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Lot 261
A collection of militaria including a George VI 1897 pattern officers dress sword and scabbard, French Eppee 1878 bayonet and scabbard, a Victorian painted truncheon, bearing impressed marks and another unpainted and items of East Surrey Regiment interest, two percussion pistols, and a Webley & Scott "Senior" .177 air pistol, (working)Air Pistol: blueing is good, scales are good, cocks with good spring resistance, triger action is positive and the pistol discharges promptly on the pull of the trigger. Sword: Some oxidation to blade surface and hilt, and could do with a good polish, evidence (see extra images) of pin rust on a small portion of the blade but only lightly affected.The scabbard: the pig skin covering is breaking down and is damaged towards the throat end of the scabbard, structually good no huge disfiguring dents. portepee and good. Bayonet:Blunted tip by approx 1cm now rounded over to a point, some signs of historic rust to the blade and scabbard, wooden scales ok, retaining spring strip for the balonet lock missing.scabbard with signs of old blueing but considerable surface pin rust.Books: show some damp staining to the pages and covers.Smith of London pocket pistol: percussion nipple broken off, cocks to both positions and releases on the trigger as expected, interference safety catch not working,bore clear (.48), wooden pistol grip stained but intact.Unnamed pocket pistol: percussion nipple smashed, box lock with cock but has no resitance, main spring broken, box lock, with gaping seam trigger moves but does not release hammer, walnut wooden pistol grip good order. Undecorated truncheon: scratches of age and use, it has a warp that gives the whole a curvature, no wrist strap, no stamps or numbers, paint. Painted McNaughton of Glasgow truncheon, good order, some signs of old scratches but generally good cypher and crown still legible, numbered 996.Mayers & Harrison Ltd of Manchester 1964 bugle:with broad arrow marking, some denting but still operational.Sykes, powder flask: some dents but mechanism working.Other remaining items please reffer to the images supplied.
Lot 562
Breitling. A limited edition titanium chronograph wristwatch, Ref. 4, Bentley Supersports light, no. 413/1000, circa 2013. Movement: cal. 27B, automatic, 38 jewels. Dial: black, baton indexes, subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 12 hour register, central red arrow hand for minute counter, aperture for date, outer slide rule scale. Case: titanium, screw-down back and crown, no. 2420514, titanium folding clasp. Signed: case, dial, movement and clasp. Dimensions: diameter 49mm. Accessories: warranty card, chronometer certificate, limited series certificate and presentation case. £2,000-£3,000 --- Condition Report Movement: running at the time of cataloguing, chronograph operating and date advancing. Dial: in good condition. Case: scuffs from wear, heavy scuffs to clasp. Gross weight: 144gms. Please note that the above condition report is a statement of opinion only and may not specify all mechanical replacements or imperfections. Watches are opened to examine the movements, no warranties are made that the watches are water-resistant. The watch has not been tested for the accuracy of its time keeping and would benefit from a service at the buyer’s expense.
Lot 341
Group two 14k yellow gold pieces of jewelry, including one 14k yellow gold arrow head form pendant set with hard stones, likely Zuni work. Marked 14k along the reverse.One small 14k yellow gold var pin with enamel details. Marked 14k at the claspGross weight: 3.0 g.Condition: Some tarnishing and wear.
Lot 305
Group of five pieces of Southwest jewelry including:One silver cuff with feather, arrow, and whirling log details set with oval turquoise cabochon, unmarked.One silver cuff with animal details set with rectangular turquoise. Unmarked.One Harvey style sterling silver cuff set with five turquoise cabochons. Marked CP Zuni sterling along the interior.One Harvey style sterling silver cuff set with oval turquoise cabochon. Marked sterling along the interior.One silver cuff inlaid with seven turquoise. Unmarked.One sterling lizard form pin set with malachite and opal inlays, likely Zuni work. Marked sterling and AT along the reverse.Diameter ranges from 2 to 2 1/2 in. Gross weight: 104.3 g.Condition: Some tarnishing and wear.
