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Large 19th century North Country longcase clock, the mahogany case with broken arch pediment, turned hood supports, a wide trunk with central panelled door and a large box base, the face with painted decoration of a scene of a lady and boy picking apples and further riverside scenes, fitted with an 8-day movement, maker's marks indistinct, approx 240cm high
2015 Land Rover Defender 90 XS Transmission: manualMileage:55000The Land Rover Defender was launched in 1948 and, incredibly, production only finished in January 2016 after a continuous run of 67 years. Outwardly, there is little to distinguish the post-1983 vehicles from the Series III Land Rover. A full-length bonnet, revised grille, plus the fitting of wheel arch extensions to cover wider-track axles are the most noticeable changes. Internally, coil springs offered a more comfortable ride and a permanent four-wheel drive system derived from the Range Rover featuring a two-speed transfer gearbox with a lockable centre differential. A modernised interior and a new series of progressively more powerful and modern engine characterised things under the skin. Presented in Zermatt Silver with Santorini Black roof and bonnet this 90 hardtop Defender XS with six-speed manual gearbox boasts just one previous owner and was first registered April 2015. Supplied with original Land Rover high back heated leather seats, heated front and rear windows, air conditioning, full black Alcantara headlining, Bluetooth connection, five new BF Goodrich tyres with unmarked gloss black alloy Sawtooth wheels and mud flaps all around. The uprated look continues with gloss black KBX wing grilles along with black twisted steering guard, rear NAS step/towbar and billet aluminium window blocks. A Moto-lita steering wheel is fitted, however should you wish the 'as new' original Land Rover wheel is still available. Importantly, in addition to this there is a factory alarm plus a hidden kill/immobiliser switch and a full Land Rover expedition roof-rack and access ladder was installed from new. We are informed the underside of the car is in extremely good condition but as a preventative measure the vendor has had a full underbody Dinitrol treatment. Accompanied by a comprehensive main dealer/specialist service history this is a very attractive example.
A George III period painted mahogany eight-day longcase clock: the 12 inch painted broken-arch dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds-hand, date aperture and signed 'Jn Bailey, Horncastle' and with spandrels painted with shells, the hood with three brass finials above glazed door and fluted columns, the trunk door hand-painted in neoclassical style with an urn above a vase of flowers supported by two cherubs, the base also decorated with a cornucopia-style display of various flowers held aloft by a further cherub seated upon a swan, two weights, pendulum and key (232cm (to tip of finial))
An oak-cased longcase clock: the 10.5 inch broken arch brass dial signed 'F A Chandler, Leamington' and with silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals flanked by ornate pierced gilt metal spandrels with cherubic figures holding aloft a crown, the three train movement of German manufacture and striking on eight gongs, the trunk with geometric mouldings and the lower section standing on squat bun-style feet, together with invoice detailing repairs and full servicing etc. (approx. 195cm high) complete with pendulum and weights etc.
EISTEDDFOD ARM CHAIR, Welsh, 1917, carved, painted and inlaid oak, oval to back with rampant dragon and inscribed 'Y DDRAIG COCH ADDYRY CYCHWYN' marquetry to arch top for 'SWYDDOGION A GWEITHWYR CLOFA TYNYBEDW', (mine officers and workers at Tynybedw colliery) marquetry to leather pads to arms, marquetry inscribed 'Cymru am Byth' to stretcherDimensions: 66cms wide x 134cms highoveProvenance:private collection Cardiff, consigned via our Cardiff office, by descentCondition Report:in good original condition, corner of arm covers frayed, no losses or notable issues
An Oak Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Monks, Prescot, circa 1770, swan neck pediment, blue glass and gilt painted front panels, crossbanded trunk door, bracket feet, 13-inch arch brass dial with a silvered Roman and Arabic numeral chapter ring, inner date ring with corresponding central date hand, chequered dial centre with seconds dial and signed on a silvered plaque, arch with moonphase aperture and engraved on silvered plaques "Time shews the way of lifes decay" and "Time is valuable", four pillar movement with an anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 225cm highCase with small chips to the edges in parts, case otherwise looks clean, dial is clean, later movement seatboard, movement is clean and in going order and striking, with pendulum and two weights.
A Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Quarter Chiming Table Clock, signed Rood & Co, Burlington Arcade, circa 1890, arched pediment with a pineapple finial and corner urn shaped finials, Corinthian capped columns, cast gilt metal sunburst side sound frets, bun shaped feet, 7-1/2-inch brass dial with a silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, finely matted dial centre with a silvered plaque signed, three selection dials in the arch for chime/silent, slow/fast and chime on eight bells/ Westminster chimes, large triple chain fusee movement with an anchor escapement and quarter chiming on a nest of eight bells and striking the hours on a gong, movement secured in by brackets, 80cm highCase with small surface scratches and minor dents to the edges in parts, case with small cracks in parts, front door is very slightly bowed, back door with scuff marks, some chips to the case back surrounding the back door, movement is dirty, gong with rust marks, chiming and striking the hours, movement in going order.
