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Los 369
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK BY THOMAS WATTS OF LAVENHAM, the hood with swan neck pediment and floral terminals and central spherical brass finial, above domed glazed panel door flanked by fluted columns, enclosing brass dial inscribed 'Thomas Watts, Lavenham', with pierced spandrels decorated with cast human masks and dolphins around chapter ring with Roman numerals and subsidiary dial, above waisted trunk with single door and platform base. 237cm high x 48cm wide
Los 1177
Extremely rare and early Synchronome Co. Shortt free pendulum astronomical regulator slave clock previously owned by Admiral Fountaine, the clock, No 24, is of the type used with the free pendulum system, comprising the regulator slave clock, in original 54" high mahogany case,*Formerly supplied to and owned by Admiral Fountaine, and sold with three copies of Electrical Timekeeping annotated by Frank Hope-Jones The astronomical slave clock with invar pendulum and steel bob has a 10" engraved silvered dial signed Synchronome Patent No.187814, with outer minutes ring and inset seconds and twelve hours dials, the original rectangular mahogany case has bevelled glazed trunk door, moulded cornice and leaf carved spandrels around the dial, the NRA plate is stamped 24 Within the case is the complete movement, together with the appropriate panel for connection to the free pendulum, slave and slave dial; the separate accompanying 10" regulator-style dial in 15" round moulded mahogany case is signed Synchronome, London, and also with outer minutes ring enclosing seconds and hours dialsProvenance: The clock offered for sale was first acquired via Sotheby's in April 1972, the lot having been listed as "A Synchronome seconds indicating half minute impulse electric master clock, complete with electrically powered slave dial indicating seconds, hours and minutes, the movement with hit and miss synchroniser indicating that the clock was once a slave to a free pendulum, the invar pendulum, with iron bob, in mahogany wall case, 4'6" high".Sotheby's have reconfirmed to the current vendor that the items were from the estate of Admiral Fountaine (Admiral Fountaine's master clock and vacuum cylinder were sold at the April 1972 sale to a buyer acting on behalf of the Rockford Time Museum, USA, until being sold on closure of the Museum at a Sotheby's sale in the early 2000s)-These complex precision electromechanical pendulum clocks by William Hamilton Shortt in collaboration with Frank Hope Jones were the most accurate pendulum clocks ever produced and became the highest standard for timekeeping between the 1920’s and 1940’s; after which mechanical clocks were superseded by quartz time standards.Admiral C.A. Fountaine R.N. was supplied by the Synchronome Company with several of these astronomical clocks after attending a lecture by Frank Hope-Jones at the Royal Society of Arts. The clocks were installed in the basement of his home, Narford Hall, Norfolk, England and their rates carefully recorded. Admiral Fountaine’s observations were so precise that he identified and recorded a small six-monthly digression and insisted that it was due to nutation (a periodic variation in the precession of the equinoxes caused by the moon’s gravitational pull). This was subsequently confirmed and in 1927 Greenwich announced that they would in future apply the nutation figures as a corrective for their clocks. The clocks were then used worldwide in astronomical observatories, naval observatories, in scientific research, and a primary standard for national time dissemination services. The Shortt Synchronome was the first clock to be a more accurate time keeper than the earth itself; it was used in 1926 by Admiral Fountaine to detect tiny seasonal changes in the earth’s rotation rate. Shortt clocks achieved an accuracy of around 1 second per year, although a recent measurement indicated that they were even more accurate. About 100 were produced between 1922 and 1956.*Admiral Fountaine’s observations with his use of astronomical regulators were so precise that Greenwich Observatory accepted in in 1927 that the clocks were more accurate than the earth’s timekeeping; This was acknowledged also by Hope Jones in the accompanying books. The historical significance of the Clock was also recognised by George Daniels who tried to buy it, ‘for use in my workshop and to be available for examination by students’. There are two letters accompanying the lot from George Daniels that refer and another from Sotheby’s that relates to the Synchronome slave clock which is being sold as lot 1178. There are images of all these letters attached to the lot in the online catalogues. Three historical copies of Electrical Timekeeping by Frank Hope Jones are included with the items offered for sale:A first edition copy of Electrical Timekeeping, including an original sketch cartoon by Hope-Jones sent in Dec 1935 with his hand written message “My latest free pendulum with best wishes for a Happy Christmas from your faithful slave who gives the impulse & synchronises himself with your kindly thoughts”, signed Hope Jones. The copy is also marked up and annotated throughout in his hand and with additional texts etc eg for additional chapter prepared for his publication of a second edition of the book.A second edition copy of Electrical Timekeeping, inscribed by the author to his friend Major Cowan, and also including his Christmas Card of 1939/40 recording that he had been bombed out and a Christmas 1943 note acknowledging that his free pendulum had been superseded by the Quartz Clock but that he had “not relinquished the task until the time keeping possibilities of the pendulum were exhausted.”A second edition copy of Electrical Timekeeping, given to his friend Mr Fry (mentioned in the book) and inscribed “To A R Fry…The champion amateur from the amateur champion, the Author” and signed by Hope Jones.NOTE: THE FOLLOWING LOT 1178, A SYNCHRONOME SLAVE DIAL, WAS USED BY ADMIRAL FOUNTAINE IN CONJUCTION WITH THIS REGULATOR SLAVE CLOCK. A LETTER TO THIS EFFECT FROM SOTHEBY’S IS ALSO SOLD WITH THIS LOT.
Los 19
A large 19th century majolica pottery garden seat modelled as a tree trunk (51cm high)There is crazing to the glaze as expected and there are a few minor chips and rim frits to the base (please see close-up images). Externally it looks quite good; it comes from a private source and the Vendor has owned it for many years provenance wise. Looking at it inside there are what appears to be hairline cracks, one certainly about five or six inches, emanating from the bottom; there are some internal chips and it looks like four /five inch hairline emanating from the central handle at the top. This is visible when the piece is turned upside down (please see various images to corroborate). The piece stands well and in the Auctioneer's opinion - apart from the two hairlines noted - the chips could easily be painted out because of the nature of the seat being in the form of the tree trunk with bark etc. So in the Auctioneer's opinion the damage could be masked quite easily.
Los 344
A late 19th / early 20th century Black Forest-style carving of a cow and calf drinking at a wooden trough (24cm wide)There is a small piece away from both of the horns and ears of the cow, an approx. 1cm crack to the underside of the base. Minor scuffs and chips etc., commensurate with age but otherwise in fairly good overall original condition. This looks like a late 19th/early 20th Century Black Forest carving. The width is 24cm x 12.5cm deep x 18cm high to the highest point on the tree trunk at the back.
Los 321
An early 19th century oak and mahogany cased eight-day longcase clock; the 13.15" broken-arch dial with silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and central foliate style engraving and the arch with a silvered roundel signed J. Davison, Perth; shaped crossbanded trunk door flanked by quadrant fluted pilasters with gilt-metal capitals and raised on short ogee-style bracket feet (approx. 220cm high)
Los 1217
An 18ct textured yellow gold pendant in the form of an elephant's head, with ruby for eye and diamond set to the white gold trunk, inscribed to the reverse 'Shawu', with brooch attachment and suspended on an 18ct yellow gold chain, combined approx 23.5g.Additional InformationElephant is approx 4 x 2.8cm
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