Lot 348
18k white gold setting with a faceted pear-cut amethyst, total weight 8.71 ct. It is set ‘in the air’ with two angular claws and an arrow claw. The colour is dark purple, with good transparency. On each side is a diamond, set in four straight claws, total weight 0.10 ct. Inner rim size: 17.50 mm; Frontis size: 16 x 11 mm
Lot 140
An elegant enamelled bronze vase in the ‘Arrow’ or ‘Arrow’ design, characterised by a globular belly crowned by an elongated cylindrical neck, flanked at the top by two small tubular handles, all set on a flaring foot. It is decorated with coloured enamels set against a pale background, with fine golden scrolls, small leaves, beautiful lotuses in bloom and a central border of elongated banana leaves. At the base is a six-character stamp ‘??????’ incised. Shows age wear. Size: 23 x 7.5 cmWeight: 425 g
Lot 268
Formerly the property of professional British boxing champion Len Harvey: A late 19th century heart and arrow brooch, the heart-shaped conch shell plaque centred with a single pearl and set within a rose-cut diamond surround, the arrow similarly-set, the reverse inscribed ‘To my darling “Blossom” with much love Len. Jan. 1st 1939’, mounted in silver and gold, (pearl untested), length approximately 6cm. £500-£700 --- Provenance: By family descent. Len Harvey (1907-1976) was a celebrated British boxer. During his professional career of over two decades he was British middleweight, light-heavyweight, and heavyweight champion. Harvey also stared in the 1936 comedy sports film ‘Excuse My Glove’. He married Florence Law in 1928, whom he affectionally referred to as ‘Blossom’. Harvey was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008. Please note conch shell is covered by CITES legislation and may be subject to import/export and trade restrictions and USA Fish and Wildlife regulations. Please be aware that it is the buyer’s responsibility to arrange any CITES export license for their purchases. More information can be found at www.cites.org. Condition Report General light surface wear commensurate with age and use. Adhesive observed at the base of the pearl (untested). The diamonds bright and lively, with some nibbling observed under 10x magnification. Some spot solder repairs evident to reverse (arrow head join and around brooch fitting). Gross weight 16.8gm. According to a PMI test on an XRF Analyzer the brooch mount is testing as between 9ct and 13ct gold, the diamond settings are testing as silver (97%).
Lot 655
A George III 'Tower' flintlock pistol, early 19th century, the 9.5 inch round blackened smooth bored barrel proof marked and set to a walnut stock, the lock stamped 'TOWER' to the tail with engraved crowned GR and crown and broad arrow below the pan, with brass trigger guard and butt plate, the 22.5cm ramrod possibly later, 40cm long overall NOTE: Section 58(2) antique/obsolete calibre applies. No licence required to buy this lot, however purchaser must be over 18. Photo ID will be required if the lot is to be posted. CONDITION REPORT:The hammer locks in the half-cocked and cocked positions, and releases from the cocked position when the trigger is pulled. The frizzen snaps shut over the pan.
Lot 1
A pair of silver mounted 'Dragon of Wantley' table lighters. Walker & Hall, Sheffield, 1932. Realistically modelled as dragons with twisted antelope horn bodies, each embossed to the chest with the words 'Ye Dragon of Wantley' and designed with wicks protruding from mouths and snuffers on chains, an arrow form lighting rod to the chest of one dragon, approx. 53.2cm long, 15cm high (2)Note: Please note that this lot is subject to CITES regulations (Appendix III). Please check your country's import regulations before bidding. It is the buyer's responsibility to obtain any relevant export licences. Footnotes: The Dragon of Wantley is a legend about a huge and terrible bat-winged dragon that was said to inhabit Wharncliffe Crags, near Sheffield in South Yorkshire. The legend was recounted in a comic ballad in 1685 and later made into an opera by Henry Carey in 1787. It tells the story of a dragon which terrorised villages, devouring trees, buildings and people before being slayed by a comic, inebriated knight in a bespoke suit of Sheffield armour. The knight, More of More Hall, kills the dragon by delivering a kick up its ‘arse gut’; the only vulnerable spot on its scaly body.Some consider the ballad to be nothing more than a flippant twist on the standard ‘George & the Dragon’ tale, intended to satirise medieval romance. However, the South Yorkshire historian, David Hey has argued that the ballad probably had its origins in the 1590s, in litigation between local people and their landlord Sir Richard Wortley. The litigation concerned tithes and enclosures –common sources of conflict in Elizabethan times – and he believed Sir Richard Wortley (d.1603) to be the prototype for the allegorical dragon. In real life, he argued, it was deer, rather than dragons, which ‘ate up men’.These table lighters are thought to have military associations (each dragon rests a front foot on a grenade) and may have been used in officers’ mess halls.Condition Report: The lighters are in good overall condition. Heavy tarnish to the silver mounts. Some general scratching and nicking commensurate with age. Hallmarks clear. One dragon is missing the arrow-shaped lighting rod to its chest. Antelope horns in good condition with only some small scratches, minor losses and marks noted. Rear legs to one dragon slightly wobbly - screws possibly a little loose. The other dragon is steady on feet. Some discolouration and solder noted to silver in places (difficult to assess due to heavy tarnish). Some small flecks of gilt paint noted to one dragon. Both heads unscrew to reveal cavities for wicks. Overall a very nice pair of table lighters. Further images available to download via this link: https://we.tl/t-ns33FYfZbm
