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Preisdatenbank abonnierenA late 19th Century rosewood banjo barometer with thermometer and twin swan neck pediment, the levelling viewing window marked 'Ciceri Pini & Co, Edinburgh' along with a Victorian walnut banjo barometer with thermometer, the levelling viewing window marked 'C Vitta, Stafford', 39 ins (99 cms) approximately length (both require some restoration)
- One of just 54 examples built - Coachwork by H J Mulliner - Silver with black hide - Three previous owners - Believed genuine c.37,000 miles - Options include: factory air-con, rev counter, adjustable spot & fog lights, leather dash top, interior / exterior thermometer Further Info: By the late 1950s, Rolls-Royce's long-serving six-cylinder engine was no longer a match for the more contemporary powerplants of its rivals. With America being the company's most important export market, it was perhaps inevitable that the British firm would turn to the V8 units of such manufacturers as Cadillac and Chrysler for inspiration. The result was the all-alloy, eight-cylinder, 6.25 litre, 90 degree engine of V-configuration, that made its debut in 1959 below the imposing bonnets of the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II and Bentley S2. The change in powerplant was very well received and even the related slogan coined by David Ogilvy's advertising agency - `At 60mph the loudest noise in this new Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock' - became a classic in its own right. While the engine upgrade was the only significant difference between Cloud II/S2 and the Cloud I/S1 that preceded them, the Cloud III/S3 that came to market three years later carried a variety of further improvements. For example the engine was treated to larger carburettors, a new distributor and an increase in compression ratio, while a General Motors-derived four-speed automatic transmission became standard equipment. Internal changes included an increase in rear passenger space and a move to separate front seats, while the adoption of a lower radiator shell and a quad headlamp system endowed the model with a more contemporary look. Critics argued that drum brakes and a separate chassis and body were no longer fitting on a motorcar of this ilk, but that had little or no effect on the model's many admirers from home and abroad, who encouraged Rolls-Royce to continue production into 1966, at which point the line was finally supplanted by the monocoque Silver Shadow. By that stage no less than 2809 examples had been produced, 375 of which featured coachbuilt bodies. 54 of the 375 were commissioned from London-based H J Mulliner, 52 of which were clothed in four-door, six-light bodies to design number 2042. They are frequently referred to as `Flying Spur' models but, according to marque expert and author of the book `The Flying Spur', Bernard L King, Rolls-Royce themselves only used that moniker in connection with the equivalent Bentleys, so the Rolls-Royces are perhaps more accurately referred to as having Flying Spur-style coachwork by H J Mulliner. His take on the derivation of the Flying Spur name itself is equally interesting - evidently the crest of the Johnstone clan is a winged spur and it just so happened that the Managing Director of H J Mulliner from 1944 to 1960 was one Harry Talbot Johnstone. You can draw your own conclusions. The stunning sale car is one of the treasured 52 motorcars built to the above specification and is believed by Rolls-Royce circles to be the most original and lowest mileage example of this very rare model - it has had just three owners from new (two of whom apparently had an extensive collection of cars) and is understood to have driven just 37,300 miles to date. A number of interesting items of special equipment were factory-fitted, including: air conditioning, rev-counter, adjustable spot and fog lights, leather dash top and an interior/exterior thermometer. `JLM 204' is finished in Silver and trimmed in Black hide and is currently considered by the vendor to have `excellent' coachwork, paintwork, interior trim, V8 engine and automatic transmission. One thing's for sure, standard Cloud IIIs of this quality are now exceedingly few and far between, while those with Flying Spur-style bodywork now rarely come to market. `JLM 204' therefore represents a unique and exciting opportunity for Rolls-Royce aficionados everywhere.
A Victorian mid-oak Admiral Fitzroy's Storm stick barometer by Negretti & Zambra, with mercury cistern tube, arched enamel dial with double scale, mercury thermometer to trunk, rectangular tablet cistern cover, 42¼in. (107.25cm.) high. Condition: Very original and unrestored. Oak would benefit from cleaning and polishing - polish has faded and rubbed in places. Tube, dial and thermometer in good condition, with no damage. Vernier knobs present and working. A good,, untouched example.
An early 19th Century mahogany bowfront stick barometer, Banks, 441 Strand, London, the swan neck pediment centred by ivory urn finial over a signed silver dial, with vernier and seven weather predictions, the trunk with long thermometer, the base with urn-shaped cistern cover with ivory finial, 39in. high. See illustration
A late 19th Century oak cased aneroid barometer and thermometer retailed by W. Gregory & Co, 51 Strand, London, with 7.5ins diameter white glazed dial and mercury thermometer, in oak case carved with floral and leaf scroll ornament, 41ins high Provenance : Part of the remaining stock of Gaby's Clocks, 140 High Street, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6HT.
An early 19th Century mahogany cased wheel barometer and thermometer by F. Pastorelli, Cross Street, Hatton Garden, the 8ins diameter silvered dial with mercury thermometer, contained in mahogany case inlaid with two oval shell motifs and two circular leaf paterae and with angled pediment, 38.5ins high Note : Fortunato Pastorelli recorded working 1805-1830 and at 4 Cross Street from 1815-1830 Provenance : Part of the remaining stock of Gaby's Clocks, 140 High Street, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6HT.
A William IV coromandel fitted travelling toilet box, the brass bound box with fitted double lever lock by S Mordan & Co of London, the whole containing 10 various silver mounted glass toilet jars and scent bottles, the covers with pierced and engraved foliate decoration and further engraved armorial, the silver assayed Archibald Douglas and dated 1833, the pull-out tray opening to reveal three further fitted trays and fixed base tray, each tray velvet lined and containing a wide array of ivory handled tools to include; pair of cut throat razors, pocket knife, corkscrew, button hook, vanity mirror, shoe horn, files, thermometer etc (incomplete), the ivory each with penwork armorial, w.22.5cm, h.14.5cm, d.16.5cm Condition Report / Extra Information Some fine splits/ hairlines to veneers on back, top and right hand side only. All brass good. Hinge good. Mirror good. No key. Incomplete. All glass good, 16 squares per sq inch.
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