A Good Triple Pad Top Striking Table Clock, signed Holmes, London, circa 1780, triple pad top case with veneered ebonised case with a brass carrying handle, glazed side panels, repeat cord, 6-inch arched brass dial with a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, finely matted dial centre signed on a silvered plaque, date aperture, strike/silent in the arch, five pillar movement with a verge escapement striking on a bell, movement backplate signed, movement secured in by brackets, 38cm high over handleEbonised surface finish is slightly rubbed in parts, top side of the front door with a small piece of later veneer added, base with very minor dents in parts, dial is clean, movement backplate with small scratches, movement in going order.
A Dutch Walnut Eight Day Striking Longcase Clock, signed Pieter Gib, Rotterdam, 18th century, caddied pediment, pierced fret panels, arch trunk door with glass lenticle, scroll plinth with bracket feet, 12-1/4-inch arch brass dial with silvered chapter ring signed, dial centre with seconds dial and date aperture, arch with moonphase disc, five pillar movement with an anchor escapement, striking on the half hour and striking a larger bell for the hours, 241cm highHood with damages and losses to the pierced frets, case with later inlay, trunk door with veneer lifting and veneer missing to the inlaid stag image positioned just above the glass lenticle, case with some moulding missing and some mouldings are loose, trunk door with some outer moulding missing to the edges, dial is discoloured, seconds hand is missing, movement is dirty and needs cleaning. Pendulum suspension spring is broken, with pendulum and two weights.
A good late Victorian bracket clock by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths at 112 Regent Street, London. (C 1908) Fusee, two-train movement, chiming on a gong. Contained in an oak case with brass embellishments to case. Arch brass dial with maker name on a cartouche. 6" x 8". Case overall 9" x 14" (top of handle) x 7" deep. Condition report: Good condition: restored by owner who was a clock and watch repairer. Winding key present. Movement working but not fully tested. A/F.
T.L. Taylor, Pontefract, 30hr longcase clock with 12-inch still arch dial. Arabic numerals with date calendar. Mid-Victorian clock in oak and mahogany case with mahogany inlays. Swan neck pediment and 3 brass finials, 86" high x 20" x 9".Condition report: All complete with lead weight, some old restoration, movement in need of restoration and service
S Underhill of W-Hampton (Wolverhampton) 8 day longcase clock with 14" still arch dial Arabic numerals. In an associated Chippendale-style case made of mahogany with lovely carvings and veneers. 26" x 96" x 10" deep. Samuel Underhill recorded as working in Wolverhampton between 1826-34Condition report.Movement and case do not belong together. The case is of fine quality and very imposing some inlay missing and scratches and marks due to age. Movement is working but not tested.
A mid 19th century Italian micromosaic plaque depicting the Arch of Titus, mounted as a broochRoman, circa 1860the oval medallion view of the arch set within a rectangular black vitreous paste ground, the plaque set within a gold surround, 2.8cm high, 3.8cm wideThis 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
A micromosaic plaque of the Roman Forum, early 19th centuryDepicting a view looking east down the Sacra Via of the Forum, in polychrome tesserae, mounted as the lid of a box, engraved on reverse Mr W H Walters, 34 Devonshire Place, dimensions 6.85 x 4.9 cmFootnotes:The via Sacra, the oldest street in Rome, was the route taken by victorious generals, heading towards the Temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill to make a sacrifice.In the centre of the present work stands the Column of Phocas (Corinthian), the last monument dedicated in the Forum (AD 608). On the right sits the Temple of Saturn, with its Ionic capitals, and possibly the Arch of Septimius Severus on the left. Beyond this is the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, later converted into the church of San Lorenzo in Miranda and the three columns of the Temple of Castor and Pollux can be seen on the right. Beyond the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina is the circular Temple of Romulus, converted into the church of Santi Cosma e Damiano and rearing up behind it are the huge brick arches of the Basilica of Maxentius, and beyond to the right, in the distance, is the drum-shaped Colosseum. Closing the east end of the Forum is the columned porch of Santa Francesca Romana or Santa Maria Nova and in the distance, at the far end, is the Arch of Titus.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Italian carved alabaster model of a triumphal archprobably late 19th century / early 20th century, after the antiqueraised on a stepped onyx rectangular plinth base, 15.25cm high approximatelyFootnotes:Provenance:Christie's New York, Antiquities & Souvenirs of the Grand Tour, 24 March 1998, lot 219Where purchased by the present ownerThis 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
Door for tabernacle. Spanish School, 16th century.Resurrection of Christ.Carved and polychrome wood.Measurements: 42 x 36 cm.Door for an altar tabernacle made of carved and polychromed wood, which still conserves part of the metal fittings. On the front of the relief, there is a usual decoration in this type of liturgical elements: the representation of the Risen Christ with the gesture of blessing with his right hand, while with his left hand he holds a cross with a phylactery. He rests his feet on the tomb, whose tombstone the miracle has raised, while the two Roman guards remain asleep. The heavenly world is represented in the upper part, with two angels whose trumpet blasts celebrate the event. The architectural structure, based on fluted pilasters supporting a semicircular arch, orders the composition.