Lot 404
Registration No: Unregistered Frame No: Not visible MOT: ExemptRecent shed discoveryFor spares or to restoreRumoured to have had a competition pastDesigned under the auspices of Val Page, the two stroke, twin-cylinder Ariel Leader introduced a raft of innovative features aimed at simplifying production and providing motorcyclists with a versatile mount capable of commuting during the week and touring at the weekend. The steel pressings that formed the frame and forks drew heavily on contemporary car practise. Despite its novel design and lively two-stroke powerplant, the Leader held little appeal for younger learner riders, who had been restricted to machines of 250cc or below in 1961. Ariel remedied this with the introduction of the Arrow in 1960 and the Super Sports Arrow or "Golden Arrow" in 1961. Both models dispensed with the enclosure of the Leader and adopted a revised dummy tank that incorporated the headlamp brackets and a conventional rear mudguard. Recently unearthed in a shed alongside a number of other machines, this 1962 Ariel Arrow is rumoured to have a competition past. However, there is no evidence to support this conjecture. Self-evidently incomplete, the motorcycle could be used as the basis of a restoration project or as a source of spares. Offered for sale without reserve or paperwork. For more information, please contact: Mike Davis mike.davis@handh.co.uk 07718 584217
Lot 349
Registration No: OG 3711 Frame No: A1304 MOT: ExemptEntered from a private collection of rare and unusual British motorcyclesAmong a small number of Matchless Silver Arrows known to have survivedSubject to an older restoration and previously used on various Vintage RunsIntroduced in 1929, the innovative Matchless Silver Arrow was designed by two-time Isle of Man TT winner Charlie Collier (whose family also owned the marque). Displacing 400cc, its sidevalve engine featured a narrow 18-degree ‘Vee’ between the two cylinders which permitted the use of a single piece head. The rear suspension utilised a cantilever arrangement that was not too dissimilar to the one employed by Vincent HRD, while its linked brakes aped Rudge Four practice. Available in Standard or De Luxe guises, the latter incurred a hefty £6 supplement but came with an instrument panel and electric lighting. More expensive than many similarly sized V-Twins, the Silver Arrow was also priced too closely to Matchless’s four-cylinder Silver Hawk. Reportedly well restored prior to joining the late vendor’s collection of rare and unusual British motorcycles, ‘OG 3711’ is further understood to have been (a) enjoyed on many Vintage Runs and (b) displayed at several Steam Fairs thereafter. Kept on static display in recent years, the Matchless will require recommissioning prior to use. The accompanying old-style V5 Registration Document should hopefully make things easier for a new owner should they wish to apply for a valid V5C. For more information, please contact: Mike Davis mike.davis@handh.co.uk 07718 584217
Lot 1435
A BSA .177 calibre under-lever 'Cadet Major' air rifle "Long Tom" serial number C2215, 1947/49, tap loading, hinged rear sight, the cocking lever with push button, walnut stock with broad arrow stamped mark, shaped chequered grip to either side with 'BSA' lettering,110.8cm. long overall. * Probably sold from Tommy Henry's shop, Guernsey.
Lot 1497
An 1856 British Pioneer sawback sword and scabbard, made by Wilkinson, 1856, the blade marked to one side with "35" with crown above and "W" below, the broad arrow and large "X" (which shows it was officially sold out of service), the other marked with Wilkinson London, with "35" with crown above and "W" below and "8 '00", 57cm. long, the leather and brass scabbard marked "9.00 V.3.Bp.7". * The Royal Guernsey Militia were said to have been issued these swords. ** The British have had several patterns of sawback bayonets - however, this is the only sword. Carried by the Pioneers it was adopted in 1856 and was in use for quite a short period - into the early years of the 20th century. *** The purpose for the sword was twofold - it was obviously a weapon - but, with a strong blade the sawback functioned as an effective saw.
Lot 285
THREE ASSORTED MILITARY KNIVES, these include a 1917 dated jack knife with a wooden handle, this has got a faint makers name and broad arrow, a Handy M.P. Knife used by RAF personnel, downed pilots and prisoners of war, the third knife is possibly a prototype 18230/44 knife used in the Far East and this is possible a model used in Burma
Lot 262
DJ Models OO71-002HAT Class 71 E5015 in BR Southern Region light green with full Golden Arrow headboards, arrows and flags pre-fitted, Exclusive to Hatton's. One side arrow appears to have been removed/painted over. Conditions: Mostly Excellent to Excellent Plus in Excellent Plus to Near Mint box.
Lot 502
Golden Arrow Productions OO Gauge Kitbuilt 4-6-4 LNER Battleship grey Class W1 "Hush Hush" - this is a resin bodied kit mounted on a Hornby Railways non powered chassis with additional bogie under cab and using a Hornby Railways motor driven A4 style Tender, Finished to a Good Plus standard. Conditions: Good Plus in Good Plus box.
Lot 107
A German WWII aluminium water bottle, complete with cap, bottle marked WAL 43, and cap marked HRE 41, together with a British green enamelled water bottle with cork stopper, marked GM 1942, a pair of British army putees, a military aluminium water mug, a tin for emergency rations, and a small military tin containing dubbin, lid is marked C.D&M LT, Dubbin Protective No 1, 2oz, and the government arrow.
