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Lot 546

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Lot 477

AN EARLY GILTWOOD AND GESSO WALL MIRROR of early 18th century design, having an ovolu moulded broken arch pediment with pendant flowers and centred with Prince of Wales feathers, above a foliate carved frieze, and angle scrolls, rectangular glass and conforming apron centred with a shell, circa 1900, 125cms high x 70cms wide. See illustration

Lot 518

THOMPSON OF KILBURN `MOUSEMAN` A pair of oak stools, circa 1935, each having a rectangular seat with finger grip, above an ogee arch shaped apron and on trestle ends of wavy profile, carved in relief with a mouse signature, 48cms wide x 30cms deep x 45.5cms high. See illustration

Lot 295

Twentieth Century Continental School : Figures by an arch in a Continental street, watercolour, indistinctly signed, 43 cm x 29 cm, together with the companion piece, framed. (2)

Lot 129

Shepherd (Thomas H.) The World`s Metropolis or Mi first edition engraved title with pictorial vignette 56 engraved plates contemporary half calf over marbled boards sympathetically rebacked [Adams 213] 4to [c.1851-5]. *** Twenty-five of the engravings are after Shepherd and these form an interesting supplement to his work in Metropolitan Improvements. They include Nash`s Marble Arch Carlton House Terrace and Trafalgar Square. The theme of the work was topography and architecture but in response to the Great Exhibition there are numerous views of Paxton`s glass palace as well as some of the displays inside it.

Lot 650

A 19th century Greek icon, painted with the Madonna holding the Christ child, an inscribed scroll beside him, the top with raised red arch, 28 x 21.5cm (11 x 8.5in)

Lot 664

A LATE GEORGIAN SATINWOOD WHEEL BAROMETER with break arch pediment over a spirit tube thermometer with silvered scale and 8" silvered dial, signed Josh. Somalvico & Co., London, the case with rosette and shell inlay and checker strung border, 49" high.

Lot 665

A LATE GEORGIAN MAHOGANY WHEEL BAROMETER, the break arch pediment with urn finial over a spirit tube thermometer with silvered scale and 8" silvered dial, unsigned, the case with rosette and shell inlay and boxwood strung border, 39" high.

Lot 673

A GEORGIAN OAK EIGHT DAY LONG CASE CLOCK, the break arch painted dial with Roman numerals, Arabic five minutes, subsidiary seconds and date aperture, indistinctly signed Griffith, Denbigh, the arch decorated with a roundel depicting a seated lady with spaniel and with foliate and fruit spandrels. The hood with swan neck pediment and fluted pillars over a mahogany crossbanded door flanked by conforming quarter columns, plain base and bracket feet, 84" high.

Lot 677

A MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY LONG CASE CLOCK, the break arch painted dial with pastoral scene, over a Roman chapter ring with Arabic five minutes, subsidiary seconds and date aperture signed Stephen Cranbrook, Dover, with pink rose and strawberry spandrels, the hood with fretwork pediment, brass finials and brass stop fluted pillars, dentil and cavetto moulded throat, the trunk with break arch satinwood banded and flame veneered door flanked by conforming quarter columns with matching panelled base with central inlaid patera and fans, raised on a double skirt base, 93 ½" high.

Lot 678

AN OAK AND MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY LONG CASE CLOCK, the break arch painted dial decorated with a castle, thatch cottage spandrels, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and date aperture, indistinctly signed ....., Cheltenham, the hood with swan neck pediment and turned pillars, short trunk door with inset coromandel lozenge flanked by fluted quarter columns raised on ogee bracket feet, 88 ½" high.

Lot 685

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY LONG CASE CLOCK, the 12" brass break arch dial with recessed subsidiary seconds, date aperture and name plaque inscribed Matt W Holland, London, to the matted centre, the Roman chapter ring with Arabic five minutes and cast foliate spandrels beneath a strike/silent ring with conforming mounts and five pillar bell striking movement. The hood with swan neck pediment, fluted pilasters with Corinthian capitals above an arched flame veneered trunk door flanked by conforming quarter columns, panelled and skirt base, 93" high (AF).

Lot 687

A REGENCY STYLE MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK, the break arch case with boxwood stringing raised on ball feet, having a convex silvered Roman dial and twin train movement chiming the quarters and striking the hours on coiled gongs, 15" high.