Flemish school, 17th century."The Adoration of the Magi".Oil on copper.Measurements: 53,5 x 46 cm; 76 x 69 cm (frame).Painting of Flemish school, which is shown by the qualities printed on the sumptuous clothes, as well as the rich choreography that compose the variety of characters characterised with ingenious naturalism. The vivid agitation of the figures and the arch in the background opening towards a wide sky in which a star shines out, recall the solutions applied by Rubens to the same subject (canvas in the Museo del Prado). As in the Flemish master's painting, a clear night illuminates the scene and the light seems to emanate from the bodies, especially the bodies of Jesus, Mary and the kneeling King Melchior. But the other figures also have a personality of their own. Enraptured, they carry myrrh and incense. Their cloaks shine like satin and fine silk, as do the soldiers' helmets. A great variety of human types come to Bethlehem. This painting is fully in keeping with the Baroque style, notable for the painstaking attention to detail, the use of contrasts of light and the varied range of facial expressions.
A good mid 19th century mahogany longcase regulatorPhilips Brothers LondonThe case with shallow arch over an opening door with circular aperture framed by four ebonised quadrants, the long trunk door with brass-framed glazed panel revealing the weight, pendulum and beat scale, on a panel base with applied moulding and apron. The 12 inch circular silvered dial with outer Arabic minute band framing the large subsidiaries for running seconds (with Observatory marks) and Roman hours, with three blued steel hands. The substantial plates united by six vase-shaped tapering pillars secured to the thick seatboard by three L-shaped brass brackets, each of the wheels with six crossings and adjustable end-stops, Harrison's maintaining power and high-count pinions terminating in a deadbeat escapement with jewelled pallets and long steel crutch to a wooden rod pendulum with very heavy lenticular bob secured via an engraved rating nut, with small brass weight on a pulley of six crossings. 2m (6ft 7ins) high.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare mid 18th century English japanned automata table clock with chinoiserie decoration and trip repeat to activate the three automataJoseph Lum, LondonSurmounted by a brass handle and inverted bell top to a moulded cornice framed by four cone finials, the circular and shaped side apertures with particularly fine pierced wooden frets, on a moulded base and block feet, decorated all over with panels depicting figures and landscapes against a lattice-work ground and silvered borders. The 7.75 inch arched silvered dial with engraved Roman and Arabic chapter ring intersected by twin subsidiaries for 'Faster/Slower' and 'Strike/Silent', the signed centre with date aperture, painted arch depicting a couple on a see-saw pivoting in time with the swing of the pendulum, infront of a building, the door of which sits within an aperture - on the hour, the door flies out of sight and is replaced with the painted figure of man in white frock-coat and tri-corn hat - simultaneously the vanes of the windmill rotate for the period of the bell striking. The twin gut (now wire) fusee movement with five knopped pillars, anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, the backplate centred by an engraved basket of flowers within foliage and chinoiserie-inspired trelliswork. Not currently ticking, but strike and all three automata processes (see-saw, windmill and door) operational, with trip repeat fully working. 52cms (20ins)highFootnotes:Joseph Lum is thought to have started his working life in Chelmsford in the early 18th century before moving to London.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good mid 18th century featherbanded walnut longcase clockJohn Ellicott, London The arched hood with concave cornice supported on freestanding brass-mounted Doric columns, the long trunk door framed by inlaid quadrants and a moulded frame, over a panelled base and stepped plinth. The 12 inch arched brass dial with Roman and Arabic chapter ring signed between VII and V, the finely matted centre with large subsidiary seconds ring and chamfered date aperture, enclosed by well finished foliate scroll spandrels, the strike/silent subsidiary in the arch with addorsed dolphin mounts. The movement with five knopped pillars, anchor escapement and rack striking on the bell. Together with a pendulum, two brass-clad weights, a crank winder, hood key and trunk key. 2.29m (7ft 7ins) high.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An extremely fine and rare third quarter of the 18th century mahogany longcase clock with perpetual calendarEdmund Prideaux, LondonThe arched hood surmounted by a concave moulded caddy running from front to back, the sides of the hood set with a silk-back sound fret over a glazed panel on each side, the long break arch trunk door with flame figuring framed by a well moulded edge, the base with applied shaped panel on a double stepped apron. The 12 inch arched brass dial set to the arch with a calendar arc engraved with four scales for each month (the first 'February' scale is marked to 29, the other three marked to 28) over a circular subsidiary marked 'Leap Year; First after Leap Year; Second after Leap Year'; and 'Third after Leap Year' with single blued steel tapering hand. The silvered circular clock dial with Roman and Arabic numerals framing the large subsidiary seconds dial and rare shaped moonphase aperture at VI with painted moon on a starry ground, with blued steel hands. The weight driven movement with specially cast bottle shaped shouldered plates united by six knopped pillars.The going train with Harrisons maintaining power to a deadbeat escapement, all wheels of six crossings and set in endstops screwed to the backplate, the wooden rod pendulum with twin suspension spring block and terminating in a heavy brass-clad lenticular bob with engraved rating nut, with rack striking on a bell. 2.4m (7ft. 10ins) high.Footnotes:Edmund Prideaux started working in London around 1743. He was originally from Camelford in Cornwall, where his grandfather had been the Mayor between 1689-1695. His family had been living in the county since at least the 1500's. In 1745, he married Elizabeth Dinham and they had two children; a son Edmund, who married and returned to Cornwall and a daughter, Elizabeth, who sadly died in 1753. He died on 1st October 1796 and his will describes him as watch maker working from premises at 31 Hatton Garden, where he had been since 1780, and living at that time in St. Andrew, Holborn. One of