Lot 264
Aircraft - an original post-war c1950s / 1960s Louis Newmark Ltd ' Test Set No.1 ' Part No. 1170, Serial 103/60. Believed to be for testing of instruments / correct operation of aircraft components. Metal cased, with removable lid and stores plaques to the front. Broad arrow stamp to plaque. Measures approx: 32cm x 24cm.
Lot 6
Property of Regimental Sgt Major Harry Skilton - an original WWII Second World War IWC ( International Watch Company ) ' Dirty Dozen ' military issue wristwatch. Stainless steel cased mechanical watch with black face with broad arrow below the IWC, luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial at 6 and stamped on the back WWW for 'Watch Wrist Waterproof'. 33mm case, with original period strap. Ticking at time of cataloguing but sold without guarantee. Provenance: the property of one Regimental Sgt Major Harry Skilton of the East Surrey Regiment. Skilton served in North Africa, Sicily and Monte Casino. He was known to have taken part in Operation Torch in October 1942, the 1st Battalion East Surreys had a complement of 796, but by May 1945 only eighteen men remained - most had been killed or wounded. He joined the army at just fourteen by lying about his age in 1934. Consigned from the family. Photograph shows him on his wedding day in 1943 - his bride's dress being made from an RAF parachute.
Lot 207
AN IMPRESSIVE GEORGE III GILT METAL MOUNTED MUSICAL AUTOMATON CENTRE SECONDS CALENDAR TABLE CLOCK UNSIGNED, LONDON, CIRCA 1790The substantial six pillar triple fusee bell-striking movement with plates measuring 8.75 by 7.25 inches and verge escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum incorporating unusual vertical rack slide regulation to suspension, the musical train playing a choice of six tunes on eleven bells with eleven hammers, via a 3.5 inch long 2.5 inch diameter pinned cylinder transversely positioned to the upper left of the backplate, every three hours after the sounding of the hour bell, the backplate engraved with a delicate arrangement of symmetrical rococo scrollwork around a central small basket of flowers within a scribed-line outer border, the 8 inch arched dial with circular fired white enamel Roman numeral chapter disc with Arabic five minutes beyond the outer minute track, with pierced brass hands and blued steel arrow sweep centre-seconds hand set within a moulded bezel surround, the spandrel areas with four fired enamel subsidiary dials, FASTER/SLOWER opposing selection for six tunes HORNPIPE/SANDY OF THE LEE/HELEN MACHREE/ROBIN GRAY/MINUET/HORNPIPE to the upper quadrants, over date-of-the-month opposing STRIKE/SILENT to the lower, within polychrome floral spray decorated verdigris painted infill, beneath arch composed with a realistically painted pair of red-brick townhouses flanking an aperture revealing ten parading figures modelled as actors, musicians and acrobats passing back and forth in front of three panels of glass spinning rod 'waterfall' automata, incorporating curved niche profile to the central bay of the backdrop and set within naturalistic leafy surrounds, the apex of the arch also bordered with painted representation of gathered drapery, the gilt brass mounted ebonised case with large fire-gilt figural surmount cast and chased as Mars wearing a feather-plumed helmet, armour and a cape, stood with the three-headed Cerberus on an oval plinth flanked by two further smaller figures of Classical maidens, over repeating leaf draped capping to the bell-top superstructure applied with rams-head adorned martial trophy decorated festoon mounts and lions masks at the angles to the concave sections, raised over a repeating rosette decorated gilt brass diamond lattice sound fret frieze flanked by further figural finials cast as Mars opposing a king applied to the corners above the ogee over concave top mouldings, the opening front with leaf cast fillet moulding bordering the glazed dial aperture surmounted by mask-centred husk swag decoration and applied with a generous martial trophy mount to lower rail, flanked by lions masks issuing further pendant husks and martial trophy motifs over stags head mounts to the canted angles, the sides with generous hinged carrying handles over rosette decorated gilt diamond lattice pierced arched sound frets and martial trophy mounts to lower margins, the rear matching the front, on cavetto moulded skirt base with generous acanthus scroll cast and chased supports.88cm (34.5ins) high, 35.5cm (14ins) wide, 28cm (11ins) deep. Although unsigned, the present lot does exhibit strong similarities with examples from the workshop of Francis Perigal who is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as gaining his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company on 1781, serving as Master in 1806 and dying 1824. Most notable amongst these features are the layout of the music work (transverse barrel set to the upper left of the backplate), use of fired enamel (both for the chapter disc and the subsidiaries), provision of sweep centre seconds set between the hour and minutes hands, and extensive use of glass-rod 'waterfall' automaton. Indeed, all of these elements can be seen in an example by Perigal sold at Christies, King Street, London sale of Magnificent Clocks 15th September 2004 (lot 16). The 'vine engraving' on the backplate can be also be closely compared to that on a table clock by George Margetts illustrated in Dzik, Sunny ENGRAVING ON ENGLISH TABLE CLOCKS, Art on a Canvas of Brass 1660-1800 on page 371 (Figure 20.4). Amongst the tunes is 'Auld Robin Gray' which is a Scottish ballad written by Lady Anne Lindsay in 1772; 'Sandy o'er the Lee' is also noted as 'Mr Baird's Favourite Reel' in Niel Gow's A Second Collection of Strathspey Reels of 1788. The extensive use of Martial motifs within the mounts of the present clock would suggest that it was originally supplied to a client with strong military connections; possibly for a regimental institutional or perhaps a wealthy member of the military class. Condition Report: CONDITION REPORT AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FROM THE DEPARTMENTCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 145
AN AUSTRIAN EBONISED AND PARCEL GILT QUARTER-STRIKING TABLE/BRACKET CLOCK WITH CONCENTRIC CALENDARUNSIGNED, PROBABLY VIENNA, LATE 18th CENTURYThe four pillar triple train thirty hour movement incorporating single chain fusee for the going train with verge escapement regulated by short pendulum, the quarter and hour striking trains each with standing barrel with the first counting the quarters on the smaller of two bells and the latter sounding the hours after the last quarter on the larger bell, the 6.5 inch brass break-arch dial applied with circular convex fired white enamel Ronan numeral hour disc incorporating concentric date-of-the-month to inner track and Arabic five minutes to the outer, with scroll-pierced and engraved brass hour and minute hands, steel arrow calendar hand and applied rosette-centred cast brass spandrels to angles, beneath arch with central enamel boss painted with a Lakeland scene over arched false-bob aperture and flanked by subsidiary Repetirt/Nicht and Nicht/Schlagt selection dials within leafy scroll engraved infill, the case with decorative hinged rosette cast brass handle to the gilt ripple moulded superstructure flanked by brass flambeau urn finials, over conforming gilt cornice moulding and hinged break-arch glazed door bordered with further sculpted gilt mouldings to both the glazed aperture and to the mask behind, with scroll-pierced brass upper quadrant frets and flanked by full-height gilt strip pilasters, the sides with rectangular engraved brass sound frets over glazed panels, the rear with rectangular glazed door set within the frame of the case, on gilt ripple-moulded skirt base with decorative cast brass bracket feet.49cm (9.25ins) high with handle down, 30.5cm (12ins) wide, 16cm 96.25ins) deep.
Lot 81
A GILT BRASS ANNULAR ARMILLARY SPHERE ORRERY TIMEPIECE DEVON CLOCKS, EXMOUTH, CIRCA 1991The horizontal eight-day movement with tandem barrel drive and inverted platform lever escapement regulated by sprung bimetallic balance applied to the underside of the top plate, set beneath silvered annular Roman numeral hour and subsidiary minutes ring reading against a single blued steel arrow-shaped hand, the superstructure modelled with an armillary sphere enclosing a heliocentric orrery simulating the relative orbits of six planets around the sun against a meridian scale calibrated in degrees to interior and with the months of the year to exterior, the orrery motionwork contained between circular plates incorporating a shaped subplate and driven by an external pinion arbor engaging with one of the barrel greatwheels of the timepiece movement beneath, The top plate engraved Devon Clocks, ENGLAND, No. 1056/1500, the whole raised on a concave lacquered brass pedestal foot with turned wooden plinth incorporating integral winding key to underside; with original glass dome cover set on a separate turned mahogany base; with Certificate of Authenticity dated 23rd September 1991 and instruction papers.The timepiece 44cm (17.25ins) high, 19cm (7.5ins) diameter; the dome and stand 47cm (18.5ins) high, 23cm (9ins) diameter at the base. Devon Clocks is the trade name for timepieces produced by Devon Instruments Ltd which was initially formed in 1946 as a commercial outlet for products and services emanating from the horological workshop at St. Loye's College, Exeter. Comprising mostly of individuals with a disability, over 85 people were employed in their heyday. In 1976 Devon Instruments acquired the business of Charles Frodsham Limited and continued in their tradition of producing mechanical clocks made to traditional designs. The present timepiece was designed by John Mercer of Exeter and was produced in a limited run of 1500 examples from around 1980. Condition Report: Timepiece is in fine, clean fully working condition having been recently serviced. Dome is undamaged and the wooden plinth is in good original condition.Timepiece is complete with integral winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 208