Lot 701

A LATE VICTORIAN OAK TABLE/BRACKET CLOCK having an arched silvered dial with foliate scroll engraving around Roman chapters, the three train fusee movement chiming on a Carillon of eight bells and striking on a coiled gong, the break arch case with turned finials, carved foliate decoration, fluted pillars and side frets, raised on gadroon moulded feet, 25" high.

Lot 730

AN 18TH CENTURY FRENCH WHITE MARBLE AND GILT METAL MOUNTED MANTEL CLOCK, the white enamel convex Roman dial with Arabic five minutes signed Charles Bertrand, the twin train movement also signed with bell strike, the break arch case with flowering urn finials over column supports with foliate mounts and turned feet, 18" high.

Lot 735

A GEORGE III EIGHT DAY LONG CASE CLOCK, the 12" arched brass dial signed to the arch Robt Clidsdale, Edinburgh, above a silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and Arabic five minutes, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds and date aperture with rococo spandrels. The oak case with break arch hood, brass ball and spike finial, plain pilasters above a break arch trunk door, raised on bracket feet, 89" high.

Lot 739

A REGENCY STYLE MAHOGANY TABLE CLOCK, the break arch case with brass swing handle above boxwood panels and brass ball feet, having a convex silvered Roman dial and Winterhalder & Hofmeier two train movement with coiled gong strike, 17 ½" high, handle up.

Lot 740

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK, the bell top case with brass swing handle, break arch glazed door to front and rear, glazed side panels above a moulded skirt base, raised on gilded brass ogee bracket feet. The brass break arch dial with Roman chapter ring and Arabic five minutes, the matted centre with recessed date dial above an arched name plate inscribed Charles Wrench, London, all beneath a strike/silent ring to the arch with cast foliate spandrels, the twin train fuseé movement with bell strike, verge escapement and pull repeat, the back plate engraved with foliate scrolls and central pagoda, 20" high handle up.

Lot 751

A GEORGE III SCOTTISH MAHOGANY AND STRING INLAID LONGCASE CLOCK with swan neck pediment, the circular white enamel dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and date dials, inscribed `D.G. Alexander, Kilmarnock`, and with painted spandrels representing portraits of `Burns`, `Ramsay`, `Fergusson` and `Scott` and also painted `Lady Of The Lake` in the arch, eight day movement striking on a bell.

Lot 754

AN 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY LONG CASE CLOCK, the break arch brass dial with silvered Roman chapter ring, Arabic five minutes, signed Samuel Fish, London, with matt centre with subsidiary seconds and date aperture, the arch with strike/silent ring and foliate spandrels. The hood with fretwork pagoda top and brass stop fluted pillars over an arched trunk door flanked by conforming quarter columns, panelled base and double skirt, 96" high (no weights or pendulum).

Lot 778

A MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY LONG CASE CLOCK, the break arch brass dial with silvered Roman chapter ring, Arabic five minutes and matted centre with subsidiary seconds, date aperture and name plate signed Ambrose Powell, London, the arch with Tempus Fugit disc and rococo spandrels. The break arch hood with brass stop fluted pillars over a panelled door and base with double skirt, 86" high.

Lot 782

A WALNUT AND PARCEL EBONISED VIENNA REGULATOR TYPE WALL CLOCK, the two piece white enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds and single weight, the case with break arch pediment, turned finials and fluted canted sides, 45" high.

Lot 785

A GEORGE III DARK GREEN JAPANNED EIGHT DAY LONG CASE CLOCK, the pagoda hood with three ball and spike finials and plain brass capped pilasters, the trunk with break arch door, decorated in raised gilt with figures, buildings and junk over similar base decoration and single skirt. The 12" arched brass dial signed John Burges, Gosport, to the arch with Roman chapter ring, Arabic five minutes, subsidiary seconds ring and date aperture to the matted centre, mask spandrels and five pillar movement, 91" high.

