Carved and guilded in burnished gold” which cost £12 (see catalogue entry to the pair of eagle tables in the Victoria & Albert Museum W.21-1945.1-2). Benjamin Goodison (1700-1767), whose workshop was at the ‘Golden Spread Eagle’ on Long Acre was one cabinet-maker who made furniture designed by Kent at Kensington Palace for George I (eg. the frame for Tintoretto’s The Muses RCIN 7405476) and for Frederick, Prince of Wales, probably at The White House, Kew (designed by Kent). While no eagle tables are known to have been made by Goodison, a pair of eagle tables was supplied around 1725 for Dudley North, at Glemham Hall, Suffolk (see Christie’s London, 12 November 1998, lot 80 - sold £150,000).

HOURS OF THE VIRGIN (USE OF AUTUN) WITH CALENDAR, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM Burgandy, circa 1475, 147 11, 14 lines to a page, written in a large clear gothic hand, headings in red, calendar written in blue, red and black. Eight large miniatures in arched compartments, each page with a miniature surrounded by a full illuminated border with naturalistic flowers, fruit and foliage; three similar half-borders; many large and small initials in burnished gold on pink and blue grounds,190mm x 140mmProvenance: On a fly-leaf at the end is a presentation inscription in French dated August 12th, 1744; the words “ex libris Willemin 1800” have been added to an escutcheon held by an angel at the foot of f.13, ; pencilled signature on first fly-leaf of Sir James Dalton Fitzgerald, 1862; bookplate of John Dalton. Acquired from Alan G. Thomas, a noted Bournemouth book dealer and friend of the Durrell family, 5th March 1963 and by descent to Kerrison Preston Esq.  Illumination:(1)                The Annunciation. In the border the Prophet Isaiah bearing a scroll(2)                The Visitation. St. Elizabeth wears a beautiful yellow robe embroidered in red.(3)                The Nativity.(4)                The Angel and the Shepherds.(5)                The Adoration of the Magi. The Three Kings are very individual figures, especially the youngest who, apart from his turban, is dressed as a young gallant of the 15th century, with particularly elegant high, yellow riding boots, and leans on a long cane with a degagé air.(6)                Pentecost.(7)                David in Prayer. Rocky landscape background.(8)                A Burial Service outside the door of a little church

A pair of yellow metal Etruscan revival style earrings, stamped 15ct, gross weight 4.4g.Description has been changed, 'Victorian' removed on 05-10-21 on the advice of an experienced jewellery expert who has informed us that they are later copies.

TEN BORDER FINE ARTS BEATRIX POTTER FIGURES: BP11 'Mrs Rabbit at Work'; BP12 'The Amiable Guinea Pig'; BP13 'Old Woman who llive in a Shoe'; BP14 'Benjamin Bunny'; BP15 'Nutkin Tickling Old Mr Brown'; BP16 'Peter Rabbit Eating a Radish'; BP17 'Cousin Ribby'; BP18 'Henny Penny Meets Jemima Puddleduck'; BP19 'Foxy Whiskered Gentleman'; BP20 'Hunca Munca Sweeping'(all bar BP13 with tins/boxes) Condition Report : good condition throughout, no damage to any figures 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 rare Jacobite wine glass c.1760-80, the round funnel bowl enamelled with a polychrome portrait of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, raised on a double series opaque twist stem, 15.3cm. This glass bears marked similarities to a set of six commissioned c.1775 by Thomas Erskine, later 9th Earl of Kellie, who was a member of a group of aristocratic Jacobites who continued to celebrate Bonnie Prince Charlie's birthday until his death in 1788.

A pair of Meissen figural candlesticks 19th century, modelled with a parent and child beneath a tree, one with a boy collecting eggs from a bird's nest and handing them to his mother, the other with a man holding a nest and passing eggs to a young girl who collects them in her dress, each surmounted with two sconces painted with flowers, blue crossed swords marks, incised 1160, some chipping to the leaves, 22.5cm high. (2)

A massive pair of Irish cut glass decanters and stoppers c.1800, of double magnum size, the chamfered square forms engraved with the lion crest of the Devonsher family, the reverse with the monogram 'AD', the shoulders lightly cut, with faceted stoppers and starcut bases, some chipping to the rims, 33cm. (4) These decanters are likely to have been made for Abraham Newenham Devonsher of Kilshallig. When Abraham Devonsher MP died without issue in 1783 (see previous lot) his estate was left to John Newenham, who changed his name to Devonsher and passed it in turn to his own son, Abraham. Abraham ran into financial difficulties and the estate was sold some time before 1837. He was married to Louisa Charlotte Cooke, the only child of Captain John Cooke who captained HMS Bellerophon at Trafalgar.

An English enamel etui late 18th century, the flattened form finely inscribed 'A Friend's Gift' and 'Esteem the Giver', the reverse with 'Remember her who gives this Trifle' 'To the most Amiable', within narrow blue dot borders on a pink ground, a little retouching to the upper section, 9.6cm.

A glass goblet of possible Jacobite significance c.1750-60, the generous bell bowl engraved with the Great Bell of Lincoln, the reverse with a bee and sunflower spray, raised on a plain stem, the foot trimmed, 18.9cm. The presence of the sunflower as a known Jacobite symbol may indicate that the glass is a reference to Jacobite prisoners, who were held in Lincoln Castle in 1746. Provenance: formerly the Crabtree Collection. Sold at Bonhams, 15th June 2011, lot 130.

A collection of vintage 20th century Bus related ephemera comprising of badges, stock books, Who's Who in the bus industry, fleet list and more

A large collection of vintage vinyl LP records comprising of De La Soul, Rebel MC, Inner City, Depeche Mode, Rufus & Chaka Khan, The Who. Together with a collection of 45rpms. 

William Lionel Wyllie, R.A. (British, 1851-1931)A destroyer ramming a German U-boat, WW1 signed 'W.L.Wyllie' (lower right)oil on canvas38.5 x 76.6cm (15 3/16 x 30 3/16in).Footnotes:This scene almost certainly depicts the celebrated occasion when on 8th February 1917 the British L Class destroyer, HMS Liberty (Lieutenant Commander PWS King) caught the German minelaying submarine UC 46 (Oberleutnant zur See Friedrich Moecke, Iron Cross 2nd) on the surface as the latter attempted to avoid the Dover Barrage which had been set up off the Goodwin Sands for just this very purpose: to further restrict submarines attempting to transit the English Channel. The ram was successful and the submarine's final resting place was re-established by the UK Hydrographic Office in 2009 as on the south east corner of the Sands, mid-Channel between Dover and Calais. There were no survivors from this boat who in her four wartime patrols (she had only first commissioned in September 1916) was credited with ten sinkings, either by torpedoing or by the mines she is reported to have laid. Lt Cdr King was appointed DSO for this sinking. The present work is full of detail, for example those on the upper deck and bridge of Liberty are seen to be wearing duffel coats as befits a cold February day, and yet it avoids being over worked. One can see something of the lowering sky, the bow wave and wash of the speeding destroyer and the periscope of UC 46 as, now horribly aware of her likely fate, she desperately attempts to out-manoeuvre her persecutor. Smoke belches from Liberty's funnels, a tatty war-worn white ensign and commissioning pennant at the fore streaming in the wind, bows up, stern tucked down and wash rolling out as the captain rings on for maximum revolutions to give him that little bit of extra speed.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Thomas Luny (British, 1759-1837)Portrait of the East Indiaman Neptune in two positions off the Downs indistinctly signed and dated 'Luny 17--' (lower left)oil on canvas82.7 x 145cm (32 9/16 x 57 1/16in).Footnotes:Five ships bearing the name Neptune are recorded in the East India Company's service between 1740 and 1860 when the last one was finally sold as a hulk. The fourth Neptune of those so named, and the largest at 1,468 tons, was built by Wells at Deptford to the order of Sir William Fraser, Bt. and launched on 30th November, 1796. Measuring 144 feet in length with a 44 foot beam, she was well-armed and widely regarded as a handsome ship by those who saw her. In all she made six voyages to the East, mostly to China direct, until she was sold to Sir Robert Wigram in 1811, and afterwards ended her career by completing two further voyages to China, via a call at Bombay, before being broken up in 1819. Neptune herself, although not whilst under Captain Donaldson's command, was involved in two celebrated incidents in the history of the China Trade, the first in August 1800 when the 10-ship convoy she was in was threatened by three French frigates off the coast of Brazil and, along with another Indiaman, the Coutts, chased off the 36-gun Franchise which promptly fled the scene. In the second incident, fifty-two sailors from the Neptune became embroiled in a drunken brawl with a crowd whilst at Canton in February 1807. A Cantonese customs officer subsequently died from the injuries he had received and the local authorities caused a major upset to trade by impounding the China fleet and demanding justice. Although the dispute was eventually settled, it nevertheless proved a turning point in the long struggle to exempt British nationals from Chinese law. For two of Neptune's voyages under Fraser's colours (China direct, June 1804 – September 1806, and Bombay and China, February 1809 – August 1810), she was commanded by Captain William Donaldson and it is recorded in Luny's ledger that he painted a smaller version of the work offered here for Captain Donaldson in March 1826.It is therefore logical to assume that, having seen the original painting, Luny was then commissioned to paint this larger work for either one of the vessel's owners or another of her several masters.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Peter Monamy (London 1681-1749)The venerable HMS Eagle making ready to sail from her offshore anchorage, probably at the Nore oil on canvas83 x 122.5cm (32 11/16 x 48 1/4in).Footnotes:ProvenanceAdmiral Sir John Peter Lorne Reid GCB CVO (1903-1973), Bolton.Private collection, UK.Whilst not a retrospective in the accepted sense, this work depicts an elderly 3rd rate, a vessel seemingly from an earlier age, past her prime and in her twilight years. The overly high stern, in conjunction with the elegant side windows of her stern galleries, are both features more typical of the ships-of-war dating to the reign of Charles II and the navy of Samuel Pepys during his hugely influential tenure as Chief Secretary to the Admiralty. Notwithstanding her outward appearance however, the vessel is clearly flying the new 'Red Ensign' introduced into the fleet after the Act of Union with Scotland in 1707 and which alone confirms her longevity. Almost certainly one of Pepys's celebrated 'Thirty Ship Programme' of 1677, a surprisingly large number of those ships (built between 1678 and 1680) were still in service in 1707, although by then all of them would have been altered, repaired or, in some cases, completely rebuilt to reflect the continual ravages of the sea, battle damage or to incorporate periodic changes in armament. As the largest 'class' within the 1677 Programme, the twenty 3rd rates - of which Eagle was one - have since been described by some naval historians as 'the best-looking sailing ships ever completed', but attempting to name a specific vessel within the twenty is complicated by the fact that 'the individual ship design was in each case left to the builder.'It is usual to identify these majestic ships by a careful study of their highly ornate stern carvings which usually include either royal ciphers, regal initials, or other similarly characteristic details. Unfortunately, this handsome bow view robs us of those clues although the distinctive side panes of the stern gallery windows shown here are strikingly similar to those featured on the splendid but short-lived Coronation, a large 2nd rate launched at Portsmouth in 1685. It is interesting to speculate therefore that this vessel might also be a Portsmouth-built ship which narrows the field considerably and offers up two possibilities, namely the Eagle and the Expedition. Of the two, the more likely candidate is the Eagle which, having been repaired and reconditioned at Chatham in 1699-1700, then served with distinction during the War of the Spanish Succession, mostly in the Mediterranean, and was part of Sir George Rooke's fleet which famously took Gibraltar in 1704. By 1707, Eagle was in Sir Cloudesley Shovell's squadron in the Mediterranean which, whilst returning home for the winter, was wrecked on the Isles of Scilly on 22nd October that year due to faulty navigation. This error resulted in one of the most spectacular disasters in the long history of the Royal Navy and this painting may well be a memorial to the loss of a fine old ship and all those who perished in her.Peter Monamy was born in London in 1681, the youngest son of a Guernsey man. Throughout his career he was heavily influenced by the works of Willem van de Velde, the Younger and other North European, Dutch and French masters. Monamy was himself a collector of Van de Velde's drawings and these influenced his development as a maritime painter resulting in numerous commissions from mercantile and naval patrons, including the famous Channel Island's naval families, the Durrels and the Saumarezs. In 1726, he was elected a Liveryman of the Company of Painter-Stainers, to which he presented a very large painting of the 'Royal Sovereign at anchor' which still remains in their collection. Although his paintings usually depict actual ships, they rarely record specific events as, up until 1739, his career coincided with a long period of peace. From the 1730s until his death, Monamy was at the centre of London's artistic life and was a friend and companion of Hogarth, sometimes collaborating with the celebrated younger artist. Despite his many commissions however, he was never particularly prosperous and also painted decorative pictures specifically for commercial galleries and dealersFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