A FINE GEORGE III GILT BRASS MOUNTED JAPANNED MUSICAL TABLE CLOCK MADE FOR THE 'OTTOMAN' MARKETJ. AND M. BROCKBANK, LONDON, CIRCA 1780The six pillar triple chain fusee bell-striking movement with plates measuring 7.5 by 5.25 inches and verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum, the musical train playing a choice of six tunes on eight bells with twelve hammers, via a 3 inch long 1.75 inch diameter pinned cylinder transversely positioned to the upper left of the backplate, every three hours after the sounding of the hour bell, the backplate engraved with an arrangement of symmetrical rococo scrollwork around a central signature Brockbank, London beneath a small basket of flowers within a scribed-line outer border, the 6 inch arched dial with circular fired white enamel 'Turkish' numeral chapter disc signed J. & M., BROCKBANK, LONDON to centre and with conforming five minutes beyond the outer minute track, with fine scroll pierced and engraved gilt brass hands, set beneath twin fired enamel subsidiary dials for CHIME/NOT CHIME selection and BENI SAIKIT/USCHAE DEUR/SABAC HAFIF/SAMAHE tune selection dials with fine engraved brass arrow-shaped pointers, set into a mid-blue painted background polychrome decorated with musical trophy and floral spray infill to spandrel areas and between the subsidiaries, the arched case brown japanned to resemble tortoiseshell and extensively applied with fine chased gilt brass mounts, with flambeau-urn finial to the domed superstructure applied with rosette decorated diamond lattice segment frets between floral scrolls over brass a fillet edged shaped skirt, set on a platform with gilt cavetto moulding and scroll-cast fret infill flanked by further flambeau urn finials set on projecting acanthus cast scrolls, the front with scallop shell-centred scroll crest and conforming shoulder mounts over hinged repeating lappet leaf cast gilt brass glazed door flanked by husk edged front angles, the sides applied with ribbon-tied swags to shoulders over fine scroll-cast break-arch sound frets set within half-round moulded frames and projecting outwards at the base to follow the profile of the swollen lower margins fronted by foliate cast mounts, the rear matching to the front except for having an arched wooded door inset with brass fillet moulding to the glazed aperture, on generous scroll cast bracket feet with leaf cast apron mount between.52cm (20.5ins) high, 29cm (11.5ins) wide, 18cm (7ins) deep. John Brockbank gained his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1769 and immediately took his brother, Myles, in as an apprentice who subsequently gained his freedom in 1776. The brothers entered into partnership in around 1780, working from an address at Cowper's Court, London, which continued until the death of John Brockbank in 1806. The Brockbank brothers employed Thomas Earnshaw who, by 1780, had produced two watches with 'detached escapements...' as well as developing his famous bimetallic compensation balance. Indeed, through the employment of the likes of Thomas Earnshaw, Robert Best and James Petto, the firm of Brockbanks became one of the most important makers of marine chronometers during the early post-Harrison era. In addition to marine chronometers Brockbanks also specialised in the making of clocks and watches for the Chinese and other export markets with several noted in Pagani, Catherine Eastern Magnificence and European Ingenuity: Clocks of the Late Imperial China. Amongst these was a 'magnificent Imperial gilt-bronze musical clock, signed by John Brockbanks and numbered No. 19 which formed part of a group ordered by a Guangdong official as a tribute to Emperor Qianlong; and a 'large gilt bronze vase of jewelled flowers set atop large rectangular base containing the clockface and having painted moving scenes, ca. 1770' by Brockbanks which is noted as being listed in Lu Zanzhen's Qinggong zhongbiao zhencang or Precious Collection of Qing Dynasty Palace Clocks on page 121.After the death of John, Myles Brockbank took brothers Samuel and Elliott Atkins into partnership consequently the firm became known as Brockbanks and Atkins from circa 1815. The present clock is unusual in that it plays tunes of Ottoman/Turkish origins rather than British compositions; and that the case has a japanned finish coloured to resemble red/brown tortoiseshell. The 'vine engraved' decoration to the backplate can be closely compared (except for the lack of a signature) to that of a clock by John Scott, London illustrated in Dzik, Sunny ENGRAVING ON ENGLISH TABLE CLOCKS, Art on a Canvas of Brass 1660-1800 on page 361 (Figure 20.5). Condition Report: CONDITION REPORT AVAILABLE FROM THE DEPARTMENT ON REQUEST.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 436
