A Victorian oak boardroom bracket clock with triple fusee and chain movement, chiming and striking on gongs, the silvered dial with subsidiary 'slow/fast' and 'strike/silent' dials above Roman numerals and inscribed 'Spiridion Cardiff', all surrounded by engraved foliate scrolls, the architectural case with fluted columns flanked by pierced fret panels on a pedestal base, height approx 59.5cm.
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A late 19th Century walnut cased Vienna style Wall Clock, the architectural pediment set with a classical mask flanked by urn shaped finials, over half turned columns, to a cushion base, to a two part Roman enamel dial with outside minute track and black painted steel hands to a spring driven movement with anchor escapement and strike on a coiled gong, height 21”
A 20th Century mahogany Stick Barometer, the architectural pediment centred with a cast brass urn, to a herring bone trunk with visible tube, to a domed cistern cover, with a single glazed door enclosing a silvered dial with scale of 27 to 31 and flanked by a single scale alcohol thermometer, height 37”
A mid 19th Century Skeleton Timepiece with passing strike, the architectural plates set with three spires, united by four tapering gun barrel columns and raised on four waisted feet to a painted and pierced Roman chapter ring with black painted hands, the movement with four spoke gears and anchor escapement, strike on a bell, the whole mounted on a white marble plinth base with four bun feet and contained within a glass dome, (A/F), total height 18”
Renaissance style Victorian over mantel, the arched canopy above open niches, previously fitted with doors, flanked by two 'blind arched niches' of architectural form each between carved pillars and over areas of blind fret work detail, 188 cm wide, also present parts of a cupboard which was to one side of the fireplace when in situ note; from the Dumbarton home of Denny's ship yard owner, later Keil School
Typed Press Hand Out, detailing a history of Lanark Rifle Volunteers formation of a football team (1872), another detailing the seventeenth century beginnings of 6th/7th Bn.The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles); three Lloyd's of London Accident Policies for Third Lanark Athletic Club; five lawyer drawn up documents relating to cases/deeds involving the club; architectural plans and literature including plans for a Proposed New Stand dated to 1960 another for a Proposed Coffee Stall at the ground, a large 'Plan as Existing' showing the siting of a Proposed New Sub Station; a book hand annotated with records of Ground and Stand Season Ticket Holders from approximately 1951-1958 and a similar one detailing Season Tickets Holders of the same period, and a copy of Scottish Daily Mail, Thursday, December 13th, 1962 with front page photo story titled 'George Young Quits Third Lanark' and with image of Mr James Murray and George Young leaving their last Shareholders Meeting having resigned over issues surrounding a 'Take-Over' produced by the intensive share buying by Mr Bill Hiddleston. provenance: as lot 101
A 19th Century Bohemian ruby flash painted and clear crystal footed posy flute decorated with engraved architectural views with deer and landscape scenes all within foliate scroll borders, together with a similar waisted tankard and a small facet tumbler decorated with fruiting vine, tallest 6.5’, S/D.
GOOD VICTORIAN QUARTER STRIKING HONEY OAK BRACKET CLOCK, the reverse break front architectural case with broken pediment, free standing Corinthian columns and pierced sound frets, the shallow arch silvered brass dial with retailers plaque, Morath Bros., Liverpool, with chime/silent and Whittingham/Cambridge provision in the arch, substantial three train spring driven triple fusee movement, quarter striking on eight bells and a gong, complete with original bracket. 59cm
FRENCH 19th CENTURY GILT-BRASS, ALABASTER AND BLACK ONYX PORTICO CLOCK, with platform base supporting two architectural pillars and movement drum, circular 3.75" (9.5cm) white enamel dial (with crazing to edge and chipped to right winding hole), two train going barrel spring driven movement with outside count wheel strike and "silk" suspension. 30cm
Moule (Thomas). Winkles's Architectural and Picturesque Illustrations of the Cathedral Churches of England and Wales, 3 vols., [1836]-42, additional engraved title to each vol., numerous engraved plates and maps, orig. blindstamped blue cloth gilt, a little marked and faded to spines, large 8vo (3)
Plaw (John) Rural Architecture, or Designs, from the Simple Cottage to the Decorated Villa, 1794, sepia aqua. frontis., sixty-one sepia aqua. plts. and eng. plans, complete as list, some old waterstaining to first few leaves, 4pp. pubs. folding cat. of architectural books at rear, contemp. half calf gilt, worn, 4to (1)
Billings, Robert William. The Geometric Tracery of Brancepeth Church in the County of Durham, London 1845. Rubbed half morocco, foxed, plates, folio plus Archaelogical Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. The Ecclesiastical and Architectural Topography of England. Diocese of Oxford, Oxford 1850.Worn half morocco, foxed, 8vo plus others related.