John Cleveley the Elder (Southwark circa 1712-1777 Deptford)The East Indiaman Alfred in three positions off St Helena signed and dated 'J Cleveley Pinx 1772' (lower left)oil on canvas77.5 x 147.3cm (30 1/2 x 58in).Footnotes:The Alfred depicted here was the first of three East Indiamen to bear this name in the Honourable East India Company's fleet. Built in Barnard's Yard at Deptford for George Willson, Esq. and launched on 29th October 1772, her fine lines, elaborate stern carving and impressive armament of 32-guns, including two stern-chasers, were more akin to a Royal Navy frigate than an Indiaman, and she was widely regarded as a particularly handsome vessel. Measured by her builder at 764 tons, she was 110 feet in length with a 36 foot beam and sported a splendid figurehead of the Saxon King Alfred who many of her contemporaries regarded as the 'Father of the English Navy'.On 29th January 1773 she set sail from the Downs anchorage bound for the EIC's enclave at Bencoolen, on the island of Sumatra, via St Helena, under the command of Captain John Lauder. Arriving off St. Helena on 1st May to take on water and fresh provisions, she reached her destination on 30th September, where she loaded cargo for home and was back in the Downs on 4th February 1775. A second voyage to Bencoolen followed from December 1776 to August 1778, after which her next two voyages were both to China but with several intermediate calls. Returning home for the last time on 20th June 1786, after an unusually lengthy voyage lasting over four years, she was then sold for breaking, her relatively short career probably due to storm damage which rendered her no longer fit for service.Owned throughout her life by Mr. George Willson, it is likely that he commissioned this portrait the Alfred to commemorate her completion and what would be her first port of call at St. Helena the following year.The island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic was discovered by the Portuguese on St. Helena's Day, 21st May 1502. Afterwards held by the Dutch, the British East India Company briefly settled there in 1651 and even though the island changed hands again during the Anglo-Dutch Wars in the middle of the century, it had reverted to the British Crown by 1673 when, on 12th December that year, Charles II granted it to the East India Company for use as a port of call for their homebound ships. In 1684, the Company instructed Captain Knox to go to Madagascar to 'procure Negrosse (sic) to bring to St. Helena for the Company's Service thare (sic)', these slaves being intended for domestic use in the growing settlement of St. James (later Jamestown). The position of the island, especially in comparison with the hostile coasts of west and south-west Africa, was also of great strategic importance on the route to India and ships were often required to transport reinforcements to the garrison there. When, for example, the Suffolk was chartered for this purpose in 1749, it was agreed that her owners were to receive 'for all Soldiers and Passengers carried to ye S[ai]d Island £5 a head' as their fee for the charter.St. Helena's barren appearance when approached from the sea was in marked contrast to the luxuriance of its many deep valleys, the town and anchorage for the Company's ships being situated below St. James's valley at the northern end of the leeward side of the island. Apart from drinking water and the obvious shelter from the weather, the island regularly supplied ships with beef and lemons (to combat scurvy) whilst in return, the Company provided St. Helena with grain which would not grow there.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

William A. Cuthbertson (British, active circa 1904-1946)A boat on the beach, Valenciasigned, dated and inscribed 'WA Cuthbertson/Valencia 1912' (lower right) oil on canvas laid to board 25.3 x 35.3cm (9 15/16 x 13 7/8in).unframedFootnotes:Cuthbertson has clearly taken inspiration from the great Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla, who often painted the subject of fishing boats on the beach in Valencia with their sails billowing in the breeze.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Derek George Montague Gardner (British, 1914-2007)The 32 gun HMS Daedalus in action with the 36 gun French frigate Prudente, 9th February 1799signed 'Derek G.M./Gardner' (lower right) watercolour 25 x 37.2cm (9 13/16 x 14 5/8in).Footnotes:A note affixed to the reverse of the frame provides some additional information about the subject of the work:'The action between the 12 pounder 32 gun frigate Daedalus and the French frigate Prudente took place in the Indian Ocean about 150 miles to the south east of where the city of Durban now stands. The Daedalus under Captain Henry Longbird Ball, brought the Prudente to close action after a five hour chase. The two ships then commenced an animated exchange of broadsides, the distance between them gradually lessening as they manoeuvred, but after an hour and a half the fire of the British ship became too much for the Frenchman who hauled down his colours at 1.21pm. The damage to the Daedalus was confined almost entirely to her masts and rigging, but the Prudente was not only cut up in masts, rigging and sails, but at the end of the action her hull was considerably shattered, so much so in fact that when she was finally brought into Table Bay as a prize the commanding officer at the Cape decided she was not worth repairing, so she was not taken into the Royal Navy.'This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Robert Dodd (British, 1748-1816)Commodore Dance's celebrated action against a French squadron in the Straits of Malacca on 15th February 1804signed and indistinctly dated 'R.Dodd 180-' (lower left) oil on canvas 83.8 x 144.7cm (33 x 56 15/16in).Footnotes:Provenance Captain John Farr Timins and thence by family descent.Sale, Bonhams, London, 14 September 2004, lot 58, where acquired by the present owner.The full title of this picture is 'The retreat of Rear Admiral Linois's Squadron consisting of the Marengo of 84 guns, the Belle Poule and Semillante of 44 guns each, a corvette of 28 guns and a Batavian brig of 18 guns from a fleet of 16 of the East India Company ships after the action off Pulo Aor in the China Seas on the 15th. February 1804'.One of Britain's greatest strengths throughout the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars was her ability to finance the prolonged conflict from the proceeds of her overseas trade, most notably the wealth created by the Honourable East India Company. Its many activities continued to flourish throughout hostilities thanks, in part, to the heavy armament carried by many of the company's ships but also to its widespread use of the convoy system to safeguard its vessels on the open ocean. Instituted in peacetime as a means of protection from the pirates which infested the eastern seas, its logical extension into wartime proved one of the company's most valuable assets.On 31st January 1804, with the war in full spate once again after the brief interval following the Peace of Amiens, the East India Company's annual fleet of sixteen ships sailed from China, homeward-bound for England, under the command of Commodore Nathaniel Dance. On 14th February, by which time the fleet was off Pulo Auro, in the Straits of Malacca, Dance sighted a squadron of French ships-of-war under Rear-Admiral Le Comte de Linois. Although Dance's ships were merely armed merchantmen rather than warships proper, he deployed them in the best defensive position and hove-to for the night. At first light the next morning, the French hesitated so long in their attack that Dance eventually signalled his fleet to engage the enemy. Led by Captain Timins in Royal George and supported by the flagship Earl Camden (Commodore Dance) and Ganges (Captain Moffatt), the East Indiamen bore down on the French and after a fierce action lasting about an hour, Linois turned his ships away. Dance ordered a general chase and the French fled despite their impressive fire-power. It was a great triumph for Dance, who was not a naval officer trained for combat, and he returned home to a knighthood and various other rewards including a grant of 2,000 guineas from the East India Company.This famous incident was depicted by several artists, including Thomas Buttersworth and William Daniell as well as Robert Dodd, all of whose work was engraved thanks to its wide appeal with the general public at the time.Captain John Farr Timins was born at Chatham in 1767, one of four brothers all of whom became officers in the armed forces. Like two of his brothers, John Timins joined the Royal Navy and served as a Midshipman for five years, later taking part in many of the operations connected with the American War of Independence. After a year as Mate of HMS Preston and a subsequent tour in the West Indies, Timins left the Navy and joined one of the East India Company's ships as 5th Mate on the Deptford. Promotion followed steadily and, in 1796, he obtained his first command, the Queen. In 1802, he was given the brand-new 1,333-ton Indiaman Royal George and played a prominent role in the engagement on 15th February 1804 when he led the attack on the French squadron. Captain Timins carried the Royal George into action in the most gallant manner wrote Dance in his despatch afterwards and the Court of Directors of the Honourable East India Company showed their appreciation by voting Timins the sum of 1,000 guineas together with a 'piece of plate' to the value of a further 100. Royal George was later sold to Captain Timins, probably using his 1,000 guinea grant, and when she was broken up in 1818, another vessel of the same name was built for him as he was, by then, one of the Principal Managing Owners of the E.I.C.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Registration No: Un-Reg Chassis No: 53798 MOT: Exempt Entered from a private collection and one of only circa 500 madeHistory file with a letter confirming long-term prior family ownership and verifying the recorded mileage of only 35,000.Benefitting from a decade of restoration works during the vendors' ownership, overseen by their own expert in-house mechanicThe process including a full bodywork restoration and repaint, a re-trim and hood replacement, £4000 plus gearbox refurbishment, etc bills and photographs present. ‘LLD 11’ was manufactured in 1950 and originally supplied to its first owner via Hoopers of London. The second owner purchased the Daimler in 1967, it was then used to transport the local mayor to functions etc until going into storage during 1979. The DB18 remained unused within the same family until it was sold in 2008 and was subsequently purchased (through Bonhams) by the vendor. This information is detailed in a letter from a family member then supplied with the car and still present in the history file. This letter also confirms the wholly credible low mileage of only 35000 to be correct.The current owner's restoration process began in 2009 with a complete body strip down and refurbishment prior to being fully repainted in its handsome 'coffee and cream' livery (restoration pictures on file). Then followed a total retrim in cream leather and the supply and fitting of a replacement convertible hood. The cloth interior of the driver's side 'dash cubby' has suffered some minor age-related deterioration, otherwise the interior seats, carpets and woodwork are all in fine order. The vendor is currently searching for one or two invoices to fully complete the history file which also contains a copy of the owner’s handbook. During a detailed pre-sale 'in-house' preparation process, the underside of the car has been fully cleaned and undersealed. This process confirmed that ‘LLD 11’ is structurally sound but could require attention to signs of minor corrosion at the rear of both rear wheel arches and at the junction of the driver's side of floor and front sill in due course. The car has been started and run at regular intervals without incident, including when the photographs were taken. The engine and refurbished pre-selector transmission are said to be in ‘excellent order’ and bear further testament to the incredibly low advised mileage. It seems a little churlish to highlight minor body imperfections etc on a vehicle that's over 70 years old but accuracy is paramount. As a colleague who joined me when I viewed ‘LLD 11’ remarked, the car is in remarkable condition throughout for its age, has a detailed documented history, and must be one of the lowest mileage examples of this rare Marque available.Footnote: PLEASE NOTE: This lot is not currently UK road registered with the DVLA. However, the Daimler is accompanied by an old-style V5 Registration Document which might well enable it to be reunited with its original registration number of 'LLD 11' For more information, please contact:Paul Bruhin-Priceinfo@handh.co.uk07860 534637