Lot 165

A Regency oak crossbanded mahogany eight day longcase clock, the 13 inch arched painted dial signed `Jn Callcott, Cotton`, with centred subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, within an inner ring of Roman numerals, outer quarter ring of Arabic numerals, with rose painted corner spandrels under a nautical painted arch, the hood with swan-neck pediment over an arched glazed hood door, between fluted front corner hood pilasters over an ogee arched short trunk door, between fluted front corner quarter trunk pilasters, over a single panel box base and fluted canted front corners (lacking bracket feet), 219cm high

Lot 168

A Regency oak crossbanded mahogany eight day longcase clock, the 13 inch arched painted dial signed `Arkinstall, Drayton`, with subsidiary centred seconds dial and date aperture within an inner ring of Roman numerals, outer ring of Arabic numerals, florally painted corner spandrels with a three masted galleon painted to the arch, the eight day movement at fault, the hood with swan-neck pediment over an arched hood door between tapering front corner fluted hood pilasters, over an ogee arched long trunk door between fluted front corner trunk pilasters, on a single panel box base with canted front corners (lacking bracket feet), 210cm high

Lot 169

A Regency oak and mahogany eight day longcase clock, the restored 13 inch arched painted dial with ring of Roman numerals, subsidiary centred seconds dial and date aperture within architectural ruin painted spandrels, under a church ruin painted to the arch, the hood with swan-neck pediment and gilt brass eagle finials, over an arched hood door between baluster front corner hood pilasters, over a short crossbanded trunk door between quarter turned front corner trunk pilasters, on a crossbanded box base and cut out plinth, 226cm high

Lot 208

An oak and ash North Wales mural cupboard, 18th century, the moulded cornice over a central cabinet door with six turned ash wood spindles to the centre arch over a rectangular fielded panel opening to reveal a single fixed shelf and later oak planked back, flanked by a matching spindle and fielded panel to each side (with repairs to the hinges and lacking the left hand cornice return), 110cm wide, 54cm high, 29cm deep

Lot 413

An early 19th century banjo shaped mahogany and boxwood strung barometer/thermometer with broken arch pediment, central convex mirror and eight inch silvered dial with spirit level under. Signed indistinctly and marked Holborn.

Lot 485

A George III Longcase Clock, the steel and brass dial with Phases of the Moon arch and inscribed "Dollif Rollison, Halton" with seconds ring, date aperture and eight day striking movement in a shell inlaid caddy top mahogany case with fluted Corinthian columns, canted corners and bracket feet. 7` 5" (226cms) high.

Lot 104

A Regency brass inlaid mahogany bracket clock, George Lowe, Gloucester, early 19th century, the five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with original anchor escapement and shouldered plates, the 8 inch circular white painted convex Roman numeral dial signed LOWE, GLOUCESTER to centre and within cast brass bezel, the arched case with brass ring handles above gothic tracery pointed arch frets to sides and stylised star and foliate motif inlaid decoration to the ebony line edged front, on moulded plinth base with further brass line decoration and brass ball feet, 44cm high. George Lowe is recorded in Dowler, Graham GLOUCESTERSHIRE CLOCK AND WATCH MAKERS as working from Westgate Street, Gloucester 1817-42.

Lot 115

An ebonised table clock, mid 18th century and later, the 19th century four pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with anchor escapement, applied to the original 7 inch brass break-arch dial with false bob aperture, calendar aperture and oval plate inscribed Jno. Carter, London to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minute and fluer-de-lys half hour markers, the angles with mask and scroll cast spandrels beneath arch with rosette centre engraved subsidiary regulation dial (redundant) flanked by conforming mounts, in an inverted bell-top case with brass carrying handle above break-arch windows to sides, on moulded base with squab feet, 44cm high excluding handle.

Lot 117

A French engraved gilt brass oval carriage clock, unsigned, late 19th century, the eight-day bell striking movement with replaced platform lever escapement, push-button repeat and circular white Roman numeral dial set into a foliate scroll engraved rectangular gilt mask, the case profusely engraved with foliate scrolls and geometric borders with scroll outline arch shaped hinged carrying handle above bevelled glasses and moulded plinth base, 14cm high with handle folded down.