his executors is listed simply as 'Elliot', there were several clock and watchmakers of this name in London around this time, and it is quite possible that one of his executors was a fellow horologist. In the will he instructed his executor to sell off the Hatton Garden premises in order to pay for his bequests and any outstanding debts. His bequests included funds for his wife to be kept for the rest of her life; £20 to his nephew John and John's two daughters, as well as bequeathing John his full wardrobe; £20 to his servant, Anne, and £20 to his executor. Beyond these bequests, he wanted the remaining funds to be divided equally between his grandchildren when each reached 21 years of age; and his son Edmund's wife, should she be a widow at that time The current clock is very similar to another Perpetual calendar longcase by Prideaux, illustrated on pg. 416, Figure 11/55, in The Longcase Clock by Tom Robinson. It has been suggested that, because the calendar mechanism is so complicated, yet practically identical to that of an Eardley Norton perpetual calendar longcase, both makers were using the same supplier. Lake, W. (1870) A Complete Parochial History of the County of Cornwall, Compiled From the Best Authorities & Corrected and Improved from Actual Survey. Truro: William Lake. Vol. III.; Maclean, J. (1876) The Parochial and Family History of the Deanery of Trigg Minor in the County of Cornwall. London: Nichols & Sons. Vol. II.Will of Edmund Prideaux of Saint Andrew Holborn, Middlesex (1789). The National Archives: Public Record Office. Catalogue reference: PROB 11/1283/141.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine late 18th century ebonised bracket clock with deadbeat escapement and associated bracketVulliamy, London, no. 311 The ribbed handle set on a shallow caddy over a well moulded cornice and tall arched side frets backed in red silk, on a moulded base and brass block feet. The 6.75 inch dial with shallow arch and silvered signature plaque flanked by dials for strike/silent and rise-and-fall regulation, heightened by engraved single flowers, the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring enclosing the finely matted centre with chamfered date aperture and good original blued steel hands, all framed by foliate scroll spandrels. The very substantial twin gut fusee movement with five knopped and finned pillars, deadbeat escapement and rack striking on the bell, (a cord to the right hand side will allow the last hour to be re-struck on demand), the pendulum suspended from a pair of tear-drop shaped cocks, the backplate signed and numbered within a floral swag cartouche on an otherwise plain ground, with substantial L-shaped securing brackets. Ticking and striking. Together with a bespoke handmade ebonised wall bracket with integral drawer base. The clock 41cms (16ins) high. The bracket a further 21cms (8.25ins) high (2)Footnotes:We are grateful to Mr Roger Smith who confirms that the Vulliamy records state that this clock was sold in 1799 to a Mr Seivers. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An early 18th Century walnut longcase clockJoseph Windmills, LondonThe case with overhanging cornice and carved fret over a moulding on three-quarter Doric columns to the front and matching quarter columns to the rear, the trunk door with book-matched veneers, a high lock and circular brass lenticle on a matching base (lower section restored). The 12 inch arched brass dial with wheatear border framing twin cherubs in the arch and the cherub-and-crown spandrels, with 1-31 date subsidiary framed by enraved foliate scrolls above the Roman and Arabic chapter ring with lozenge half-quarter markers, minute band and quarter hour track, the finely matted centre signed in a polished reserve Jos. Windmills, London with ringed winding squares and subsidiary seconds. The movement with six knopped and ringed pillars latched to the frontplate, anchor escapement and rack strike on a bell, the pendulum suspended from a hipped back cock. 2.07m (6ft 9.5ins) high.Footnotes:Joseph Windmills was a very fine maker of clocks and watches who worked from Tower Street, London. He was made free of the Clockmakers Company in 1671 and served as Master in 1702. By 1714 he was in partnership with his son, Thomas. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare and interesting late 18th century inlaid mahogany 'ting-tang' quarter striking table Clock with rare escapementThomas Lister, HalifaxThe shallow inverted bell top surmounted by an unusual foliate cast handle and four urn finals, glazed circular and shaped panels to the sides, the front door with boxwood fan inlay, raised on a shallow plinth and carved ogee bracket feet, the signed one-piece silvered arched dial with large date in the arch over smaller subsidiaries for rise-and-fall regulation and strike/silent, Roman and Arabic dial with dotted minute track framing the signed centre with foliate scrolls and harebell swags, with blued steel hands, all framed by engraved corner 'spandrels', the twin gut (now wire) fusee movement with deadbeat pin-wheel escapement, the striking train announcing the quarters on two bells every fifteen minutes, and the hours on a larger bell. 51cms (20ins) high.Footnotes:Literature:Barder, R.C.R. (1993) The Georgian Bracket clocks 1714 – 1830. Suffolk: The Antique Collectors' Club.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good early 19th century mahogany break-arch table clock with enamel dial and trip repeatMorice, Fenchurch Street, LondonSurmounted by a leaf handle above brass fish scale frets and ebonised mouldings on a plinth base and ball feet. The signed 8.5 inch enamel Roman dial enclosed in a brass bezel with brass ringed winding squares and brass hands. The twin chain fusee movement with anchor escapement and trip hour repeat initiated via a pull cord on the left-hand side, the backplate with running formal border and repeat signature in an oval. Ticking, striking and repeating. 41cms (16ins) high.Footnotes:David Morice worked in Fenchurch Street from 1796, and is thought to have died in 1819. The partnership of 'D & W Morice' (William) is recorded from 1800-1832. They were one of the few makers who specialised in enamel dialled clocks - an ebonised example with duplex escapement was sold in these rooms on 14th December 2016 as part of the collection of Derek Roberts. The bell, which appears to be original, is stamped on the inside with an 'H', 'AR' and a comet.Some dials by D. & W. Morice are known to be made by Richard Symes, one of the few known dial enamellers from this period. The rear door carries an applied newspaper cutting from London Opinion dated 1908 'ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS' 'We should say your clocks were valuable, but a photograph is not sufficient for valuation. Morice, 1804-1823 , was a good craftsman, and Jolin (sic) Ellicott was eminent in his business. We can sell them at the Club readily enough.