Registration No: FB02 LCXChassis No: SAJAC22M02LF44026MOT: August 202229,600 recorded miles and just 4 former keepers1 of just 7 examples made used under government contractBulletproof glass with armour-plated cabinJust subject to recommissioning and a servicePLEASE NOTE: This lot has an issue with the front coil springs, new springs are due to be supplied by the vendor and the vendor will contribute £300 towards the fitment.H&H are indebted to tHe vendor for the following information:It was built by Jankel under Government contract number LV2/MIL/53, dated 16/02/01. It is the 1st of 7 built and was owned and operated by the Ministry of Defence. It is one of 6 cars assigned to ministerial protection duties, the 7th car was assigned to Royal protection duties. The sister car reg no FB02LCW was Tony Blairs personal Prime Ministerial car. In more recent years the car has seen service as a private security car and training vehicle. The bullet wound in rear left window was sustained when on active duty in South Africa. The 2 left doors also sustained damage as on very close inspection there is evidence of repair work and a shrapnel wound inside one door. Only the outer pane of glass is damaged. The other layers of glass are undamaged.Features:Fully armour plated cabin and bullet proof glass.Full protection for fuel cell and filler.ECU's and fuse boxes mounted in armour plated housings.Additional armour protection under car for fuel and brake linesIt has a boot mounted fire extinguisher and hand held extinguisher under front passenger seat.Kevlar plates are used in the floor under the seats.Security cameras mounted front and rear. ( Not working)Siren and loud speaker.Police ariel (disconnected)Attention lights behind front grill. ( Disconnected when on public roads )Extra switchgear mounted in overhead consul and under centre arm rest consul.Items just serviced include:Engine oil and filterSpark plugsAir filterFuel filterNew fuel pumpGearbox oil and filterNew coolantNew front anti roll bar links, track rod ends and bushesNew rear anti roll bar linksNew front coil springsNew tyres on refurbished wheelsNew privacy tint on rear windowsNew headliningNew front brake padsBrake fluid changedNew wiper bladeAir con rechargedBy 1989, Jaguar / Daimler had been bought by Ford who changed the engine offerings of the XJ6. Six years later, recognising that its boxy lines could do with a facelift, the company allowed designer Geoff Lawson to adopt a somewhat retro path for the X300 Series version. This line was revised for the last time in 1997, at which point much-praised new, Bridgend-built V8 engines replaced the previous six-cylinder ones - enter the XJ8. The new units were available in 3.2, 4.0 normally aspirated and 4.0-litre supercharged form, the outputs of which ranged from 240bhp to 370bhp. Most other aspects of the handsome big Saloon were also an improvement on those of its predecessor - the ride in particular won many plaudits.Vendor Condition Ratings:Bodywork: 'Very Good’Engine: 'Excellent'Electrical Equipment: 'Excellent'Paintwork: ‘Very Good'Gearbox: 'Excellent'Interior Trim: 'Very Good'Footnote: For more information, please contact:James McWilliamjames.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk07943 584760

Registration No: TGF 856F Chassis No: 508444A MOT: September 2022Single-family ownership from 1968 until 2012Only four owners from newUprated with a 1000cc engine and front disc brakesAccompanied by a collection of invoicesLaunched in the summer of 1959 as Sir Alec Issigonis's sideswipe at the bubble car which had swept through Europe in the late 1950s, the Mini was truly a revolutionary car. Packing a remarkable amount of interior space into its 10ft length by placing its 'A' series engine sideways from 'east to west' in the engine bay, the practicalities which had dominated its design concept seemed almost accidentally to produce a small car which on its rubber-cone suspension and 10-inch wheels was remarkable fun to drive. Launched in BMC tradition as both an Austin (the Seven, or 'Se7en' in contemporary advertising) and a Morris (Mini-Minor) it was the 'Mini' name that stuck in the long term. Although had original marketing plans to call the Austin version the 'Newmarket' succeeded then this could perhaps have been very different! Sales were initially sluggish but the Mini's rapid acceptance amongst the elite as 'the' car to be seen in soon saw this overcome and by 1963 it had dislodged the Ford Anglia to become the best selling car in the UK.This Mk.II Mini was manufactured in 1968 and was first UK registered on the 12th of February 1968. Originally fitted with the 848cc straight-four engine mated the four-speed manual transmission, the engine has since been uprated to a 1000cc which is understood to be a Metro unit. Finished in Blue paintwork with Beige interior upholstery, the Mini was supplied new to a Constance Ballard of Nottingham, who retained the car until 2000 whereby it was passed to a family member who owned the Mini through to 2012. Entering into current ownership in 2015, the Mini has had just four owners from new. Since entering into current ownership, ‘TGF 856F’ has benefitted from a front disc brake conversion and replacement wheels. Offered with a few previous MOT’s certificates; some past invoices; an MOT until September 2022; a small quantity of spares and a current V5C.Footnote: For more information, please contact: Paul Cheetham paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk 07538 667452

Registration No: C599 NCK Chassis No: WBAAC720500797778 MOT: NoneOnly four former keepers and just 43,373 recorded miles (atoc)Supplied new by Clock Garage BMW Accrington and pleasingly retaining original dealer stickers and number platesOffered with the original book packManual gearbox exampleThe superb E30 series of BMW compact saloons and coupes ran from 1982 until 1994 and, to many enthusiasts, were the last of the real driver-focused models from BMW. One of the most popular models in the E30 lineup was the 318i which initially had a 105bhp M10 four-cylinder engine until 1987. Arguably better balanced than the larger-engined six-cylinder models, it was arguably the car to have in the late Eighties when it became known as the ‘poor man's M3’. Widely regarded as superb driving machines, good examples of the 318i are still sought after today.Manufactured in 1986, this 318i was supplied new to the UK through Clock Garage BMW of Accrington and was first registered to Padiham Cotton & Cotton Waste Co. of Burnley. Passing to the second owner who retained it from 1987 until 2009, the BMW has had just five owners from new. Fitted with the 1766cc straight-four engine mated to the five-speed manual transmission. The BMW is finished in the complementary colour scheme of Cosmos Blue with Pale Blue interior upholstery. With a recorded mileage of just 43,373 miles from new (at time of consignment), supported by service history, handwritten logs and previous MOTs.Supplied with a history file including the original book pack containing the stamped service book and aforementioned handwritten logs; previous logbooks; old MOTs certificates and other sundry paperwork. Subject to a Category C damaged in 2005, the BMW subsequently was VIC inspected and passed in 2006.Footnote: For more information, please contact: Paul Cheetham paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk 07538 667452

CADET, Doctor Who and The Daleks, complete, EX, 50

TELEVISION, Dr Who, signed lined card by David Tennant, overmounted beneath colour photo showing him with the Tardis, 12 x 18.5 overall, EX

CINEMA, signed promotional photos, inc. Nigel Hawthorne (the Madness of King George), Hugh Grant (the Englishman Who Went up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain), Bill Murray (the Man Who Knew Too Little), creasing (1), G to VG, 3

A late 19th century Meerschaum pipe with a gold band, the bowl surmounted by a cat sitting on top of a dog who is playing with another dog, 24cm long, 9.5cm high, contained in a leather covered hard caseCondition: The end of the mouth piece has been glued, the mouth piece is a little loose to the bowl surface, cracks, scratches and marks, teeth marks and pitting to the mouth piece, scuffs to the case

A FINE AND RARE GEORGE III RED JAPANNED MUSICAL TABLE CLOCK MADE FOR THE MIDDLE-EASTERN MARKETRecordon, Spencer and Perkins, London, circa 1780The substantial six pillar triple fusee bell-striking movement with plates measuring 8.5 by 6.75 inches, verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum and playing a choice of four tunes after the hour on a graduated nest eight-bells via a transversely planted 3 inch pinned cylinder, the backplate engraved with delicate scrolling foliage around a central motif of crescent raised on a pedestal, the 8 inch brass break-arch dial with recessed shaped signature plate engraved Recordon, Spencer & Perkins. LONDON to the centre incorporating unusual raised polychrome and gilt painted flowering foliage infill within applied engraved 'Turkish' numeral chapter ring with conforming five minute annotations to outer track, with scroll-pierced steel hands and conforming painted flowering foliate infill to spandrels continuing up into the arch to envelop the subsidiary STRIKE/NOT STRIKE and MINUET/COTILLION/JIGG/GAVOT selection dials, the case with bell-shaped superstructure gilt decorated with vases and baskets of flowers onto a red ground flanked by acanthus sprays to angles, over double cavetto top mouldings and hinged glazed front door further painted with floral sprays and gilt ground panels to frame and spandrel panels flanked by conforming canted angles, the sides with generous hinged brass handles over concave-topped rectangular windows within further line-edged foliate panel decorated surround, the rear matching the front but without canted angles, on complex moulded skirt base incorporating scroll painted shaped aprons over acanthus cast brass scroll feet. 54cm (21.25ins) high, 40cm (15.75ins) wide, 24.5cm (9.75ins) deep. Louis Recordon is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Soho, London 1778-1824. Although Baillie asserts that he 'retired' in 1796 it is most probable that he had significant involvement up until 1824. Online records allow us to add that he was Swiss born, his workshop was in Greek Street, Soho and that he was the London agent for Abraham-Louis Breguet. In 1805 Recordon took over the workshop from the watchmaker Josiah Emery, one of the first to use the lever escapement after Thomas Mudge, hence many of his watches and clocks are signed 'Recordon late Emery'. Louis Recordon appeared to specialise in musical clocks (often for export), fine watches and was known to have devised a form of pedometer. The Recordon business was succeeded by Des Granges in 1824.The Partnership between John Spencer and Perkins (probably William) is recorded by Baillie as working from Snow Hill, London 1765-1806. Any association between the workshop of Spencer and Perkins and Louis Recordon appears to have not been formerly recorded hence it was most likely a relatively informal 'trading arrangement'. Indeed it was not unusual for such arrangements to exist especially amongst makers who often supplied clocks for the middle-eastern market, such as Markwick Markham, Henry Borrell and the Rimbault family as well as Recordon. The current lot has survived in remarkably original condition and exhibits many features typical of examples destined for sale to a middle-eastern client. These include the lack of any form of figural decoration, 'Turkish' numeral chapter ring, crescent motif to backplate and strong focus on floral designs (most notably to the dial). Condition Report: The movement is in good original condition with no evidence of alteration or noticeable significant replacements. The steelwork (wheel arbors) exhibits historic pitting indicating at some point the mechanism had surface rust. The escapement appears original and the clock is running, striking and playing music although the latter is a little lazy to start suggesting that a gentle clean/service is required. The bell-hammer rods and hammers for the musical train are replacements. The relief-painted floral decoration to the dial has losses and wear to the centre around each winding hole and has historic touching-in to spandrel areas and to the centres of each of the subsidiary dials in the arch. The chapter ring, subsidiaries and signature plate are no longer silvered but retain good strong engraving. The case is generally in fine original condition. The quadrant panel inserts flanking the arches of both the front and rear doors would have originally been fretwork and have been replaced with panels painted with floral sprays to match the rest of the case. Otherwise all other elements appear original and the surface decoration has survived in remarkably good condition with only minor age related wear, very slight repairs/touching in and flaking in places.Clock is complete with two case keys and a winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