Lot 416

Williams, Merthyr, a mahogany longcase clock having an eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the painted twelve-inch break-arch dial having black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture, painted shell decoration to the corners, a painted scene to the arch depicting a large house beside a river, decorative brass hands and signed `Williams, Watch Maker, Merthyr`, the dialplate to the movement stamped with the dialmaker`s name `Walker & Hughes, Birmingham`, the mahogany case having a short door, a swan neck pediment with three brass `eagle` finials, wavy cresting, with wavy moulding to the hood door and having fluted columns with cast brass capitals to the hood and stringing to the trunk door and base, height 226cm (inc. finial). * There were a number of makers named Williams working as clockmakers in Merthyr Tydfill at the beginning of the 19th century including Griffith Williams circa 1810, Evan circa 1822 and William 1822 until 1837. * For details of the dialmaker Walker & Hughes see lot no. 419.

Lot 417

Joseph Donisthorpe, Normanton, an oak longcase clock having an eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the associated eleven-inch square brass dial having a raised chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals and `flame` half-hour markings, the matted dial centre having a large date aperture and a raised plaque engraved with the maker`s name `Donisthorpe, Normanton`, with cast brass `vase & scroll` spandrels to the four corners, the oak case having a break-arch door and a flat-topped hood with turned wood pillars, height 190cm. * Joseph Donisthorpe is recorded as working at Normanton-le-Heath, Leicestershire until 1774. He was the eldest son of George Donisthorpe of Charley (1653-1728) and was apprenticed in 1716. He set up at Normanton-le-Heath in circa 1723, working there until 1767 when he moved to Loughborough. One of his apprentices was the well-known clockmaker Samuel Deacon of Barton-in-the-Beans.

Lot 418

James Webb, Frome, an Adam & Eve automata longcase clock having an eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch break-arch dial having black Roman numerals, Arabic five minute markings, a subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture, blued steel hands, painted `strawberry` corner spandrels and having an Adam & Eve automata to the arch, the falseplate stamped with the name of the dialmaker `Wilson, Birmingham`, the oak case having a raised panel to the base, fluted columns with cast capitals to the flat-topped hood and shell inlay to the base & door with further inlay to the corners, height 206cm. (movement a/f) * James Webb is recorded as working in Frome from circa 1760 until 1814 working with his son Thomas from 1806 as Webb & Son. * James Wilson was a pioneer of the painted `enamel` dial having started his manufactory in Birmingham in circa 1772 in partnership with Thomas Osborne. An advert from Aris`s Birmingham Gazette in 1772 describes the partners making `White Clock Dials in Imitation of Enamel, in a Manner entirely new`, being the new style of painted dial that was to become so popular. On the dissolution of the partnership in September 1777 James Wilson set up on his own account at 11, Great Charles Street before enlarging into number 12. James Wilson died in 1809, aged 54, and his business effectively went with him after a relative of his wife, Nathaniel Porter, tried unsuccessfully to run it but ended up going bankrupt in 1811.

Lot 419

Benjamin Mayne, Kelvedon, an Adam & Eve automata longcase clock having an eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch break-arch dial having black Arabic numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture, later hands, painted `floral` corner spandrels and indistinctly signed `Bn. Mayne, Kelvedon`, with an Adam & Eve automata to the arch, the falseplate stamped with the name of the dialmaker `Walker & Hughes, Birmingham`, the oak case having fluted columns with cast capitals to the break-arch hood and arched trunk door, height 193cm. * Benjamin Mayne is recorded as working in Kelvedon, Essex from before 1839 until 1851. * George Walker & Thomas Hughes were working in Birmingham from 1812 until 1834, when the former died, having become the most important and prolific of the Birmingham dialmaker`s over the two decades.

Lot 423

Thomas Bennet, London, an oak and mahogany longcase clock, having an eight-day duration, five pillar movement striking the hours on a bell and with brass bound weights, the twelve-inch break-arch brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, Arabic five minute markings and half-hour lozenge markings, with cast brass `female-head` spandrels to the corners, the matted centre having a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, the arch having a boss engraved with the maker`s name `Thos Bennet, London` and cast `dolphin` spandrels, the flat top case having fretwork either side of the arch, raised mouldings to the trunk door and applied three-quarter columns with brass capitals to the hood, height 207cm. * Thomas Bennet was apprenticed in 1710 becoming a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers in 1720.