Lima Jouef/Playcraft H0 gauge Locomotives coaches and wagons (29), comprising in original box Jouef 7668 Golden Arrow set with Bo-Bo Diesel Locomotive BR blue D6100 and assorted coaches blue/white (3) with track, unboxed Lima Class 33 Locomotive BR blue D6524, Belgian Bo-Bo Electric locomotive blue 150012, Italian electric Locomotive brown 424 143, German bogie diesel shunter maroon 280 004, TGV electric power car blue/ivory, similar dummy power car, TGV coaches (2), Wagon Lits coach, Motorail car carrier, other assorted Lima/Playcraft wagons (16), Marklin tanker, Dublo bogie tanker, Playcraft controller, F-G, box F-G, (29)
Lot 256
Replica Lima Hornby Pullmans and coaches 00 gauge (20), comprising in original wrong boxes Replica coaches in BR SR green Restaurant car, 2nd brake, full brake, Hornby LNER teak finish R477 composite coach, similar R4064 Sleeping car, Golden Arrow blue /grey R230 Pullman car (3), unboxed Pullman cars brown/yellow 'Lucille' (3), Mark 2 blue/grey coaches assorted (3), similar Mark 1 Buffet car, similar Royal Mail van, Mark 1 Buffet car green, Lima Great Western chocolate /cream coaches assorted (3 two in original boxes), F- VG, boxes F-G, (20)
Lot 355
Lima Coaches and wagons 00 gauge (33), comprising in wrong boxes Bogie parcels vans blue (4 one unboxed), Mark 2 coaches blue/grey assorted (7 five unboxed), Royal Mail red staff coaches (4 one unboxed), unboxed short bogie parcels and parts vans (4), Mark 3 coaches (2), Royal Mail sorting van, Tartan Arrow vans (3), Long bogie goods vans (2), G-VG, boxes F-G, (33)
Lot 349
Bachmann Replica Hornby Locomotives and coaches 00 gauge with a controller and kit (17), comprising in original boxes Replica 11003 57xx class 0-6-0 Locomotive GW green 7752, Bachmann 31503 J72 class 0-6-0 BR black 69012, 32153 N class 2-6-0 Locomotive and tender SR olive green 1824, Hornby R2025 14xx class 0-4-2 GWR green 1472, in partial box B12 class 4-6-0 Locomotive and tender LNER green 8509, unboxed Hornby Golden Arrow coaches blue/grey (3), suburban coach SR green, four wheel coaches GWR brown (2), similar Annie and Claribel coaches, Hornby box van, Peco coal wagon, in original box R8012 Hammant 2000 controller, Ian Kirk plastic coach kit (unchecked), G-VG, boxes G-VG, (17)
Lot 463
Atlas Editions exhibition Model Locomotives on plinths in original packaging 1/100 scale (35), comprising Atlas Edition plastic/resin models Schools class, Shay, Crampton, PLM big C, Royal Scot, Nord Atlantic, Camelback, Saint - Gothard, Castle, Henschel Wegmann, DB 96 class, Wurtemburg K class, Green Arrow, Remembrance, Mucca 500 class, P8 class, King class, CFF A class, City of Truro, Chapelon pacific, SNCF 4-6-4 (2), SNCB 12 class, PLM Mountain, PLM Pacific, DB 01 class, DR 05 class, Britannia, Union Pacific FEF, OBB 214 class, Duchess, DR 18201, Mallard, Evening Star, Battle of Britain, VG-E, boxes VG-E, (35)
Lot 348
A 19th century Meissen group, symbolic of 'Air', depicting a windswept putto, a pair of bellows at his feet, placing a captured bird in a cage, 13 cm, to/w two other Meissen figures, putto gardening and Cupid sharpening his arrow on a grindstone (3) Restoration and minor losses 16/3/145 - Cherub sharpening arrow - wings repaired and section of tree missing99/51/58 - Windswept - arm repainted and potentially repaired. New paint showing cracking100 - Gardening - small chips to numerous flowers and leaves
Lot 261
A mid 19th century mahogany hall chair having a circular carved back with scrolling decoration over a serpentine fronted plank seat raised on turned supports with arrow feet, along with an early 20th century oak bar stool with a shaped saddle seat raised on four square tapering splayed stretchered supports. H.82cm
Lot 172
A large Regency twin pedestal drop centre walnut sideboard in three parts having a satinwood strung gallery back above a bow fronted frieze with a central marquetry inlaid cartouche and two short curved drawers flanked by a pair of break fronted pedestal cabinets, each having an ebonised cockbeaded frieze above a panelled and crossbanded door set between a pair of satinwood strung pilasters with moulded ebony detailing raised on eight reeded blunt arrow supports on brass castors. H.115 W.239 D.73cm
Lot 1285
An antique rosewood and brass military level together with a kitchen chopper The spirit level possibly for a Gunner with military arrow above CR and stamped by the maker V&R Blakemore of Birmingham.Level 46cm wideQty: 2The level with minor marks but generally good condition, the chopper with signs of old woodworm.