A RARE GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERJ. Thompson, Northampton, late 18th centuryThe 8.5 inch circular silvered register signed J. THOMPSON, NORTHAMPTON to the centre within scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual weather observations to outer track, set behind hinged circular glazed moulded wood bezel incorporating additional recording hand to the glass and with chevron line border decoration, the triple line-edged case with open triangular pediment above oval urn inlaid panel and arch-glazed Fahrenheit scale spirit tube thermometer flanked by further paterae to the baluster shaped upright, the rounded base further inlaid with a fan rosette.97cm (38.25ins) high excluding finial. J. Thompson of Nottingham appears not to be recorded in the usual sources however it is likely that he is a related to John (IV) Thompson who is recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as working in Nottingham 1835-44.The current lot is notable in being a rarely early example of its type most likely being made in the 1790's. Early features include the wooden as well as the truncated design of the top of the case.Condition Report: The tube is filled with no apparent airlocks and is currently plugged for transport. The mechanism is complete and in working condition however will require setting up. The register is in good condition with some light spotting/discolouration to the silvering. The thermometer has some patchy tarnishing to the scale and a crack to the glass. The case has a replacement rear door otherwise is in fair presentable condition with some historic bumps, scuffs, minor repairs and light shrinkage cracking/veneer movement to sides. Condition Report Disclaimer

A FINE VICTORIAN MAHOGANY LONGCASE REGULATORThomas Armstong and Brothers, Manchester, late 19th centuryThe very substantial eight-day four double-screwed pillar movement with 1 inch diameter pillars and quarter-inch thick plates measuring 8.375 by 7.25 inches enclosing wheel train with high wheel/pinion counts, six spoke wheel crossings throughout, Harrisons maintaining power and deadbeat escapement incorporating agate pallets set between twin A-frames, regulated by mercury jar compensated seconds pendulum incorporating wide jaw suspension and hanging from a brass bracket screwed to the case backboard, the 12 inch circular silvered brass dial with subsidiary seconds engraved Regulator to apex over Roman numeral hour dial and signed Tho's Armstrong &, Bro's, Manchester to centre within outer Arabic minute track, with blued steel hands and canted silvered bezel to circumference, the arched case with pendulum hanging access flap to top over arch-glazed door enclosing fine foliate scroll carved and pierced apron beneath dial mirror backboard, on plinth base with cavetto top moulding over recessed flame figured front panel flanked by canted angles on moulded skirt.193cm (76ins) high, 51cm (20ins) wide, 33cm (13ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. The firm of Thomas Armstrong and Brothers of Manchester can trace its roots back to Joseph Armstrong who established himself as a jeweller and silversmith at 88 Deansgate, Manchester in 1825. By 1851 Joseph's eldest son, Thomas, had succeeded him, and was listed as head of the firm (working in the clock and watch department) in the 1861 Census. By 1868 Thomas had been joined by his brother George Booth Armstrong and the business was re-named 'Thomas Armstrong and brother'. The business continued trading as opticians and makers/suppliers of barometers, scientific instruments and clockmakers both from Manchester and Liverpool until 1965 when they were taken over by Harrisons opticians.The movement of the current lot is notable in being of particularly heavy construction with high wheel/pinion counts. The escapement is also unusual in having pallets apparently made entirely from agate supported between twin 'A' shaped frames.Condition Report: Movement is in fine relatively clean original working condition although a precautionary gentle clean and service is advised if intending to put into long term service. The pendulum is in good original condition with good to the mercury and with light/minimal oxidation/staining to the inside of the glass canister. The dial has some slight rubbing/scratching around the winding hole and some light concentric wear/rubbing to the centre of the hour dial, the dial plate therefore would benefit from being re-silvered which would remove these light surface defects. The case has some front-to-back shrinkage cracking as well as other minor evidence of movement to the arch of the case - this is relatively minor but noticeable. The interior of the case is in fine condition including the carved apron. The front door has two small veneer chips to the front left edge of the frame and the skirting to the left hand side of the base is loose otherwise the case is in fine original condition with faults very much limited to minor bumps, scuffs and blemishes commensurate with an easy life.Regulator is complete with original weight, mercury jar pendulum, a crank winder and a case key.  Condition Report Disclaimer

A FINE GEORGE III MAHOGANY EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCKJohn Ellicott, London, circa 1760The five pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed John, Ellicott, Lon,don to lower margin, with scroll-pierced steel hands and fine crisply cast rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch with silvered Strike/Silent selection dial flanked by dolphin cast mounts, the case with concave sided 'pagoda' upstand adorned with brass flambeau urn finials and with shaped fretwork panel to fascia over cavetto moulded break-arch cornice and hinged glazed dial aperture flanked by brass stop-fluted columns, the sides with rectangular windows and conforming quarter columns set against bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with concave throat moulding over solid mahogany break-arch door applied with complex mouldings to edges, the base with concave top mouldings over rectangular raised panel and moulded double skirt.240cm (94.5ins) high excluding finials, 53.5ins (21ins) wide, 27cm (10.5ins) deep. John Ellicott F.R.S. is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as born 1706 to John Ellicott senior, a Cornish clockmaker who had gained his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1696 and died 1733. John junior worked from Swithin's Alley, Royal Exchange, London and was elected member of the Royal Society in 1738. He published works on horology in 1739 and 1753 and is particularly noted for the development of the cylinder escapement and a form of compensated pendulum; he also maintained a private observatory at his home in Hackney. John Ellicott was later appointed as Clockmaker to George III, and took his son, Edward into partnership in 1760 which lasted until his death in 1772. The present clock is notable in that it has survived in fine original condition and is very much a textbook example of its type made by one of the leading English horologists of the 18th century.Condition Report: Movement is complete and in clean working condition having been recently serviced and there is no evidence of alteration or significant replacements. The dial is in good clean condition with only minor discolouration/spotting to the silvered finishes in places; the hands appear original and undamaged. The movement retains what appears to be the original seatboard which rests on the directly onto the case uprights (cheeks) which have historic nail holes corresponding to those in the seatboard which serve to confirm that the movement and dial are most likely original to the case. The case is in fine original condition. The shaped fretwork panel to the hood is a replacement and two of the small pads that support the finials are a loose (simply require re-gluing) otherwise faults are very much limited to very minor historic bumps, scuffs and other age related blemishes. The patination/colour is notable in its originality.Clock is complete with pendulum, pair of brass-cased weights, case key and winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

A RARE GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERBaptista Ronchetti, Manchester, circa 1790The 8.5 inch circular silvered register signed Bap'st Ronchetti, Fecit and with additional inscription H. Lomas, Adlington to the centre within scale calibrated in barometric inches incorporating an engraved motif of Masonic tools suspended from a ribbon and with the usual weather observations to outer track, set behind hinged circular glazed moulded wood bezel incorporating additional recording hand to the glass and with chevron line border decoration, the chevron-edged case with open triangular pediment above arch-glazed Fahrenheit scale spirit tube thermometer to the baluster shaped upright inlaid with fan quadrants to upper angles and three oval radial paterae to lower margin, the rounded base with further oval patera over conforming fan rosette.96cm (38.5ins) high excluding finial. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Baptista Ronchetti is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from Spear Street Manchester from 1785 and then later at 15 High Street until around 1810. Ronchetti emigrated from Tavernerio, near Lake Como, Italy in 1785 later sending for his son, Charles Joshua, and his nephew Louis Casartelli who were both accompanied by Dominic Bolongaro. Initially all three worked in Ronchetti's workshop before branching-out and setting-up on their own. Baptista Ronchetti is a well-regarded maker known for his stick and angle barometers and was one of the first to produce wheel barometers of the type which subsequently became the predominant design produced throughout the 19th century. The current lot is notable in being a particularly early example of its type most likely being made in the 1790's. Early features include the hinged wooden bezel (which is secured by a lock with keyhole set in the side of the case) as well as the truncated design of the top of the case. The additional name engraved on the dial is for H. Lomas of Adlington who is recorded by Banfield as working circa 1800-20. The presence of Lomas's signature (executed in a different hand) would suggest that he probably re-sold the barometer perhaps 20 years or so after it was made.Condition Report: Tube is filled with no obvious airlocks, the float mechanism etc. is intact and operational however will require setting-up/calibration. The dial/register is in fine original condition albeit with some minor discolouration/tarnishing; the front glass is cracked and the bezel has had some minor historic repairs to the chevron line decoration as well as a small loss. The thermometer is in good condition although the tube is a replacement which may have required the aperture for the bulb in the plate to be enlarged slightly . The case is in good with limited to a few small losses/historic repairs to the chevron banding, some slight shrinkage cracking to the edge veneers and other minor bumps, scuffs and age related blemishes. Condition Report Disclaimer

A WILLIAM POSTED THIRTY-HOUR LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT WITH TEN-INCH DIALWilliam Speakman, London, circa 1695The countwheel bell-striking two-handed movement with Huygens's endless winding, anchor escapement for regulation by seconds pendulum and column-turned corner posts, the 10 inch square brass dial with calendar aperture to the finely matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised fleur-de-lys half hour markers, Arabic five minutes within the outer minute track and signed Etherington, London to lower margin, with scroll-pierced steel hands and winged cherub mask cast spandrels to angles, now in an oak hooded wall case with ogee-moulded shallow-arch pediment over fixed glazed dial aperture and rectangular side windows to hood, the wall bracket with inverted pointed arch-shaped lower edge to the backboard applied with ogee-outline brackets beneath convex throat mouldings, (no pendulum or weights).The case 72cm (28.5ins) high, 35cm (13.75ins) wide, 20cm (8ins) deep  Provenance: The Estate of Lawrance Hurst. William Speakman is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as apprenticed in 1654 to Peter Closon then Andrew Prime (through Nicholas Tomlins) and gained his freedom of the Clockmaker's Company in September 1661. He initially worked from in Westminster and took in numerous apprentices including three of his sons; Thomas (freed 1685), Edward (freed 1681/2) and William (II) who was entered into his apprenticeship in 1688 but apparently never gained his freedom. In July 1682 he was chosen as a Clockmakers' Company Steward, became an Assistant from 1691, Warden from 1698, served as Master in 1701 and continued attending until his death in 1717.Condition Report: Movement is in original albeit very dirty/neglected condition with heavy patination to the brass and light surface corrosion to the steelwork throughout. The trains appear entirely original including the escape wheel; the pallets may well be 19th century service replacements. The warning locking flag has been repaired and the crutch appears to be a replacement made from bent wire; the hammer has also been repaired and one of the screws for securing the dial to the top plate is missing. The calendar driving wheel is missing. Otherwise movement appears in sound 'untouched' condition although the pinions due exhibit fairly heavy wear mainly to the upper wheels of the strike train. The dial is in dirty but good original condition; the hour hand is a later replacement.The case has some age (most likely early 20th century) but is not contemporary to the movement. The backboard is has noticeable historic worm damage to the upper corners and at the base otherwise case is in sound condition with only minor age related shrinkage and a few bumps, scuffs, blemishes commensurate with age. The surface is dirty/dusty but this adds to a feeling of age and would probably form a good basis for reasonable patina/colour in the hands of a good case restorer/finisher.As catalogued there is no pendulum or weight with the current lot. Condition Report Disclaimer