--A.E.H (Dover).'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A late 18th century ebonised table clock with painted moonphaseSamuel Cochran, LondonThe case with bell top supporting a brass handle, with four pineapple finials above glazed sides, on a moulded plinth and four brass ogee feet. The 6.75 inch break-arch dial surmounted by a silvered arc giving the moon's age over a painted rolling dial depicting the moon between pastoral scenes, over a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with signed centre and elaborately pierced blued steel hands. The twin gut (now wire) fusee movement with four turned pillars, anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, signed in an oval cartouche within a formal border. Ticking and striking, together with a crank key. 51cms (20ins) high.Footnotes:A Samuel Cochran was listed as working at 291 Wapping Lane, London between 1760-1794. In addition to this clock, a longcase clock and two verge pocket watches are known by him.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good late 18th century mahogany table clock of excellent colour, with moonphase and alarm. Together with a matching wall bracket.Signed Yeldrae Notron, for Eardley Norton, London, number 2400The bell topped case surmounted by a handle and four berried finials over a moulded cornice, fish scale side frets (backed with red velvet), and canted corners to a moulded base on brass ogee bracket feet. The 6.75 inch brass dial with painted rolling moonphase in the arch waxing and waning over a pair of brass hemispheres engraved with signs of the Zodiac, the moon's age engraved to the outer edge of the silvered arc, over a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring framed by floral and C-scroll spandrels, with Strike/Not strike lever at III, the matted centre with recessed shaped signature plaque, blued steel hands and an Arabic alarm-setting disc. The twin gut (now wire) fusee movement with five knopped pillars, the going train terminating in a knife-edge verge escapement, the rack striking system sounding the hours and with trip repeat on the bell, the alarm train independently wound via a cord to the rear and acting on the same bell with a double ended hammer, the backplate depicting a basket of fruit within symmetrical foliate scrolls. Numbered 2400 to the top right hand corner and along the rear edge. With a case key and associated winding key. Running, striking and repeating, alarm functioning. The clock 48cms (19ins) high. Full height including bracket 63cms (24.75ins). (2)Footnotes:Eardley Norton was working from 49 St. John Street, Clerkenwell, London from the mid 18th Century and was free of the Clockmakers Company from 1770-1794. He was a maker of great repute for watches and complex clocks and in 1771 he patented a striking mechanism.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good early 19th century mahogany longcase clock of small sizeBarrauds, Cornhill, London, No.1003The shallow arch over a ripple moulded cornice, canted front angles and applied mouldings to the side, the circular dial aperture framed by quadrants over a trunk door with a shallow arched door to stepped mouldings and a tall base with double apron and applied mouldings. The signed and numbered painted Roman dial with brass hands and running seconds. The movement with five knopped pillars, anchor escapement to a wooden rod pendulum and rack striking on the bell. Together with two brass-clad weights, two case keys and a crank winder. 1.9m (6ft 2.5ins) high.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A late 18th century mahogany table clockWilliam Wall, RichmondThe break arch top capped with a brass handle and moulded cornice, with three-quarter length side frets and glazed front and back doors, moulded base and brass ogee feet. The 7-inch signed silvered Roman and Arabic break arch dial with engraved floral medallion spandrels and basket of fruit to the centre with date aperture and matching blued steel hands. The twin gut fusee movement with five large knopped pillars and knife edge verge escapement with backplate engraved with flowering vines and a flaming urn, framed by an oval symmetrical border. Ticking and striking, with a winding key and case key. 45cms (17.5 ins) highFootnotes:William Wall was recorded as working in Richmond, London, around 1772, before being registered as 'William Wall & Sons' in 1791. One of his presumed sons, William Wall Jnr., worked in Putney and Wandsworth between 1791-1839 and took out a patent (4097) on a new escapement in 1817. It was described at the time as a new form of horizontal escapement, though would today be more accurately described as a frictional rest; it had two English lever-type escape wheels on the 5th and 6th arbors, as well as train wheels which intersect, effectively coupling the 5th and 6th arbors. The two escape wheels take it in turns resting on a cylinder, dropping into and then escaping a slot that has been cut into the cylinder, thus transmitting impulse to the train. A watch with this escapement, sold by 'Wall & Frost, Wandsworth' is in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter. Bacon, D. H. (1978) 'William Wall of Wandsworth', Antiquarian Horology, Volume 10 (6), page 739.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
Mining.- California Gold Rush.- Jenkins (William W.) History and Development of Placer-Mining in California, original typescript signed by the author in pencil at end, 12pp., folds, screw bound at head into later drab wrappers with printed name and address of Jones & Visel, a few chips, [California], [c. 1900] § Land Department of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Receipt of land application by William W. Jenkins, printed form with ms. insertions, official blue ink stamp, folds, San Francisco, 18th February, 1888; and 4 others, related, v.s. (6)⁂ Jenkins was a California pioneer, who called himself the 'Baron of Alcatraz and Casteca'. He is best remembered for his part in the Jenkins-Chormicle 'range war', which pitted two arch-rivals against each other for land rights in Castaic. 21 men lost their lives during this quarrel between c. 1890 and 1910. Included in the lot is an A.L.s. from the Secretary of the Historical Society of California, in which he thanks Williams for sending him documents relating to the discovery of gold in California.
