AN IRISH GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONG-CASE CLOCK, by Martin Kirkpatrick of Dublin, the hood surmounted with architectural cornice, above a glazed panel door enclosing a brass dial inked with Roman and Arabic numerals, inscribed with makers name and origin, the body with panelled trunk door between fluted quadrants, and plinth base. 230cm high
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George II green lacquered longcase clock, circa 1730, the concave cornice above a glazed arched hood door flanked by turned columns and arched trunk door above a panel base, with all over green lacquer Chinese scene decoration, the signed Jo's Dudds brass dial with a brass chapter ring and Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and date aperture, twin train movement striking on a bell, 220cm high
A beech bedroom chest with six drawers, the drawer fronts painted white, together with a similar low chest of three drawers, two Victorian balloon back dining chairs on cabriole legs, a mahogany framed needlework topped stool on cabriole legs, a decoupage decorated tin trunk, a 19th Century child's highchair, a piano stool and a white painted two tier tea trolley
A box of various chinawares, plated wares, small quantity of Meccano, suitcase of various childrens' books and comics including "Eagle", "Whopper Space Stories", "Adventures of the Little Blue Engine", "Tiger Tim's Annual 1957, 1953, 1954" etc, and picnic basket, Jones Brother & Co Limited, painted tin trunk, suitcases etc
A stunning 19th century military campaign trunk chest for J Gerard Leigh of the 1st Life Guards. Heavy ebonised timber construction with metal strap bracket works and hinged top above. John Gerard Leigh was father to the distinguished William Gerard Leigh whose significant career as also a Life Guard soldier and interestingly married Jean Gerard Leigh, famous for being the the woman whose photograph was used to help trick the Germans into falling for one of the greatest deceptions of the Second World War in Operation Mincemeat. Operation Mincemeat, which was to inspire a film called The Man Who Never Was in the 1950s, was devised in the spring of 1943 by two intelligence officers, Charles Cholmondeley of MI5 and Commander Ewen Montagu of Naval Intelligence. With Churchill planning to invade Italy through Sicily, a ruse was required to make the Germans believe that the attack would take place elsewhere.
A late George III oak and crossbanded longcase clock, the rectangular hood with geometric inlaid frieze, above 13inch (33cm) square brass and silvered dial signed 'Ashton Macclesfield', with subsidiary calendar and seconds dials, engraved centre, Rococo spandrels, 8 day 4 pillar movement, the trunk with quarter reeded columns, upon a canted panelled base and bracket feet 208cm (81in) case repolished. Dial and movement cleaned.

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