A RARE FRENCH CHARLES X MINIATURE ORMOLU FIGURAL MANTEL TIMEPIECEPierre-Honoré-César Pons, St. Nicolas, circa 1825The eight-day circular single train movement with anchor escapement regulated by anchor escapement with silk suspension and engraved PONS, a St. Nicolas to backplate, the 2 inch circular silvered Roman numeral dial with engine-turned centre and blued steel moon hands, the case cast with a female in flowing robes seated and resting on an anchor on a rocky outcrop enclosing the movement and applied with a cornucopia, on plinth base with acanthus cast band over tied baton apron and generous scroll cast feet; with an associated giltwood plinth.24cm (9.25ins) high, 19cm (7.5ins) wide, 6.5cm (2.5ins) deep excluding giltwood stand. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Pierre-Honoré-César Pons was born in Paris in 1773 and after studying with the Jesuits in the rue Mouffetard he went to train under the eminent clockmaker Antide Janvier. Unfortunately the unrest of the French Revolutionary period disrupted his training but he was recommended by Janvier to the prestigious Lepaute family who took him on in 1798. Pons completed his training under the Lepautes and developed an interest in precision horology; in 1803 he opened his own workshop rue de la Huchette, near the Place Saint-Michel. In order to satisfy the financial demands of running a workshop, whilst taking time to work on the development of precision horology, Pons acted as supplier of movements to many the eminent horologists of the period such as Berthoud, Breguet and Lepine. During this time he developed several escapements and created improved wheel-cutting and pinion polishing machines. With the encouragement of Ferdinand Berthoud in 1804 Pons presented his 'Observations sur l'échappement libre' to the Academy of Sciences where it was praised by the jury and the Academy congratulated him. Around this time the French clockmaking town of Saint-Nicholas d'Aliermont was in crisis due to the collapse of the industry. Napoleon's minister responsible for Fine Arts, Industry and Commerce, the Count de Champagny, ordered the Académie des Sciences to find someone suitable to turn the industry around. Honoré Pons was approached as he had the necessary skills and had developed the tools and practices most appropriate for the task. After a period of reluctance he accepted on the basis that the state will pay him a generous amount for his machines as long as they were installed and used in the Saint Nicholas workshops. By 1808 Pons was producing fine quality 'blanc-roulants' for an affordable price which received high praise from makers such as Breguet and recognition by the Academie in their report to Napoleon Bonaparte.Over the following decades Honoré Pons expanded the Saint Nicholas operations and became a principal supplied of movements to the Parisian clockmaking trade from his premises in Paris's rue de la Barillerie on the île de la Cité. In 1827 he was awarded a gold medal and in 1839 was awarded the Croix de la Légion d'Honneur by King Louis Philippe. In 1846, at the end of an illustrious career, pons sold his firm to Borromée Délépine and retired, living in an elegant Parisian mansion at 20, rue Cassette.Condition Report: The movement appears to be complete and in working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or significant replacements; the mechanism however is a little dirty/discoloured hence a precautionary gentle clean/service is advised. The dial has overall light to moderate tarnishing to the silvering otherwise is in good overall condition. The case is in fine original condition retaining strong original gilding with minimal wear with only light to moderate discolouration to the more thinly gilded side and rear flat panels.Timepiece is complete with a pendulum and winding key; the non-original giltwood plinth has chips and losses to the gesso work, worn and faded velvet top lining and measures 23cm wide, 13.5cm deep and 4cm high. Condition Report Disclaimer

A FINE PAIR OF GEORGE III/REGENCY 12 INCH LIBRARY TABLE GLOBES Thomas Bardin and William & Samuel Jones, London, 1817 and 1800The terrestrial sphere applied with twelve coloured printed gores incorporating panel inscribed THE, NEW TWELVE INCH, BRITISH, Terrestrial Globe, REPRESENTING THE, ACCURATE POSITIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL, KNOWN PLACES OF THE EARTH., FROM THE DISCOVERIES OF, CAPTIAN COOK, AND SUBSEQUENT CIRCUMNAVIGATORS, TO THE PRESENT PERIOD, with corrections and additions to, 1817, Manufactured by T.M. Bardin 16 Salisbury Square London to North Pacific and extensively annotated with principal cities, towns, rivers, lakes, mountains and other significant topographical features, the oceans with all significant islands labelled, the West Pacific with THE ANALEMMA of the equation of time, and the Equator lines divided in minutes and degrees, the ECLIPTIC graduated in minutes; the celestial annotated with major constellations incorporating fanciful figural representations and stars graded in seven orders of magnitude, the Equator and Ecliptic both divided for minutes and degrees and the lower hemisphere with panel inscribed THE, NEW TWELVE INCH, British Celestial Globe, Containing the exact position of more than 3800 FIXD STARS, Nebulae, Planetary Nebulae, &c: according, to the Latest Discoveries and Observations of Dr Maskelyne, Dr Herschel and other eminent, Astronomers, And adapted to the, present period 1800, with a second overlaid cartouche nearby inscribed SOLD BY, W. & S. JONES, Holborn, London, each sphere with poles incorporating brass hour rings and pivots for mounting within brass meridian circles divided for degrees, resting in wooden stands with matching hand coloured paper horizon rings each graduated in degrees in two directions, days-of-the-month and houses of the Zodiac with names and symbols and also displaying compass directions, the stands each with four curved quadrant supports for the horizon ring over squat ring-turned baluster upright issuing three cabriole supports with pointed pad feet with compass stretcher between, (the celestial faded and part restored and both compasses incomplete). 63cm (24.75ins) high, 43cm (17ins) wide overall. Thomas Marriott Bardin is recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as a globe maker apprenticed to his father, William, in 1783 with whom he went into partnership in 1790. Bardin and Son initially worked from 4 Hind Court, Fleet Street, London before moving to 16 Salisbury Square in 1975. William Bardin died in 1795 leaving the business in the hands of Thomas who remained working from the same address until 1839. William and Samuel Jones are recorded by Clifton as optical, mathematical and philosophical instrument makers who worked from several addresses in Holborn 1791-1859 including 135 Holborn (1792-1800) and 30 Holborn (1800-1860). It is interesting to note that the celestial of this pair does not bear the name of Bardin, however it was common practice for the vendors of globes to put their own trade label over that of the manufacturer. Indeed, this was a matter of course with Bardin-supplied globes retailed by the Jones's such was the nature of their trading relationship (bearing in mind that very often it was William Jones who had designed the globe in the first place).Condition Report: The celestial sphere is part restored; the varnish has been removed and an area around the base pivot has been filled (approx. 5-6cm diameter). The brass ring for the north pole is currently detached otherwise sphere is in sound condition but with overall fading/patchy brown staining and heavy fading to surface and few light scuffs to the gores. The meridian papers are in good condition with only slight shrinkage evident. The compass is lacking its glass and needle but the paper is present and in good condition the stand and brass fittings are in good condition.The terrestrial sphere is in sound original condition retaining old surface with only a few very slight varnish scuffs mainly near the southern pivot. The gores show some slight signs of opening/movement where they meet and the sphere has some loose material internally which can be heard when the sphere is rotated. There is overall age related discolouration/fazing to the surface but gores are generally clear and colours relatively strong. The meridian papers are heavily discoloured and worn with losses. The meridian ring is in sound condition. The stand and brass fittings are in sound condition, the compass is missing its paper, needle and glass. Condition Report Disclaimer

A QUEEN ANNE INLAID WALNUT EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCKJosiah Thompson, Whitehaven, early 18th centuryThe five finned pillar inside countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch square brass dial with star decorated subsidiary seconds dial, herringbone border engraved calendar aperture and ringed winding holes to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers, Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed Josiah Thompson, White, Haven to lower margin, with scroll pierced steel hands and twin cherub and crown cast spandrels to angles within wheatear engraved border, the case with ogee moulded cornice and fine scroll pierced fret to frieze above hinged glazed dial aperture inlaid with wreath border to frame and applied with ebonised solomonic twist three-quarter columns to front angles, the sides with rectangular windows and conforming quarter columns applied to bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with convex throat moulding over 40 inch rectangular door centred with a glazed lenticle and veneered with a series interlacing circles within wreath banded border and cross grain half-round edge moulding, the the base with stepped ogee top moulding and conforming line decorated veneered panel within further wreath banded border over moulded skirt.108cm (85.75ins) high, 52cm (20.5ins) wide, 29cm (11.5ins) deep. Josiah Thompson does not appear to be recorded in the usual sources however several clocks are known by him. It is most probable that he is closely related (perhaps father) to William Thompson who is noted in Penfold, John Clockmakers as Cumberland as working up until his death in 1777.Condition Report: The movement has no visible evidence of alteration, the escape wheel and pallets are 19th century 'service' replacements otherwise the mechanism id free from visible replacements. The mechanism is in relatively clean working condition having been relatively recently serviced; the plates show some evidence of re-bushing/closing of the pivots by punch stamping. The dial has been cleaned at some point hence no longer retains lacquer or gilt finishes to the plate however engraving and matted finishes are in good condition. The chapter and seconds rings have been re-silvered and the hands are replacements. The movement rests on a replacement seatboard but at the correct level in the case. Due to the seatboard being a replacement we cannot not offer any categorical assurances that the movement and dial are original to the case however as the case is clearly a 'regional' example coupled with the fact that they are such a good match we are of the opinion that the case is more likely than not original to the movement and dial. The case has been restored with the top panel of the hood, frieze fret and the skirt applied to the base being replacements. The base has a vertical shrinkage crack to the front, the trunk door has a slight warp as well as a small historic veneer patch repair towards the upper edge. The sides of the trunk are also slightly bowed. Case otherwise is in good presentable condition with faults limited to relatively minor bumps, scuffs, shrinkage and other age related blemishes.Clock has pendulum, two brass-cased weights, a case key but no winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