A rare Charbens Village Bridge. An impressive two-piece lead 'stone' arched bridge with side railings, roadway finished in a dark brown textured finish, with dark green railings and maroon edged arch and pillars/keystone, with light brown sandstone coloured facings. VGC signs of light restoration. £30-50
W Hartfhorne Brofeley eight day longcase clock with moon phase. 13" arch dial calendar and seconds. brass hands. Two train movement striking on a bell. Contained in an oak case cross-banded with mahogany reeded quarter columns to trunk, reed columns to hood with swan neck pediment.Dimensions 83" x 18" x11" deep.Dial has been restored new seat-board, Case in original condition. Movement not tested weights and pendulum present
Charles Gray signed 10x8 colour photo pictured as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond classic Diamonds are Forever. Charles Gray (born Donald Marshall Gray; 28 August 1928 - 7 March 2000) was an English actor who was well known for roles including the arch-villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever, Dikko Henderson in a previous Bond film, You Only Live Twice, and Sherlock Holmes's brother Mycroft Holmes in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Good condition Est.
Edwin Whitney-Smith (British, 1880-1952): 'The Baltic Fountain', an important and impressive patinated and polished bronze figural fountain commissioned for the Baltic Shipping Exchange, London, 1907cast by the A. B. Burton Foundry, Thames Dittonthe female nude probably representing a sea nymph, holding aloft a model of a galleon in her upheld hands, standing on a shell and rockwork plinth issuing four sea serpent head spouts, signed and dated within the cast E. Whitney Smith, 1907, above a circular dished basin, raised on an octagonal open plinth cast with seaweed and foundry inscription A. B. Burton, Founder, Thames Ditton, the spreading circular base cast with sea scallop shells above a capitalised Latin presentation inscription to the outer border translating as 'This fountain was given by Edward Power and Edward John Power, father and son, well known/distinguished merchants (67) who for many years were members of the Baltic co/council/consigliore and who were its leaders 1907.', 281cm high x 136cm diameter approximatelyFootnotes:Bonhams is delighted to offer the Baltic Exchange fountain in our 'Fine Decorative Arts: Through the Ages' sale.The fountain, which formerly sat in the lobby of the Exchange's headquarters at 38 St Mary Axe, London however cannot be housed in the new designs of the building.Earlier this year the sale of the fountain was postponed while alternative options were investigated. One of these options was to donate the fountain to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. However, it was then concluded that the piece was 'outside the Museum's collecting remit'. The amount raised will go towards funding a new Baltic Exchange lifeboat at Salcombe for the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI).'The Royal Academy Exhibition', The Building News, April 26th, 1907, Vol 92, p. 607.'Of the other works in the Central Hall, Mr. E. Whitney Smith's 'Drinking Fountain,' No. 1664, is the most delicately beautiful, with its fanciful base of seaweed, and its group of large shells surrounding a rock, on which a nude figure stands, holding the hull of an ancient galleon in her outstretched arms;...' Edwin Whitney-Smith: Born in Bath, Somerset, Edwin Whitney-Smith studied sculpture at Bath and Bristol Schools of Art. He also worked as assistant to William Harbutt, the inventor of plasticine and headmaster of Bath art school. Smith subsequently moved to London and began exhibiting at the Royal Academy and Paris Salon. Shortly afterwards, he began to hyphenate his name and thereafter styled himself as 'Whitney-Smith'. He received many commissions for portrait busts as well as creating small statuettes and, as was typical of his generation, a number of war memorials. Amongst his portrait sitters of note were the art critic Adrian Stokes, the painter Sir Alfred Munnings and perhaps also very pertinently given the maritime theme of the offered lot, the Liverpool shipping magnate, Sir William Forwood. In spite of several Academician proposals by prestigious sculptors and artists of the day during his career (including the sculptors Frederick William Pomeroy, Henry Alfred Pegram and Francis Derwent Wood in 1922 and the artists Samuel John Lamorna Birch and William Russell Flint in 1935), he was unsuccessful in being elected to the Royal Academy although ironically, the renowned sculptor Sir William Reid Dick, who was an early assistant in his studio in the early 1900s went on to secure his own membership two years after Whitney-Smith's death in 1954. The A. B Burton Foundry, Thames Ditton:As one of Great Britain's leading firms of bronze founders, the Thames Ditton Foundry operated from 1874 to 1939 under various owners producing numerous fine major statues and monuments. Established by Cox & Sons, a large firm of ecclesiastical furnishing suppliers, it cast ornaments and statues in bronze for sculptors and commercial suppliers. From 1902 to 1933 the firm came under the sole ownership of Arthur Bryan Burton (1860-1933). Originally apprenticed to Cox & Sons, Burton had later opened his own foundry in Kingston but returning in 1897 to become a co-owner with Arthur John Hollinshead. Burton served as a councillor on Surbiton Council, deacon of