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A late 19th Century Simulated Walnut Mantel Alarm Clock, Winterhalder & Hofmeier, the plinth-shaped case with moulded base to a glazed door enclosing a painted square dial, with Roman chapter ring and outside minute track with blued steel hands and central alarm disc, to a square brass movement with anchor escapement, strike on a bell, height 9 ½”
A FRENCH ENGRAVED BRASS STRIKE/REPEAT CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH ALARM RETAILED BY CHARLES FRODSHAM, LONDON. CIRCA 1880 Engraved mask to white enamel chapter disc signed 'CHARLES FRODSHAM/CLOCK MAKER TO THE QUEEN', subsidiary alarm, blued steel Breguet hands, twin barrels movement with repeat signature, bimetallic lever balance to gilt platform escapement, strike/repeat on gong; associated oak travel case 6½ in. (17 cm.) high, handle down View on Christie's.com
A FRENCH ENGRAVED BRASS STRIKING AND REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK RETAILED BY CHARLES FRODSHAM, LONDON. CIRCA 1870 Engraved mask to white enamel dial with cream painted centre signed CHAS. FRODSHAM/CLOCK MAKER TO THE QUEEN, subsidiary alarm disc, blued steel hands, twin barrels movement stamped for Pons, split compensated bimetallic lever balance to brass platform escapement stamped for Soldano and numbered '110', strike/repeat on gong, numbered travel case and winding key 5¼ in. (13 cm.) high, handle down View on Christie's.com
A FRENCH BRASS STRIKING AND REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK CIRCA 1880 The white enamel dial with subsidiary alarm chapter, blued steel Breguet hands, twin barrels movement with bimetallic lever balance to silvered platform escapement, strike/repeat on bell 5½ in. (14 cm.) high, handle down View on Christie's.com
A FRENCH ENGRAVED BRASS QUARTER-STRIKING CARRIAGE CLOCK LEROY, PARIS. MID 19TH CENTURY The white enamel dial with subsidiary alarm and signed 'LEROY ET FILS RUE DE ROI A PARIS', blued steel Breguet hands, twin barrels movement with bimetallic lever balance to gilt platform escapement, strike/repeat/alarm on two bells 5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high, handle down View on Christie's.com
A FRENCH ENGRAVED BRASS STRIKING AND REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK REATAILED BY DENT, LONDON. CIRCA 1870 Engraved mask to white enamel chapter disc signed 'DENT/61 STRAND/LONDON', blued steel Braeguet hands, white enamel alarm disc below, twin barrels movement with bimetallic lever blance to silvered platform escapement, strike/repeat on gong 5 in. (13 cm.), high, handle down View on Christie's.com
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY TIMEPIECE, ALARM BALOON TABLE CLOCK JOHN PERCIVAL, WOOLWICH. CIRCA 1810 The 8½ in. engraved and silvered dial signed 'John Percival/Woolwich', alarm disc to the centre, blued steel hands, single line fusee movement with anchor escapement with alarm on bell; pendulum 23 in. (58.5 cm.) high View on Christie's.com
A BOHEMIAN EBONISED AND BRASS-MOUNTED EIGHT DAY QUARTER-CHIMING TABLE CLOCK MICHAEL SUER, PAADEN. CIRCA 1770 The 8 in. wide brass dial with engraved chapter ring signed 'Mich Suer in Paaden', engraved centre with alarm disc, date square and false pendulum, movement with engraved backplate triple line fusees, verge escapement, striking the quarters on a nest of four bells and hours and alarm on further bell 21 in. (53.5 cm.) high, handle down View on Christie's.com
A NEUCHATEL BLACK AND GILT-PAINTED STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT LATE 18TH CENTURY The 10 in. diameter enamel dial with alarm disc to centre, cut brass hands, twin barrels movement with anchor escapement, striking the hours and quarters on top-mounted bells; pendulum 28 in. (71 cm.) high View on Christie's.com
A FRENCH ENGRAVED BRASS STRIKE/REPEAT CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH ALARM CIRCA 1880 Engine-turned mask to white enamel chapter disc, subsidiary alarm, blued steel hands, twin barrels movement with split bimetallic lever balance to silvered platform escapement, strike/repeat on gong; associated travel case 6½ in. (17 cm.) high), handle down View on Christie's.com
A GEORGE III BRASS STRIKING 30 HOUR HOODED WALL CLOCK MOVEMENT THOMAS BRATTEL, BRENCHLEY. CIRCA 1790 The 7 in. wide brass dial with alarm disc to the scroll and foliate engraved centre, blued steel hand, movement with anchor escapement and alarm on bell 9¾ in. (23.5 cm.) high View on Christie's.com
A FRENCH BRASS STRIKING LANTERN CLOCK WITH ALARM LE FAUCHEUV, EUREU. CIRCA 1700 6½ in. diameter dial with engraved centre signed 'Le Faucheuv a Eureu', blued steel hand, movement with verge escapement and countwheel strike on bell (countwheel lacking) 12 in. (30 cm.) high View on Christie's.com
A WILLIAM AND MARY MINIATURE BRASS TIMEPIECE ALARM LANTERN CLOCK BALDWIN, FAVERSHAM. CIRCA 1690 The 4¼ in. wide engraved brass dial with alarm disc to the engraved centre, the arch with applied roundel signed 'Baldwin/Feversham', cut steel hands, movement with anchor escapement, alarm on bell 9 in. (23 cm.) high View on Christie's.com