A FRENCH BRONZE RENAISSANCE REVIVAL MANTEL CLOCKThe dial signed for J. Levy and movement stamped for Japy Freres, Paris, Late 19th centuryThe circular eight-day bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by disc-bob pendulum incorporating Brocot type regulation to suspension, the backplate stamped with initilas E.B. serial number 15272 to the upper left over JAPY FRERES & CIE, MED. D'HONNEUR roundel to centre and further number 4 11 to lower margin, the dial with stylised elongated Roman numeral enamel cartouche numerals and inscribed J. LEVY, 29 Rue Sevigne, PARIS to centre, with cram painted hands set behind hinged convex glazed bezel, the case cast with a grotesque winged lion rearing up over the dial and surmounted with a leafy coronet flanking scroll-bordered shield motif over a platform base cast with leafy strapwork apron flanked by conforming panel-shaped feet, the whole applied to an integral parcel gilt ebonised gesso plinth base.42cm (16.5ins) high, 27cm (10.5ins) wide, 14.5cm (5.75ins) deep overall. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. The Parisian bronzier Gustave Levy succeeded the famous founder Vittoz who had sold his workshop at 29 rue Sevigne to E. de Labroue in 1852 who then passed it over to Levy in around 1855. The firm was awarded bronze medals in both the World Exhibition in London in 1862 and in Paris in 1867; they were also presented with amedal of merit at the World Exhibition in Vienna in 1873. Their biggest award however was a gold medal at the 1878 World Exhibition where it exhibited a large Renaissance candlestick stand with seventeen lights. The reputation of the company was such that G.J. Levy supplied a suite of fireplace decorations with clocks and candle sticks to the U.S. President Grover Cleveland which is now conserved at the Hoffman Clock Museum in Newark. In 1881, the Levy company came under the direction of Emile Vie before being taken back by Emile Colin in 1882. Condition Report: Movement appears complete and original with no visible evidence of alteration or significant replacements. The movement is in essentially sound working condition but is dirty/neglected hence a clean/service is required before putting into service. The dial has enamel chipping/losses to the enamel cartouches around each winding hole otherwise appears to be in good original condition. The bronze case is in good original condition with faults very much limited to some light rubbing/scratching to the patinated finish in places; the gesso covered wooden stand has overall edge rubbing and some light scratches and chipping in places.Clock has a pendulum but no winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A FINE QUEEN-ANNE BURR WALNUT EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCKJohn Clark, London, circa 1710The five finned pillar inside countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial, foliate border engraved calendar aperture and ringed winding holes to the finely matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half hour markers, Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed John Clark, London to lower edge, with scroll pierced steel hands and unusual spandrels each cast as a pair of cherubs holding aloft a mask, in a walnut case with gilt ball-and-spire finials to the domed caddy surmount above moulded cornice and foliate pierced fret to frieze, three-quarter columns with giltwood caps and bases to the glazed hood door, the sides with rectangular windows and rear quarter columns each set against bargeboard rising up to the underside of the cornice projection, the trunk with convex throat above 42 inch rectangular door with finely figured book-matched veneers within herringbone and crossbanded borders, the sides with single panels within crossbanded surrounds, the plinth base with ogee top moulding and conforming herringbone-bordered crossbanded veneered panel to front over later moulded skirt.239cm (94ins) high excluding finials, 51cm (20ins) wide, 26cm (10.25ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Four makers named John Clarke are recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as working in London during the latter decade of the 17th century, however there is only one who would have appeared to have remained in business until around/after 1710. It is therefore most likely that the current lot was made by John Stanford Clark(e) who is recorded by Loomes as born in 1672 and apprenticed to Thomas Jones in 1683 gaining his freedom of the Clockmaker's Company in 1693. In 1697 John Stanford Clark(e) signed the Clockmakers' Company oath of allegiance in 1697 and took several apprentices between 1696 and 1718 hence was working at least until around 1720.Condition Report: Movement is in relatively clean working condition although a precautionary clean and overhaul is advised if intending to put the clock into long term service. There is no visible evidence or alteration or significant replacements although the escapement pallets are most likely service replacements (due to wear) and the pendulum crutch has been repaired. The dial is in good condition with noticeable faults limited to patchy discolouration/tarnishing to the silvered finishes of the chapter and seconds ring. The movement retains what appears to be its original seatboard which rests on blocks approx. ¾ inch thick applied to the top of each cheek. Although the presence of such blocks would normally suggest that the movement and dial are most likely not original to the case those present on the current case appear to have always been there and have witness marks from nails/screws which correspond to the seatboard hence on balance we are of the opinion that they are most likely 'an original feature' hence the movement and dial are probably original to the case.The case is generally in fine condition having most likely been cosmetically restored within the last thirty years or so. The caddy superstructure to the hood is joined to the rest of the structure along the top edge of the cornice however does appear to be of the same age and of commensurate construction as the rest of the case hence is possibly original. The finials and blocks are replacements and the centre one is currently detached. The cornice ogee upper edge mouldings have been replaced to both sides, the front fret has been repaired and the left fret has a thumb-sized hole. There is a small less to the lip moulding beneath the left hand hood pilaster otherwise the hood is in fine condition with only a few minor age related blemishes.The trunk and base are in fine condition. The trunk door retains its original lock and hinges and has the usual slight shrinkage cracking to the veneers toward the upper and lower margins (due to slight shrinkage of the panel against the horizontal 'clamps' applied to the top and bottom). The veneers to the base appear original as does the structure with the backboard continuing almost to the floor; there is evidence of old damp damage to the lower part of the board and the bottom four inches of each side of the box of the base would appear have had veneers renewed probably due to becoming damp at some point. The skirt is most likely a 19th century replacement. Case is generally a fine survivor and of good colour with other faults mainly limited to minor bumps, scuffs and other age related blemishes. Overall the clock is in fine 'take home' condition and would appears to be a particularly original example complete with pendulum, two brass-cased weights, two case keys and a winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

A VICTORIAN FIGURED MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETER WITH 12-INCH DIALL. Casartelli, Liverpool, circa 1850The 12 inch circular star centred silvered register signed L Casartelli, Liverpool calibrated in barometric inches with the usual observations and two recording pointers within cast brass convex glazed bezel, the case with foliate carved crest to the cavetto moulded pediment over bowfronted Centigrade scale mercury tube thermometer to the baluster outline upright, the square base with two recording hand setting keys labelled TODAY and YESTERDAY and cavetto moulded underside.123cm (48.5ins) high. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Lewis Casartelli is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as the nephew of Baptista Ronchetti who emigrated from Tavernerio, near Lake Como, Italy in 1787. He worked for several barometer makers before setting up alone and subsequently traded from several addresses in King Street and Duke Street, Liverpool and died in 1860.Condition Report: Tube is filled with no obvious airlocks, the float mechanism etc. is intact and operational however will require setting-up/calibration. The dial/register is in fine original condition albeit with some minor discolouration/tarnishing; both setting hand mechanisms are operational. The thermometer is in good original condition. The case is in fine fine condition with faults limited to the carved crest having the tip of a leaf missing from the apex. Otherwise faults are very much limited to a few very minor bumps, scuffs and other age related blemishes. Condition Report Disclaimer

A FRENCH PATINATED SPELTER AND GILT BRASS MOUNTED BELGE NOIR MARBLE FIGURAL MYSTERY MANTEL CLOCKAndre Romain Guilmet, Paris, late 19th century The circular countwheel bell striking movement with Guilmet`s crank and stirrup escapement connected via fixed crutch passing through the movement plates to a cylindrical steel post resting on pin pivot and carrying the moulded plinth for the figure surmount, the backplate stamped with oval GLT, BREVETTE, S.G.D.G. trademark and numbered 1678, the 4 inch gilt on black marble circular Roman numeral dial with gilt spade hands set behind egg-and-dart cast hinged bevel-glazed bezel, the rectangular plinth-form case with 'bronze' patinated spelter figural surmount cast as a standing Classical female holding aloft in her right hand the spring suspension for the glass inset bob pendulum above cavetto moulded top and strapwork scroll cartouche cast gilt side handles, the front with incised gilt scroll decorated infill around dial, on generous cavetto moulded skirt base with conforming decoration to front over scroll cast lions paw feet with scroll cast pendant apron between to front.71cm (28ins) high, 37cm (14.25ins) wide, 24cm (9.5ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Andre Romain Guilmet (born on the 10th of December 1827 in La Ferte-Gaucher, France) was amongst a number of French clockmakers, including Robert Houdin, who responded to the nineteenth century Parisian passion for magic and conjuring by designing a clock which was inherently mysterious in nature. The mechanism which he devised was designed to give the impression that the pendulum, held by the figural surmount, appeared to oscillate without and impulse. This was achieved by standing the figure on a post which was pivoted on a pinpoint at the base, this allowed the figure itself to oscillate side to side imperceptibly. With this post connected to the specially designed escapement the impulse for the pendulum is ingeniously transferred through the figure. Guilmet was granted Patent for his invention in 1867, which was modified on 1872. The apparent popularity for his design of `Pendule a marche mysterieuse` can in part be due to the showing of such clocks at the various international exhibitions held in Paris and elsewhere throughout the latter quarter of the 19th century.Condition Report: Movement is in relatively clean working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or significant replacements. The dial is free from visible damage and appears to retain original gilding to the hands and incised numerals. The case is also generally in fine original condition with the figure being free from visible damage and repair and retaining its original 'bronze' patination in fine condition. The marble has a small chip to the upper left hand projection and another larger chip/loss to the lower edge of the skirt where the marble butts up to the front left hand foot. Otherwise damage to marble is limited to a few other small edge chips and light grey blooming to the surface. The gilding to the brass handle and mounts also has some noticeable historic wear. Overall generally a fine example in good original untouched condition.Clock has pendulum and a winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A REGENCY SHAGREEN COVERED 1.75 INCH NINE-DRAW TELESCOPEBate, London, early 19th centurySigned Bate, London and inscribed to adjust by sliding in the second draw to final draw, with shuttered eyepiece, brass end cap and shagreen-covered grip, with leather carrying case; together with a 1 inch three-draw telescope, unsigned, 19th century, with shuttered eyepiece, leather covered grip and protective case, (2).The telescope by Bate 105cm (41.25ins) long extended, 16.5cm (6.5ins) long closed. The first telescope in the current lot is almost certainly by Robert Brettell Bate who is recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as working from Poultry, London 1808-42 and then 33 Royal Exchange 1846-47. Bate was known as a maker of all types of instrument however was celebrated for his nautical instruments including marine barometers and latterly was appointed Instrument-maker to Her Majesty s Honourable Boards if Excise and Customs.Condition Report: The optics of the Bate telescope are in good condition albeit a little dirty; the instrument will focus and provides a good clear image with strong magnification. The draws appear free form noticeable denting and fit well with no sagging evidence when the instrument is fully extended. The brass retains some of its original lacquer finish, the shagreen is complete with nio losses however has opened along the join and has noticeable wrinkling. The objective end cap is present but is currently lodged in the end of the leather case. The leather case is worn and is lacking its strap; the cap is also probably a later replacement.The second telescope is in sound original condition with no noticeable dents to the draws and retaining much of the original lacquer finish to the brass. The optics are a little dirty but will focus. The leather cover to the grip is loose but complete with no losses so probably can be re-attached. The outer leather case is in poor condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