Surbiton Park Congregational Church, Sunday school teach, benefactor of the Scout Movement and a Special Constable during World War I.Works of particularly note cast by A. B. Burton from the same period include George Frederic Watts's Physical Energy in Kensington Gardens dating from the same year as the Baltic Exchange fountain, Adrian Jones equestrian statue of the Duke of Cambridge in Whitehall dating from 1909 and the forty-ton Quadriga on the Wellington Arch in Hyde Park Corner dating from 1910-11 which is one of the largest bronzes ever cast in Britain.The Baltic Exchange:Baltic Exchange Ltd, a community of hundreds of shipping companies and tracker of maritime transportation markets, was based at 24-28 St Mary Axe in the City of London. The exchange can trace its roots back to 1744 in Threadneedle Street. It was incorporated as a private limited company in 1900.In the early 20th century the firms main premises designed by Smith and Wimble and completed by George Trollope & Sons were opened in 1903. The building had an impressive and distinctively Cathedral-like trading hall housing an unusual stained glass war memorial completed after the first world war (now in the permanent collection of the National Maritime Museum). The building was subsequently used as a film location for a number of period drama films including Howards End, released in 1992.In 1992 on 10 April, the facade and parts of the building were badly damaged by an IRA bomb attack which very sadly saw three people killed and ninety one injured. The fountain suffered some minor damage in the attack but was later re-instated in the replacement modern premises which were rebuilt on land adjacent to the original site.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR TPAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Charles Frodsham, Strand, London, a walnut bracket clock: the eight-day duration, double-fusee movement having an anchor escapement and striking the hours on a bell with the backplate engraved Chas. Frodsham, Clockmakers to the Queen, 84 Strand, London, No. 1930, the brass break-arch dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, fleur-de-lys half-hour markings and with a repeat of the makers name and address, with cast-brass female-head spandrels to the four corners, the arch with a 'Strike/Silent' dial and dolphin spandrels, with decorative blued-steel hands, the walnut break-arch case with cast carytid mounts to the corners, decorative frets to the sides and surmounted by an acron finial to the stepped top, all standing on brass bracket feet, with an applied presentation plaque to the front engraved for Captain F.C. Meyrick and dated for 1892, height 41cm.* Biography Charles Frodsham, born 15th July 1810, was a member of the illustrious Frodsham clockmaking dynasty. Educated at Christ's Hospital school he was apprenticed to his father, William James, on the 14th July 1824 for seven years. Rather than join the firm of Parkinson & Frodsham, Charles set up on his own account in 1834 with various addresses in the City before finally settling at 84, The Strand having taken on the premises and stock of the renowned chronometer maker John R. Arnold, naming the business J.R. Arnold - Chas. Frodsham. The name changed to simply Charles Frodsham in 1848 having established himself as one of the leading chronometer makers as well as a maker of other ecxceptional clocks. Charles Frodsham died on the 11th January 1871.Reference Vaudrey Mercer The Frodshams, The Story of a Family of Chronometer Makers Pub. The Antiquarian Horolgical Society 1981.* The property of the Late Ann Meyrick
Grimalde & Johnson, Strand, London, a small ebonised bracket clock: the eight-day duration, single-fusee movement having an anchor escapement and signed to the backplate Grimaldi & Johnson, Strand, London, the three-inch arched silvered dial engraved with black Roman numerals and signed within the arch with a repeat of the makers name, with blued steel moon hands, the break-arch ebonised case having a caddy top with brass mounts and surmounted by a brass handle, with glazed sides, height 20.5cm including handle.* Biography Peter Grimalde & Johnson were well-known clock and chronometer makers working as a partnership at 431 Strand, London from 1815 until circa 1820. Peter Grimalde had previously proposed a weight driven chronometer to the Board of Longitude in 1812.*Notes Richard Barder The Georgian Bracket Clock 1714-1830, Pub. 1993, where an example is illustrated page 194, plate V1/22.
Walter Mitchelson, London, a fine Georgian chiming bracket clock: the eight-day duration, triple-fusee movement having a verge escapement and striking the hours on a bell and chiming on a further eight-bells, the round enamel dial having black Roman numerals and signed Walter Mitchelson, London, with gilt-brass hands, with two subsidiary dials to the arch for 'strike/silent' and regulation, with engraved floral and c-scroll decoration to the four corners and arch, the bell-top mahogany case surmounted by five cast-brass ball finials and with brass mounts, brass fishscale frets to the sides, fluted canted corners with brass stops, brass fretwork to the front, brass carrying handles to the sides and standing on brass bracket feet, height 56cm.* Biography Walter Mitchelson is recorded as working in Helmut Row, London from before 1781 until at least 1800.*Notes Illustrated in Robin Butler, The Arthur Negus Guide to English Furniture Colour plate 96. Pub. 1978.