An outstanding Second World War Greek operations C.G.M. group of six awarded to Leading Seaman G. R. Fuller, Royal Navy, who, though badly wounded, fought his gun to the last aboard the destroyer H.M.S. Wryneck - nor did he ever complain about his stomach and thigh wounds during the 48-hour open-boat voyage that ensued Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, G.VI.R. (C/JX. 138699 G. R. Fuller, L. Smn., H.M.S. Wryneck); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, nearly extremely fine (6) £8000-10000 C.G.M. London Gazette 11 November 1941: ‘For gallantry and distinguished services in operations in Greek Waters.’ Under which heading, and the award of the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, appears the name of Leading Seaman G. R. Fuller: ‘Though badly wounded, fought his gun to the last, and when his ship was sunk, heartened the survivors by his courage and cheerfulness.’ George Robert Fuller was decorated for his gallantry on the occasion of the loss of the destroyer H.M.S. Wryneck on 27 April 1941, a day that cost the Navy dearly - H.M.S. Diamond and the transport Slamat being sunk on the same occasion, all three ships having come under sustained enemy air attack while conveying British troops from Greece to Suda Bay: Crete 1941 - The Battle at Sea, by David A. Thomas, takes up the story: ‘The Wryneck, in company with the Diamond, was attacked simultaneously and the pattern of attack upon her closely resembled that made upon the Diamond. Firstly came a raking of the decks with machine-gun and cannon fire, killing and wounding many of the guns’ crews in exposed positions. Secondly, there came the bombing attacks. The first bomb burst near the ship and was followed almost immediately by another explosion close alongside. The destroyer heeled over to port. The stokers’ messdeck forward was shattered and the casualties among the soldiers and the ship’s company were heavy. The Wryneck, like her consort, was also struck in the engine room and she was brought to a standstill, clearly doomed. She filled with water rapidly while the ship was abandoned. In fifteen minutes the destruction was complete. Both destroyers had gone. The Gulf of Nauplia became a scene littered with the grisly flotsam of war at sea.’ As quoted in Greek Tragedy, by Anthony Heckstall-Smith, D.S.C., and Vice-Admiral H. T. Baillie-Grohman, C.B., D.S.O., O.B.E., Fuller was among the few gunners who managed to respond to the enemy attack: ‘Like Diamond, Wryneck’s crew were fooled by the friendly markings on the wings of the fighter that came gliding down out of the sun to sweep her decks with cannon and machine-gun fire. In fact, they were taken so completely by surprise that her 4-inch guns never had a chance to come into action because their crews were all killed or wounded in a matter of seconds. But some of her close-range guns opened up before the alarm sounded on the bridge. And one of them was manned by Leading Seaman Fuller, who after being shot through the belly and thigh, kept on firing until the ship sank under him ... ‘ The Wryneck carried a complement of about 120, of whom seven were officers, including Commander R. H. D. Lane, R.N., and 98 ratings were lost in addition to the soldiers, bringing the total to approximately 950 for both ships. Only around 50 of all services were saved, in itself another chapter of courage and endurance - Greek Tragedy continues: ‘Mr. Waldron [Wryneck’s Warrant Engineer], after floating in his lifebelt for half an hour, was hauled on to a raft. Later, he was taken into Wryneck’s whaler which had been lowered soon after she was hit. Two Carley floats were taken in tow, and the whaler continued on its slow search amongst the debris and the dead and living. Its crew paddled around until both rafts were fully laden and until she had 23 men on board, including a Troop Sergeant-Major of the Gunners and Leading Seaman Fuller. That night, when darkness fell, Waldron, Fuller and Gordine and 49 sailors, together with eight soldiers were all who had survived the three ships ... Wryneck’s whaler leaked badly. For a time, the men in her took it in turns to sit on the holes made by the bomb splinters and the machine-gun bullets, while others baled her out with a tin hat. But when they had finished their search for survivors, Mr. Waldron set them to work patching the holes with a half a bar of soap and some scraps of wood. Throughout the whole afternoon of Sunday, 27 April, those who had strength enough pulled slowly on the four oars. Paddling and drifting, with the two Carley floats laden with men in tow, the whaler made its way roughly eastwards. Only very roughly, for the compass had been smashed by a cannon shell. It was hot, thirsty work rowing the heavy, water-logged boat, but there was only a damaged keg half filled with contaminated water for the 23 men. There were also two tins of biscuits, a case of bully beef, a box of Verey pistols and cartridges, and a boat’s ensign. The wind freshened considerably towards dusk and the sea rose with the wind. And as it rose, it kept picking up the Carley floats and hurling them against the whaler so that they were in danger of wrecking one another. Just before dark, Mr. Waldron was forced to cast the floats adrift for they were threatening to sink the whaler. At 2.30 the next morning, the two rafts