Lot 542

A 19th Century painted library bookcase, in the Gothic taste, the frieze centred by a lion mask, the four doors below with intersecting pointed arch astragals, the base with four drawers and four panelled doors, 227cm (7ft 5in) high x 208cm (6ft 10in) wide.

Lot 1194

Nineteenth century eight day longcase clock with brass and silvered arched dial, subsidiary seconds and painted ship in arch in oak case with brass mounts

Lot 1197

Early nineteenth century eight day longcase clock with painted arched dial with Prince of Wales feathers decoration to arch and shell spandrels, subsidiary seconds and date aperture in oak case with domed top with brass finials

Lot 1198

Early nineteenth century eight day longcase clock with painted arched dial by Robert Williams, Wrexham with lunar arch, painted seasons figure spandrels in pine case with broken pediment and reeded decoration

Lot 193

C18th Oak 30 Hour Long Case Clock by R.D Felton of Bridgnorth with brass face, granulated centre, silvered chapter ring, Roman numerals with cherub spandrels, broken arch pediment, striking on bell

Lot 903

A circa 1900 oak glazed walnut cabinet with Gothic arch design

Lot 504

A Victorian mahogany chiffonier, the superstructure with carved crest and column supports over two frieze drawers and a pair of ogee arch panel doors, 108cm (42.5") wide

Lot 1377

An Oak Chiming Table Clock, signed Oldfield, Liverpool, circa 1890, the arched case with side finials, pierced side sound frets, rectangular base raised upon paw shaped feet, 8-inch arched brass dial with silvered Roman numeral chapter ring signed, arch with three subsidiary dials for fast/slow, chime/silent and chime on eight bells and chime on four gongs, triple fusee movement with quarter chiming eight hammers onto eight bells or four hammers striking four gongs and a further hammer striking a gong for the hours, movement backplate stamped `W&H`, movement secured by brackets, 46mm high

Lot 1380

A Faux Rosewood Chiming Table Clock, circa 1890, the case with a broken arched top, Corinthian columns to the front, pierced side sound frets, shaped base upon bun feet, 8-inch brass dial with a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, three subsidiary dials in the arch for chime/silent, fast/slow and chime on eight bells/Westminster, triple fusee movement with anchor escapement, chiming eight hammers onto a nest of eight bells and a further hammer striking a large gong for the hours, movement secured with brackets, 62cm high

Lot 1381

An Ebonised Chiming Table Clock, circa 1890, the elaborate case with a stepped caddied top and flame finials, central figural plaque with soldiers, pierced side fret panels and carrying handles, applied mask figures to the corners, acanthus leaf decorated borders, rectangular base raised upon claw feet, 7-inch brass dial with a silvered Roman chapter ring, three subsidiary dials in the arch for chime/silent, slow/fast, chime on eight bells/ Westminster chimes, massive triple fusee movement chiming with eight hammers striking a nest of eight bells and a hammer striking a large gong for the hours, 64cm high

Lot 1382

A Mahogany Chiming Longcase Clock, pagoda hood with pierced side frets, fluted columns with Corinthian capitals, crossbanded trunk door flanked with Corinthian capped pilasters, rectangular plinth with a framed panel and upon bracket feet, 12-inch arched silvered dial with Roman and Arabic chapter, floral engraved dial centre with subsidiary seconds, date aperture and selections for Whittington chimes/Westminster chimes, the arch signed `James Brown, Portsmouth`, triple weight driven movement with anchor escapement and chiming with eight hammers striking on a nest of eight bells and a further hammer striking on a large gong for the hour, (dial associated to the movement and both are associated to the case), 225cm high

Lot 1383

A Scottish Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Cowan, Glasgow, circa 1820, the case with swan neck pediment, inlaid stringing and fluted columns, nicely figured trunk door, rectangular plinth raised upon later bracket feet, 14-inch one piece silvered dial with Roman numerals, dial centre with date and seconds, arch signed, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, later seatboard, 224cm high

Lot 1386

A Walnut Eight Day Longcase Clock, the flat top case with brass capped columns, arched trunk door, rectangular plinth with bracket feet, 12-inch arched brass dial with silvered chapter ring, matted dial centre with subsidiary seconds and date aperture, arch with silvered plaque signed, `Thos Napier, Glasgow`, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell (dial and movement associated to the case), 212 cm high