A walnut corner desk by Alfred Waterhouse 1872-73 of semi-octagonal free standing form with a panelled reverse with an inset tooled leather writing surface flanked by two frieze drawers the turned legs joined by an undertier on brass casters 110cm. high by 165cm. wide by 92cm. deep Exhibited Architect - Designers Pugin to Mackintosh exhibition catalogue May 1981 The Fine Art Society Ltd. with Haslam & Whiteway Ltd. pp. 24-25. Literature Stuart Allen Smith 'Alfred Waterhouse Civic Grandeur' in: Jane Fawcett (ed.) Seven Victorian Architects Hampshire 1974 pp. 92ff for an extensive essay on Waterhouse and his life and work. Colin Cunningham and Prudence Waterhouse Alfred Waterhouse 1930 - 1905 Biography of a Practice Oxford 1992 pp. 23 146 224. Waterhouse was commissioned to turn Blackmoor Farm House in Hampshire into a mansion by supplying designs for functional buildings and furniture which he carried out between 1866-73. He employed Henry Capel in the Blackmoor project knowing that he could rely on his hi h standards. Although a dedicated reader of Pugin's and Ruskin's writings and producing many study sketches of their work Waterhouse never hesitated to embellish his Gothic designs with features from other historic styles and hence developed a distinct architectural language. He studied the historic styles during his 'Grand Tour' through Europe (1853-54) and was excited about the variety of possibilities. He remarked very poignantly: "Returned home much disgusted with English architecture. We want size light and shade and colour in our buildings - and in ourselves more good humour and good manners - cost of journey £11.6.1.5." W
A late 19th Century carved walnut table top Cuckoo Clock, the architectural case with a carved and applied naturalistic detail, comprising: two tree trunks with interwoven branches and leaves over a pierced frieze and raised on a similarly decorated plinth base, to a 6” Roman chapter ring with applied composite Gothic Roman numerals and carved bone hands, to a wooden twin fusee movement with anchor escapement and strike on a coiled gong and bellows, height 22 ½”
A LOUIS XVI WHITE MARBLE AND ORMOLU ARCHITECTURAL MANTEL CLOCK the movement contained within a cylindrical case, striking on the hour and half hour and with white enamel dial, signed Barancourt ˆ Paris, urn finial, laurel leaf surround and on oval plinth supported by six tapering columns, Sun King pendulum and cherub mounts ( Pierre Michel Barancourt is recorded as working in Paris circa 1783-1789), 20 1/2" overall
A VICTORIAN POLLARD OAK CISTERN BAROMETER by Negretti and Zambra, farenheit/centigrade thermometer and barometric pressure dials 10am yesterday and 10am today, the case with architectural pediment and square panel base, 42 1/4" high overall *Henry Negretti (1880-1879) and J W Zambra (1822-1888) were in partnership from circa 1850 onwards.
ACKERMANN, R. 'The Microcosm of London or London in Miniature', Methuen, 1904. 3 vols. Cold. illus. by PUGIN & ROWLANDSON. Bds. scuffed and worn. Tog.with HOLDEN,Dr. C.H. & HOLFORD, Prof. W.G. 'The City of London. A Record of Destruction and Survival', Architectural Press, London, 1951. cl. worn. x4
After Manisky, Study of a Lady, pen and ink; 19th century school, bust portrait of a lady in a hat, pencil, initials 'PC'; S.Gosse, study of a lady dancing, pen and ink, another of a lady reading; John Gollard, a Minstrel, pencil; Dutch school, study of two men in period dress, pen and ink and four architectural pencil drawings.

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