A GEORGE III BRACKET CLOCK MOVEMENT AND DIAL WITH TRIP HOUR-REPEATJohn Thwaites, London, circa 1805The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with arched plates and anchor escapement regulated by half-seconds lenticular bob pendulum, the frontplate stamped with serial number 3520 to lower right hand corner, the rear with repeating arcade geometric border engraved decoration around a central oval reserve signed John Thwaites, LONDON the 7 inch cream painted convex Roman numeral dial inscribed LONDON to centre and with decorative scroll-pierced brass hands.The plates 18cm (7.25ins) high by 13.5cm (5.25ins) wide. John Thwaites was the son of Ainsworth Thwaites who was apprenticed in 1735 and worked from Rosoman Row, Clerkenwell, London 1751-80. He was an accomplished maker who supplied the clock for the tower at the Horse Guards Parade. John Thwaites was born in 1757 and took over the business presumably on the death of his father in 1780 before moving to Bowling Green Lane. In 1808 John Thwaites entered into partnership with George Jeremiah Reed which continued under John Thwaite's leadership from several addresses in London until his death in 1842. The business subsequently passed through a series of successors and is still trading today from Rottingdean near Brighton. John Thwaites, both whilst working alone or in partnership with George Reed, became well known for supplying all forms of clocks and movements either wholesale for others to retail, or signed by him/themselves. Approximate dates of manufacture for clocks by Thwaites can be obtained from a list published in Rose, Ronald E. ENGLISH DIAL CLOCKS, (as Appendix III, page 239). From this list a date of around 1805 is suggested for the current lot.Condition Report: The movement has survived in complete original condition with no visible evidence of alteration or significant replacements. Although the movement is in working condition it will require a gentle clean/service as it is in dirty/neglected condition. The dial retains old/original finish but has significant wear and retouching to the numerals. The signature appears to have been rubbed-off and there is some crazing and slight chipping/losses to the surface (mainly to the circumference). Otherwise dial is in good original albeit dirty/discoloured condition.Movement has a pendulum (repaired) and original engraved securing brackets, there is no winder present. Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A FINE WILLIAM III BRASS MOUNTED EBONY TABLE CLOCKWilliam Jourdain, London, circa 1700The five finned pillar bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum and inside rack for the hour striking mechanism, the backplate signed W. Jourdain, London to the symmetrical foliate scroll engraved backplate centred with a leafy basket and with herringbone border, the 7 inch square brass dial with canted border shaped false bob aperture further signed W. Jourdain, London to a recessed silvered plate behind and calendar aperture to the finely matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with cruciform half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with pierced steel hands, winged cherub head cast spandrels to angles and N/S strike/silent selection switch at three o`clock, the case with elaborate repousse double basket top surmount with fine twin cherub cast handle to the profile mask medallion scroll centred pierced upper tier, the lower tier with relief panel of St. George slaying the dragon flanked by figural military trophies within a conforming cherub and scroll decorated field and flanked by unusual gilt urn finials with tall baluster spires, the front applied with scroll pierced gilt repousse mounts to the frame of the door, the sides with glazed lozenge apertures over rectangular windows, the rear with rectangular glazed door set within the frame of the case, on complex moulded shallow skirt base with cast claw feet. 42cm (16.5ins) high with handle down, 27cm (10.5ins) wide, 17cm (6.75ins) deep. Provenance: the property of a private collector, north London; purchased at Woolley and Wallis sale of Clocks, Pocket Watches, Barometers & Scientific Instruments 26th October 2010 (lot 138) for £6,500 hammer. The life and work of William Jordain and his successors is recorded in Ponsford, Clive N.THE JOURDAIN FAMILY OF SPITALFIELDS, LONDON, SPECIALISTS IN CHIME AND MUSICAL WORK published in the September 2007 issue of Antiquarian Horology (Vol. XXX number III, pages 381-99). Ponsford notes that William Jourdain was born in Dieppe in around 1665 to David Jourdain a Huguenot. In 1686 the family fled across the channel to escape persecution following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and by 1688 the family had settled in London with William Jourdain being admitted to the congregation of the French Church of Threadneedle Street. William Jourdain married his cousin, Anne Le Sturgeon (with whom he had ten children) in 1695 and set-up business as a clockmaker in Spitalfields. After the death of Anne William Jourdain married his second wife, Suzanne Savoy in 1712 who again he outlived allowing him to marry his third wife Susanne Savoy in 1741. William Jourdain died in 1747 leaving the business to his son of the same name who continued in his father's footsteps until he was admitted to William Sutton's Hospital, near Smithfield in 1778 where he remained until his death in 1782.William Jourdain, like many highly skilled Huguenot immigrant craftsmen, apparently never gained his freedom of the Clockmaker's Company. However this did not seem to hinder him in his work as surviving examples demonstrate a high quality approach, often incorporating complications such as musical work and highly decorated cases. The highly decorative nature of the case of the current lot reflects Jourdains 'high-style Huguenot' approach and interestingly can be directly compared to an example housing a movement and dial by Langley Bradley which was sold in these rooms on Wednesday 4th December 2013 (lot 173). The engraving to the backplate is well executed and most likely by a fellow Huguenot being perhaps the same individual who executed the backplate for a clock by Simon DeCharmes which is illustrated in Dzik, Sunny ENGRAVING ON ENGLISH TABLE CLOCKS - Art on a Canvas of Brass 1660-1800 on page 245 (Figure 14.3).Condition Report: The movement is in clean working condition. A series of filled holes to the upper left hand margin of the plates suggests that a pull-quarter repeat mechanism was fitted at some time which is no longer present. The escapement wheelwork has either been re-pinioned or replaced and the lower potance is also a replacement however the top potance, backcock and apron would appear to be original hence the escapement appears not to be a reconversion. Indeed the position of the internal rack for the striking mechanism has most likely deterred conversion to anchor escapement in the past. The upper two wheel of the strike train have been re-pinioned otherwise movement appears to be original and in good condition. The dial is in fine clean condition with strong gilding (although it has possibly been regilded at some point). The chapter ring has some very light concentric rubbing to the silvering; the hour hand may be a well-made replacement.The case is generally in good original condition with no visible damage of losses to the 'double-basket' superstructure; the finials also appear free from damage. The front door has sections missing from the repousse mounts to each end of the upper and lower rails. The right hand mount has a small loss to the lower edge and the left hand has three breaks and a small loss. The front door hinges and lock have been replaced and there is a small veneer loss to the lower right hand corner of the dial mask (where the veneer overlaps the dial plate). The rear door retains its original hinges and lock, the veneers exhibit numerous small historic holes indicating that the repousse mounts were also once fitted to the rear door but are now no longer present. The sides are in good condition although there are two small blemishes to the rear of the left hand side from where the pins securing the rear door hinges have pierced the veneers. Faults to the case are otherwise very much limited to minor shrinkage and a few other very slight age related blemishes.Clock has a case key but no winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

A WILLIAM IV/EARLY VICTORIAN ORMOLU MANTEL TIMEPIECE IN THE LOUIS XV TASTERichard Ganthony, London, second quarter of the 19th centuryThe four columnar pillar single chain fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum and signed Ganthony, CHEAPSIDE to the lower margin of the backplate, the 4 inch circular gilt Roman numeral dial with radial engine-turned centre and blued steel moon handset within slender cavetto moulded bezel with fine guilloche scroll milled outer edge, the waisted case cast with foliate spray finial over chased rocaille and acanthus scrollwork around the dial and leaf-decorated diamond pierced sound fret to apron, the sides with further floral-bud decorated latticework sound frets within generous leaf cast surrounds, the rear matching the front but with open apertures behind the movement and to the apron, on generous integral scroll cast supports.30.5cm (12ins) high, 17cm (6.75ins) wide, 11.5cm (4.5ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Richard Pinfold Ganthony is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working from Cheapside (number 63), London in 1821. Baillie also notes that he was Master of the Clockmakers Company in the same year as his death in 1845. It is highly likely that he was apprenticed to his father, also named Richard, who gained his freedom of the Clockmakers Company in 1794 before setting up business in Penton Place, Clerkenwell. Richard senior then moved to Lombard Street in 1811, was Master in 1828 and also died in 1845. Condition Report: Movement is in relatively clean working condition and appears free from noticeable alteration or significant replacements. The backplate has vacant holes near the signature for a pendulum securing bracket which is no longer present and another threaded hole toward the upper left hand margin to which was for holding the securing screw when pendulum is unlocked. The dial has a few very light spots/blemishes to the engine turning (oxidation stains rather than scuffs) and rubbing to the black numerals otherwise is in good original condition. The case is in good original condition retaining its original gilding with only relatively light wear/rubbing to extremities and a few small localised patches of discolouration. The vacant apertures to the rear exhibit no conclusive evidence of previously being fitted with infill panels hence they would appear to have been intended to be left open.Timepiece has a pendulum (probably not original) and a winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A GEORGE V MAHOGANY TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETERKelvin, Bottomley and Baird Limited, Glasgow, circa 1920The four pillar full-plate single chain fusee movement with spotted plates engraved with serial number 7259 beneath M.O.D. arrow device, Harrison's maintaining power, reversed fusee and Earnshaw type spring detent escapement regulated by split bimetallic balance with circular timing weights, Mercer type auxiliary compensation and helical palladium balance spring beneath a faceted diamond endstone, the 3.75 inch circular silvered Roman numeral dial with gold spade hands, subsidiary seconds incorporating M.O.D. arrow device over serial number 7259 and inscribed in red AUXILIARY COMPENSATION, opposing upper power reserve dial and inscribed KELVIN, BOTTOMLEY & BAIRD L.T.D., 16 & 18 Cambridge St., Glasgow to centre, set in a lacquered brass bowl with screw-down bezel mounted within pivoted gimbals with locking screw, in a mahogany two-tier case with glazed top, brass strap reinforced edges, and rectangular ivorine nameplate inscribed Kelvin, Bottomley, & Baird over brass escutcheon and roundel numbered 7258 to front. The box 21cm (8.25ins) wide including handles, 19cm (7.5ins) deep, 17cm (6.75ins) high.  Provenance: The beneficiary of the Estate of a private collector, East Midlands. The firm of Kelvin, Bottomley and Baird Limited has its roots with James White, an optical instrument maker, who with the support of William Thompson (later Lord Kelvin), Professor of natural philosophy at Glasgow University (held 1846-99), set up business (primarily to service the demands of the University) in 1850. The business had a fairly precarious existence until the 1860's when White became involved with Great Eastern who were encountering problems with laying transatlantic telegraph cables. With Lord Kelvin's assistance White was able to resolve many of the issues. During the mid 1870's Lord Kelvin turned his attention to the development of an accurate marine compass which resulted in a design which was subsequently supplied by James White. In 1884 White died leading Lord Kelvin to move the business to new premises on Cambridge Street which was subsequently managed by Matthew Edwards and David Reid on his behalf. In 1899 Kelvin (now Baron Kelvin of Largs) resigned from his chair at the university and became director of the newly incorporated limited company Kelvin and James White Limited. The business expanded to take-on demand for maritime instruments generated by the boom in ship building on the Clyde becoming Kelvin, White and Hutton Limited in 1904 and then Kelvin Bottomley and Baird Limited when Dr. James Thomson Bottomley F.R.S.E. (who had been working in the firm since 1900) became chairman in 1913. The Baird name represented Alfred Baird who had been employed as principal compass adjuster for the firm since 1884. In 1934 Kelvin Bottomley and Baird Limited built an instrument factory at Basingstoke which was later to become the Smiths Industries Aerospace site. Unfortunately during WWII the firms London offices were bombed which ultimately was a major contributing factor in their decision to merge with the rival firm of Henry Hughes and Sons Limited in 1942.Condition Report: Movement is in relatively clean working condition with no visible alteration or obvious replacements. There are a few spots of discolouration to the brass hence a gentle clean and service may be advisable. The dial has overall light patchy discolouration/tarnishing to the silvering otherwise appears to be in fine condition. The brass bowl and gimbal assembly appears all-original and has old yellow lacquer showing moderate wear. The gimbal locking lever appears to be a replacement.The exterior of the case appears to be in good condition but has the appearance of being stripped and re-polished with the brass elements re-finished at some point hence now has a slightly waxy feel with uneven lacquer to the brass fittings. There is also some noticeable internal bruising/scratching to the right hand side of the cover as well as some slight bruising to the opposite side. Instrument is complete with tipsy key and a case key. Condition Report Disclaimer

AN EBONY AND BRASS NAVIGATIONAL OCTANT Inscribed for W.B. Moralee, North Shields, early 19th century, The 11 inch frame incorporating central T-shaped hand-piece inset with bone signature plate inscribed W.B MORALEE NTH SHIELDS, the pivoted arm mounted with mirror opposing aperture for reading the inset bone Vernier scale with clamp and endless screw adjustment to underside, with pin-hole sight opposing horizon glass, set of hinged filters, backsight and conforming horizon, in tapered mahogany box applied with trade label THOMAS L. AINSLEY, MAKER AND ADJUSTER OF, Iron Ships' and Steamers' Compasses, 86 BUTE STREET, CARDIFF... to the inside of the lid; together with a 1.5 inch two-draw refracting telescope, circa 1875, signed R. & J. Beck, 31 Cornhill, London to final draw, with shuttered eyepiece, sliding brass sun shade, end cap and leather grip, complete with cylindrical leather protective case, (2).The sextant box 32.5cm (12.5ins) high, 29cm (11.5ins) wide, the telescope case 27cm (10.5ins) long. The name W.B. Moralee of North Shields appears not to be recorded as a maker of instruments hence could well be that of the first owner of the octant in the current lot. At some point the instrument was with Thomas Liddell Ainsley of Cardiff and South Shields (whose trade label is pasted to the inside of the lid) who was a maker of precision instruments active between 1858-1886. Ainsley also published numerous works on marine navigation and related subjects with his best known work being A guide book to local marine board navigation. The Ordinary Examination first printed in 1859 with no less than 45 subsequent reprints up to 2018. The telescope I the current lot is by Richard and Joseph Beck who is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as first working from 31 Cornhill 1867-80 and then 68 Cornhill from 1868. They were best known for supplying microscopes and other optical instruments which were presumably constructed in their factory at Lister Works, Kentish Town, Holloway, East London. Banfield further notes that they often signed their instruments 'R & J Beck Ltd' from 1894.Condition Report: The octant is in complete original condition with all fittings present. The mirror has some degradation to the silvering mainly towards the margins and one of the filters has some slight edge chipping where it is fitted into its mount. Both the Vernier in the arm and the main scale each have a single crack bot no losses. Otherwise instrument is a little dirty/neglected but in good order. The box has corner chips to the top and base panels as well as overall age related wear and shrinkage otherwise is in sound original condition.The telescope has some slight discolouration to the margins of one of the internal lenses otherwise optics appear to be in good original condition and the instrument will focus. The draws appear to be free form noticeable dents or cracks as does the sun shade but there is some noticeable discolouration/tarnishing to the brass. The leather grip is in fine condition, the shutter to the eyepiece and the end cap are also in good condition. The leather outer case is also in good original condition although the carrying strap is no longer present. Condition Report Disclaimer