Lot 1387

An Oak Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Winder, Kirby Lonsdale, circa 1820, swan neck pediment, turned columns, arched trunk door flanked with fluted pilasters, rectangular plinth with canted corners, (bracket feet missing), 14-inch painted arched dial with Roman numerals, dial centre with subsidiary seconds and date, with signed, rolling moon in the arch, four pillar movement with rack striking on a bell, 226cm high

Lot 1389

A Japanned Eight Day Longcase Clock, the case with a pagoda hood, turned columns and brass capped capitals, oriental gilt painted scenes throughout the case, arched moulded trunk door, rectangular plinth with a stepped skirting, 12-inch arched brass dial with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, matted dial centre with date aperture and subsidiary seconds, the arch with silvered disc inscribed `William Winrowe, London`, five pillar movement with anchor escapement and racking striking on a bell, (dial and movement associated to the case), 247cm high

Lot 1391

A Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, the case with a swan neck pediment, fluted columns, inlaid trunk door flanked by fluted and carved capital pilasters, rectangular canted plinth upon bracket feet, 15-inch painted dial with Arabic numerals, date aperture and inscribed `W.Dawes, Whitehaven`, subsidiary seconds, the arch with rolling moonphase, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and striking on a bell, (dial associated to the movement and both are associated to the case), 246cm high

Lot 1394

A Rare Brown Oak Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Simcock, Prescot, circa 1780, the case with broken arched pediment and good figuration, turned columns, wavy shaped crossbanded trunk door flanked by inset pilasters, rectangular plinth with a raised quatre form panel and canted corners, later bracket feet, 13-inch arched brass dial with a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring signed, inner date ring with a corresponding central date hand, dial centre with subsidiary seconds and applied silvered floral and scrollwork with old sayings "On Times, Date:depends, Uncertain, Eternity", the arch with rolling moonphase, four pillar movement with deadbeat escapement and rack striking on a bell, 220cm high

Lot 1395

A Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Major Scholfield, Manchester, circa 1780, the case with Swan neck pediment and pierced fret to the front, fluted columns, trunk with good figuration, rectangular plinth with canted corners and bracket feet, 14-inch arched brass dial with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, inner date ring with central corresponding date hand, nicely engraved dial centre with bird and floral decoration, centre seconds hand, arch with rolling moonphase and signed above, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and inside countwheel striking on a bell, 244cm high

Lot 1404

A Fine and Rare 18th Century Walnut Stick Barometer, signed Jno Hallifax, Barnsley, Invt & Fecit, circa 1730, the finely figured case in the form of a longcase clock, caddied pediment with turned brass finials, inlaid stringing and turned side columns to the pediment, trunk with boxwood stringing and a central recording chapter ring with two hands, rectangular plinth with stringing and upon a waisted base, 6-inch arched brass dial with a silvered chapter ring and elaborately engraved with scrollwork to the dial centre, the arch with a circular silvered disc signed `Jno Hallifax, Barnsley, Invt & Fecit`, 130cm high John Hallifax (b.1694-d1750), the son of a vicar, he started in business in 1711. He became a notable clock and barometer maker and only a small number of his barometers survive today. His designs are distinctive and based on longcase clocks. See Banfield (Edwin) Barometer Makers and Retailers, pg.102

Lot 1442

Tekke Ensi Emirate of Bukhara The quartered madder field of candelabra motifs beneath an arch flanked by borders of serrated leaves and hooked devices, 139cm by 113cm

Lot 1467

A Charles II Joined Oak and Snakewood Chest in Two Parts, circa 1665, each section finely inlaid with decorations of ivory and mother-of-pearl, the top drawer with moulded trusses above a deep drawer below, centred by a moulded arch and flanked by moulded pilasters and roundels, the lower section with conforming cupboard doors enclosing three graduated oak drawers, raised on flattened bun feet, 120cm by 61cm by 123cm

Lot 1528

A Victorian Mahogany Bookcase, 3rd quarter 19th century, the cavetto cornice above triple-arch glazed doors enclosing six adjustable shelves, the base with three deep drawers flanked by two cupboard doors, raised on a plinth base, 196cm by 42cm by 220cm

Lot 424

An Edwardian arch top mahogany cased chiming mantel clock with silvered dial

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