An early Victorian Frisian thirty-hour duration Dutch oak wall staartklok: the thirty-hour duration movement with turned pillars striking the hours on a bell with the break-arch painted dial having black Roman numerals, a subsidiary alarm-setting disc to the centre and painted with landscape scenes to the arch and centre, with decorative brass hands, the break-arch oak case with cast-brass capitals to the hood pillars and brass fret showing the pendulum bob to the shaped drop, height 127cm.
A mahogany longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell with the fourteen-inch painted break-arch dial having black Roman hour numerals, subsidiary seconds and date dials to the centre, various scenes depicting the continents painted to the four corners and arch, and with gilt-brass hands, the mahogany flat-top case having canted corners to the trunk, moulded edges to the door, cross-banding to the base and an overhanging moulding to the hood, all standing on bun feet, height 213cm.
A Georgian mahogany long case clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch painted break-arch dial having black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and date dials, painted decoration to the four corners and arch, and with the makers name J. Welch, Houghton to the centre, with gilt-brass hands, the mahogany curved-top case with a Gothic moulding to the trunk door and inlaid stringing either side, turned pillars to the hood and crossbanding to the base, height 204cm.* Biography James Welch is recorded as working in Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham from circa 1827 with his address at Market Place in 1841, Quality Hill in 1847 and Nesham Place in 1855.* Notes Reference Keith Bates Clockmakers of Northumberland and Durham Pub. Pendulum Publications 1980.
A mahogany moon phase longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell with the thirteen-inch painted break-arch dial having black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, strawberry decoration to the four corners and indistinctly signed to the centre, the arch with a moonphase disc painted with cottage and seascape scenes, with blued-steel hands, the oak case having mahogany crossbanding, fluted quarter columns, a raised plinth to the base, with the hood having fluted columns and a swan-neck pediment, all standing on bracket feet, height 214cm.
Thomas Ivory, Dundee, a moonphase longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell with the twelve-inch painted break-arch dial having black Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture (ring now missing), decorative gilt-brass hands and signed Thos. Ivory, Dundee, with strawberry decoration to the four corners, the arch having a moonphase disc painted with land and seascapes, the falseplate to the dial embossed to the rear with the name of the well-known dialmaker Wilson, Birmingham, the oak case having quartered pillars and a swan-neck pediment to the hood, all standing on bracket feet, height 202cm.* Biography Thomas Ivory is recorded as working in Dundee from circa 1793 until after 1825 having been made a Burgess of the city in July 1795. He was the son of the well-known maker James Ivory.*Notes Reference Donald Whyte Clockmakers & Watchmakers of Scotland Pub. Mayfield Books 2005
A George III mahogany longcase clock with Father Time automata: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the thirteen-inch brass break-arch dial having a raised chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, 'fleur-de-lys' half-hour markings and outer Arabic five-minute numerals, with the matted dial centre having ringed winding holes, cast-brass 'female-head' spandrels to the four corners, and brass hands, the arch having a rocking Father Time set within a round aperture, the mahogany case with fluted quartered-columns to the trunk and shaped door, the hood having a swan-neck pediment with carved wood patrae and fluted columns, the base with canted corners and standing on bracket feet, height 232cm.
A Chippendale-style chiming grandmother clock: the three-train eight-day duration, spring-driven movement striking the hours and chiming the quarters on four rod gongs, the backplate stamped with the makers trademark, the initials LFS within a clock wheel, for the German clockmaking company Lorenz Furtwängler Söhne, and numbered 122920, with the eight-inch break-arch brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals and retailers name Baker, Wigan, with cast-brass capitals to the four corners, the arch with a silvered bob engraved Tempus Fugit, with decorative blued steel hands, the mahogany Chippendale-style case with a swan-neck pediment, fluted columns to the hood and trunk, carved decoration to the base moulding, a raised shaped panel to the base and all standing on carved bracket feet, height 190cm.
A carved oak court cupboard or duodarn, elements possibly early 17th century and later,: the canopy with projecting cornice above twin turned and foliate carved columns; the backboard with four relief carved term figures interspersed with panels of foliate quatrefoils; the front with twin arcaded doors flanking a central panel also with an arch, above four fluted supports to an undershelf and block feet; 161cm high, 168cm wide, 54cm deep
A walnut and crossbanded double arch topped cabinet bookcase in Queen Anne style, 20th century,: the moulded cornice with twin carved scallopshell finials; the two glazed doors with rectilinear astragals, above twin panel doors; on short cabriole legs to pad feet; 202cm high, 108cm wide, 38cm deep
A C R Dyson of Bourne 17thC style walnut and marquetry inlaid longcase clock, the brass break arch dial with urn spandrels, moon face showing a three masted sailing vessel on choppy seas, silvered chapter ring bearing Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, eight day two train movement, with bell strike, the hood with shaped pediment carved Prince of Wales figures, inlaid with flowers and butterflies, the door flanked by demi pilasters, the trunk similarly inlaid with a vase and urn of flowers, and a viewing bullseye glass, above a bombe base, inlaid an urn of flowers, further flowers and butterflies, raised on paw feet, with pendulum weights, no keys, 212cm high.

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