TWO CASED ANEROID BAROMETER, COMPASS AND THERMOMETER COMPENDIUMSOne by J. Hicks, London, late 19th centuryThe first with 1.25 inch circular silvered register signed J. HICKS, MAKER, LONDON, 9143 and inscribed Compensated within concentric scale calibrated for barometric inches divided into twentieths and annotated with basic weather observations within outer altimeter scale calibrated in feet from 0 to 10,000 and divided for 100 foot intervals, the gilt pocket watch type case with suspension ring and rotating bezel with recording pointer to inside of glass, set in a silk lined morocco pair-shaped case inset with conforming small silvered dial compass opposing ivory scale Fahrenheit and Centigrade scale mercury tube thermometer to the inside of each of the two hinged front cover sections; the second with silvered plate measuring 2.75 by 4.25 inches fitted with glazed Bourdon pattern aneroid barometer with open centre within 1.5inch concentric barometric and rotating altimeter scales similarly calibrated and stamped MADE IN FRANCE set beside a conforming compass with recessed gilt on blued metal rose within scale calibrated for degrees, the upper edge of the plate applied with a FAHRENHEIT and CENTIGRADE scale mercury tube thermometer and the lower edge inscribed PRECISION INSTRUMENT CASE, (2).The first 9cm (3.5ins) high by 7.5cm (3ins) wide (closed), the second 7.5cm (3ins) high by 11.5cm (4.5ins) wide. James Joseph Hicks is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from Hatton Garden, London from 1861 until after 1900. He was a committed Catholic who presented various meteorological instruments to the Vatican receiving the title Knight Commander of St. Gregory in recognition for his services.Condition Report: The first (Hicks) has been 'bag tested' and the barometer mechanism responded to change in pressure. The dial has some very slight discolouration to the silvering and the case has discolouration and wear to the bezel. The outer edge and rear cover retain much of their original finish in 'fresh' condition albeit with some oxidation towards the margins and two slight areas of rubbing to the rear. The compass is in very similar condition; the thermometer has a broken tube but the scale is in good condition. The interior lining of the case is worn/discoloured but generally intact. the exterior has some staining and wear but the hinges are intact and the case clasp is present and operational.The barometer in the second compendium also responds positively to being 'bag tested'. The silvered scale has some noticeable tarnishing to the silvered scale particularly towards the outer edge. The compass scale is in similar condition and object is generally in dirty/neglected condition with overall spotting, discolouration and light wear to the silvered finishes. The thermometer tube is intact and in good condition. The silk lining to the lid of the case is faded and frayed along the rear edge. The hinge is present but the lid is not currently attached although the structure (rear rail) of the lid is intact hence re-attachment should be relatively straightforward. The exterior leather covering of the case is a little faded and has small loss which matches the size of the leaf of the hinge where it attaches to the lid otherwise is in good condition with only minor wear. Condition Report Disclaimer

A RARE FRENCH GILT BRASS, BRONZE AND ROSSO FRANCIA MARBLE NOVELTY AUTOMATON TIMEPIECE 'THE OARSMAN'Andre Romain Guilmet, Paris, retailed by Dibdin and Company, Limited, London late 19th centuryThe circular eight-day movement with inverted tic-tac escapement positioned to the lower edge of the mechanism connected via a cranked horizontal crutch to the figure of a sailor with a paddle standing towards the bow of the vessel suspended from crossover springs allowing it to oscillate back and forwards acting as a compound pendulum, the movement backplate stamped with inverted MEDAILLE D'OR, A R, GLT, B'TE, S.G.D.G. PARIS trademark, the 2.5 inch circular silvered Arabic numeral dial indistinctly inscribed with retailer's signature DIBDIN & CO LTD, 189 SLOANE STREET, SW 1 to centre and with blued steel spade hands set within canted bezel, the case finely modelled as a single-masted sailing vessel with drum housing the movement tied amidships beneath the rear spar, with gilt bulwark rail, rudder and bowsprit and the hull set within naturalistic ocean setting onto the stepped marble plinth with canted gilt pad feet.41cm (16ins) high, 38cm (15ins) long including bowsprit, 16.5cm (6.5ins) wide. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Purchased from Christies, King Street, sale of Important Clocks and Marine Chronometers including a Fine Collection of Industrial, Automata and Astronomical Clocks 4th July 2007 (lot 82) for £4,800. Andre Romain Guilmet was born on the 10th of December 1827 in La Ferte-Gaucher, France. He was a credited as a watchmaker and inventor who specialised in producing novelty and mystery clocks for which he applied for a number of patents for designs. Amongst his other Patents was that for a bicycle where the driving chain was set below the seat. He is best known for his 'mysterieuse' figural clock with glass pendulum, this takes the form of a woman holding pendulum in her outstretched hand and arm over a marble base containing the clock below. The pendulum is impulsed by the mechanism underneath her that moves the figure imperceptibly from side to side (see following lot). Guilmet's industrial series of clocks, which includes the current lot, features automated clocks in the form of windmills, lighthouses, automobiles, boats, steam hammers, boilers, etc. Another 'oarsman' automaton timepiece is illustrated in Roberts, Derek Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks, Schiffer on page 254, (figure 22-1); and a further example was sold at Sotheby's New York The Joseph M. Meraux Collection of Rare and Unusual Clocks, 28 June 1993, (lot 54).Condition Report: Movement is in clean working condition with no evidence of alteration or significant replacements. The dial has some light surface rubbing/scratching causing some of the retail signature to be lost otherwise is in good original condition; the glass/crystal is no longer present. The case is generally in fine original condition with only very slight discolouration and wear to the original gilt and patinated finishes. The marble has a small filled corner chip to the rear upper right hand edge of the base as well as a few very small edge chips otherwise is in fine condition. Timepiece is complete with integral winding key and figural pendulum. Condition Report Disclaimer

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK WITH MOONPHASE, CONCENTRIC CALENDAR AND CENTRE SECONDSJohn Wyke, Liverpool, circa 1770The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with centre-planted Graham-type deadbeat escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 13.25 inch brass break-arch dial incorporating additional brass sweep centre seconds and pierced concentric calendar hands to the foliate scroll engraved matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring engraved with days-of-the-month to inner track and with Arabic five minutes to outer, with scroll-pierced steel hour and minute hands and female mask and scroll cast spandrels to angles, beneath arch with rolling moonphase calibrated with age of the moon to the circumference and with silvered star overlays to the delineated sphere engraved lunettes beneath arched silvered nameplate engraved JOHN WYKE LIVERPOOL to upper margin, the case in the manner of Gillows with cavetto moulded swan neck pediment, gilt scroll decorated blue glass panel inserts and break-arch frieze over the hinged glazed dial aperture flanked by square-section reeded Corinthian columns, the sides with conforming pilasters planted towards the rear, the trunk with dentil-edged concave throat and blind fretwork frieze over shaped-top caddy-moulded door flanked by fluted quarter-columns, the plinth base with stepped ogee top mouldings over shaped panel to front flanked by canted angles decorated with simulated quoins, on ogee bracket feet.246cm (97ins) high, 61cm (24ins) wide, 30.5cm (12ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. John Wyke of Prescott and Liverpool is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as born in Prescott in 1720 and working up until 1787. His life and work is much more comprehensively described by Alan Smith in the preface of Wyke, John A CATALOGUE OF TOOLS FOR WATCH AND CLOCK MAKERS facsimile reprint of the late 18th century catalogue published for The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum by the University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville in 1978. Smith notes that Wyke was established in Prescott by 1753 and by 1759 was preparing to move to Liverpool where he was sworn in as a burgess in 1761. Shortly after moving to Liverpool Wyke became associated with other enlightened individuals such as fellow clockmaker and polymath Joseph Finney and the Liverpool merchant, Thomas Bentley of 'Wedgwood and Bentley' fame. Bentley in-turn introduced Wyke to Josiah Wedgewood who was looking for a suitably skilled toolmaker to supply punches and other tools for the potting trade. During this period Wyke's workshop established itself as a leading supplier of tools to the horological and other trades, indeed Smith notes that he supplied tools to the eminent engineer James Watt in 1767.In around 1770 John Wyke took in fellow clock and watchmaker Thomas Green into partnership; Green had been working for Wyke as foreman up to this point hence was seen as a natural successor. Wyke's health went into decline from around 1783 and he died at home in Liverpool in 1787 leaving Thomas Green to continue the business which he did until after 1800. The current lot is very much a typical example of Wyke's work (albeit with additional refinements of centre seconds and concentric calendar) and can be compared to two examples illustrated by Smith in the aforementioned publication on pages 8 and 9 (Figures 8-11).Condition Report: The movement is in relatively clean working condition with no evidence of alteration or significant replacements. The dial is in good clean condition with only very slight tarnishing/discolouration to the silvered finishes in places; the lunar disc retains original painted finish with slight wear/rubbing only. The movement and dial sit on what appears to be the original seatboard onto uprights (cheeks) within the case which are free from visible alteration/adjustment hence in our opinion the movement and dial are most likely original to the case. The case is generally in good original condition. The superstructure of the hood appears to survive in its original form (there is no evidence of a box or any other type of structure being previously fitted) and looks undisturbed. The infill to the front of the pediment is blue glass painted with gilt scrollwork - this is most likely a replacement as the original was most likely verre-eglomise. The inside of the hood has had some strengthening/re-gluing around the dial mask - this is most likely die to the mask becoming a little loose hence not indicative that the movement and dial have been married to the case.The trunk and base are in good original condition, the trunk door lock and hinges have been replaced otherwise faults are very muck limited to minor bumps, scuffs, shrinkage (most noticeably within the figuring of the trunk door veneers) and other slight age related blemishes commensurate with age and use.Clock has pendulum, two weights, pendulum, case key and winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

A VICTORIAN PATINATED BRASS SEXTANT Adie and Son, Edinburgh, mid 19th century The pierced diamond 'lattice' pattern frame with pivoted arm mounted with mirror opposing hinged magnification lens over aperture for reading the fine silver inset brass Vernier scale signed ADIE & SON, EDINBURGH, No. 210 and initialled J.H., with two sets of hinged filters, brass telescopic sighting tube and wooden grip to rear of frame, the fitted keystone-shaped mahogany box with two additional sighting tubes, a telescope eyepiece slider and a eyepiece filter.The box 35.5cm (14ins) wide, 26.5cm (10.5ins) deep, 12.5cm (5ins) high. Alexander Adie is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as born 1775 and dying in 1858. Adie was the nephew of John Miller, one of the leading Scottish makers of Scientific Instruments in the 18th century and was apprenticed to him in 1789. In 1804 they formed the partnership of Miller and Adie which continued until the death of John Miller in 1815. Adie continued the business alone specialising in meteorological instruments obtaining a patent in 1818 for his air barometer or sympiesometer. In recognition of this invention he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1819. He was appointed optician to William IV and later Queen Victoria after forming a partnership with his son, John, in 1835 to form Adie & Son. Father and Son worked together from Princess Street, Edinburgh until 1857 when the business was continued under Richard Adie who relocated the firm to Hanover Street in 1877.Condition Report: Optics are complete with the exception of one small filter and intact however there is some internal condensation/deposits within the tube(s) which affects the clarity of the viewed image. The filters and mirrors appear complete and free from damage. The Vernier is operational with minimal wear to the scale and the magnifier is working. The frame has verdigris spotting coming through the japanning as well as age related wear but is undamaged. The case is generally in good original condition but with some age related shrinkage, bumps and scuffs; there is no key for the box. Condition Report Disclaimer