with their 50 men were picked up by Griffin, which had been sent out from Suda in search of them. But the Griffin did not find the whaler. During the night, the wind blew hard from the west, and since there was no material from which to make a sea anchor, Waldron turned her stern to sea. The weary sailors kept enough way on her with the oars to prevent her broaching to. Then, Waldron picked a suitable star down wind, and managed to steer by it. But the weather worsened and she shipped so much water that the men worked in shifts baling her out. They were soaked to the skin and bitterly cold for most of them were wearing only their singlets and trousers. Waldron kept waking them up to take turns on the oars. Between times, they huddled together and slapped one another to keep their circulation going. For most of the night Waldron sat at the tiller or beside the coxswain with the seas and spray breaking over him as he conned the whaler by the stars. And all the time he kept Fuller warm by the heat of his own body, for Fuller had lost a lot of blood from the wounds in his belly and thigh, and was trembling with the cold. When the dawn broke, Waldron thought he recognised the hump of Milos Island against the pale sky. Although he reckoned it must be 30 miles away, he shaped course for it. Some time after sunrise, they sighted an Ajax class cruiser heading south at full speed in company with a destroyer. They fired Verey lights, flashed the lid of a tin in the sun, and waved the ensign. But the ships did not see them, and their disappointment was bitter as they watched the two ships disappear over the horizon. Later, they saw two more destroyers and three Blenheims, but they, too, failed to see the signals. Fortunately for them, several Stukas and Ju. 88s were equally unsuccessful at spotting them. During the morning, they were cheered a little when they retrieved an orange from the sea. Dividing it, they shared it amongst them to augment their meagre ration of bad water. At noon, the whaler appeared to be closing a small rocky island. And since it needed by a slight alteration of course to steer directly for it, Waldron told his men that he had made up his mind to make for it. They were all nearing the point of exhaustion, and, although he never complained, Fuller had grown so weak that Waldron doubted that he would survive another night at sea. As the whaler approached a small cove in the island at about four o’clock, they saw a caique lying at anchor, and a little group of people, standing on a narro
A WILLIAM AND MARY MINIATURE BRASS STRIKING LANTERN CLOCK PAUL BEAUVAIS, LONDON. CIRCA 1690 The 4 in. diameter silvered chapter ring with sword hilt half hour markers, engraved centre with silvered alarm disc (alarm work lacking) and signed 'Paul Beauvais/London', blued steel hand, the posted frame movement with verge escapement and countwheel strike on bell, restorations; weight, later bracket 9½ in. (24 cm.) high, excluding bracket View on Christie's.com
A GEORGE III BRASS TIMEPIECE LANTERN CLOCK WITH ALARM THOMAS SHARP, STRATFORD ON AVON. THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY The 4 3/8 in. wide engraved brass dial with silvered alarm disc to the centre, the arch signed 'SHARP/TRATFORD ON AVON' BLUED STEEL HAND, MOVEMENT WITH FOUR BALUSTER PILLARS, VERGE ESCAPEMENT AND ALRM ON BELL; TWO BRASS WEIGHTS 13¼ IN. HIGH View on Christie's.com
Jno Taylor, Petworth, a small 18th century elm 30 hour longcase clock, the rectangular case of good colour, the 7 inch square brass dial signed below to the chapter ring, with foliate scroll spandrels and engraved central alarm disc, the single handed 4 pillar movement with anchor escapement, lacking bell, 172cm high
Late nineteenth century French mantel clock in brass mounted case with swing carrying handle. Simulated chinoiserie painted finish of birds and flowers. French movement with alarm and white enamel dial, pierced brass hands and separate alarm pointer standing on four bracket feet, 19cm overall height to top of handle
A Gilt Brass Striking and Repeating Alarm Carriage Clock, signed Chas Frodsham, Clock Maker to the Queen, 84 Strand, London, circa 1890, the case with bevelled sides, repeat button to the top (handle missing), white enamel dial with Roman numerals, alarm subsidiary dial, twin barrel movement with silvered platform lever escapement, striking on a bell, 13cm high
A Brass Striking and Repeating Carriage Clock with Alarm, signed Matthew Norman, London, circa 1960, the case with carrying handle and repeat button to the top, glazed bevelled panels, white enamel dial with Roman numerals, alarm dial, twin barrel movement with gilt finished platform lever escapement, striking on a gong, movement backplate stamped by the maker and numbered `1751`, 18cm high
An early 20th Century Lacquered Brass Alarm Clock, the drum-shaped case with ring suspension and peg feet, to a bevelled glass enclosing a 3 ½” Roman enamel dial, signed Payne & Son of Oxford and Tunbridge Wells, with outside minute track and alarm subsidiary at 6, with blued steel hands, to a brass spring-driven movement by R & Co Paris, with platform escapement and strike on a bell, height 5”

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