Lot 230
Airfix - 20 boxed Airfix plastic model kits, predominately in 1:72 scale, covering a range of subjects mostly aircraft. Lot includes Airfix #00060 Piper Cherokee Arrow; #01042 Westland Scout; #01058 Bird Dog 0-1E/F and similar. Kits are presumed to be in Mint condition, being in what appears to be factory sealed boxes, which themselves appear Good - Excellent, some slightly dusty with some general wear. (This does not constitute a guarantee) (K)
Lot 821
A SCARCE .41 (RIMFIRE & PERCUSSION) WILLIAMSON'S PATENT DERRINGER VEST PISTOL, serial no. 1636, made by North America Firearms Company, Philadelphia, circa 1868, with blued slide forwards barrel marked on the left side 'WILLIAMSON'S PAT OCT 2 1866 NEW YORK' and engraved with an arrow to the sighting plane, nickel crescent fore-sight, American scrolls engraved to backstrap and breech, silver-plated frame, walnut full-stock with chequered birdshead butt and guarded trigger with engraved bow and finial, complete with a later manufacture percussion converter, much original finish to pistol Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
Lot 200
A PATTERN 1821 WORLD WAR I LIGHT CAVALRY SWORD FOR THE VI DRAGOON GUARDS CARABINIERS, circa 1912, with 34 1/2in. single-edged blade fullered on each side, etched with King's crown above 'VI th / DRAGOON / GUARDS / (CARABINIERS)' above battle honours Sevastopol and Delhi, with King's crown above Royal Cypher over, ricasso with brass 'proved' plug, blade spine with feather-shafted arrow mark, 3-barred guard, wire-bound fish-skin grip, together with its brown leather scabbard with nickelled steel chape and Household Cavalry buff leather parade sword-knot, extreme tip of blade rusted, but otherwise clean and fresh, hilt with some surface rust to the interior of the guard and wear to the fish-skin, plus shallow blinded pitting to the grip strap, scabbard with some grazing and a little seam splitting near the chape, bottom of the drag with light rusting, 42in. overall length This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.Please be aware that we are unable to send edged weapons or bladed products by postal courier to a UK residential address (Offensive Weapons Act 2019)
Lot 1463
J. PURDEY & SONS A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 14423, for 1894, 30in. nitro reproved barrels, the rib engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS, AUDLEY HOUSE, SOUTH AUDLEY STREET, LONDON, MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL', and numbered '1' at the breech end, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/2 choke, bore dimensions marginal, toplever engraved 'PATENT' automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, arrow cocking-indicators, best fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, bright and blued finish overall, 14 3/8in. stock, weight 6lb. 9oz., in a Purdey brass-cornered oak and leather case with charges label for gun no. 14441 S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act
Lot 730
A .577-450 (M/H) MARTINI-HENRY ARTILLERY CARBINE WITH R.I.C. IDENTITY DISK, UNSIGNED, serial no. 7788, circa 1885, with blued 21 1/2in. barrel (possible well repaired saw-cut at breech with later nitro re-proof), block and blade fore-sight, elevating short ladder rear-sight, unmarked slab-sided receiver with chequered oval thumb depression to rear, tear-drop cocking indicator, walnut butt-stock with Enfield butt-stamp, sold out of service broad arrow mark and inlet brass R.I.C identity disk numbered '3983', iron heel-plate, short under-lever and full-length fore-end with two iron barrel-bands, the front with bayonet lug, iron nose-cap and early style clearing rod Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
Lot 1483
J. PURDEY & SONS A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 13908, for 1892, 30in. replacement nitro barrels (in 1989) with post 2000 choke reproof, the rib engraved '2' and 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY ST. LONDON. W.1.', 2 3/4in. chambers, approx. cylinder choke inserts, toplever engraved '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, arrow cocking-indicators, ejectors require attention, fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets (some wear), brushed bright and reblued finish overall, 14 1/4in. figured stock including 1 3/8in. wooden extension, inked in to match, cracks to rear of lockplates, weight 6lb. 11oz., in a lightweight leather case S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act
Lot 1137
B.S.A. - SHIRLEY A COMPOSITE .303 (BRIT.) 'NO.4 MKI (T)' BOLT-MAGAZINE SNIPER RIFLE, serial no. AB7774, with transit chest, dated 1943, 25 1/4in. nitro reproved barrel (in 1985), block and blade fore-sight with side protectors, folding Singer N67 aperture rear sight (battle sight ground off), blued receiver fitted with screwed on threaded pads, side-mounted no. 32 telescopic sight marked 'TEL SIGHTING NO.32 MKII W. NO.14880. OS 1650A' followed by the broad arrow, sight mount marked 'AB7774', the rings marked '694' and '695' at their bases, leather lens covers, with a metal container, receiver marked to the left 'NO.4 MK I T.', the buttstock collar ground down on the right and marked 'M47. 1943. AB7774. TR.' manual safety, lightweight bolt, detachable box magazine, three-quarter length stock, fore-stock with four-groove top-cover, but marked at the wrist '14880', applied raised cheekpiece, Western Mfg co. leather sling, 13in. pull including brass buttplate with central trapdoor, weight 9lb. 8oz. (unscoped) and 12lb. 1oz. (scoped), in a transit chest S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act
Lot 1413
J. PURDEY & SONS A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 16784, for 1900, 30in. nitro barrels, the rib engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL.' and '1' and acanthus scroll detailing, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 3/4 choke, toplever engraved '1', removable striker discs, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, arrow cocking-indicators, articulated front trigger, fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, brushed bright and reblued finish overall, 14 1/4in. figured stock including horn buttplate, weight 6lb. 10oz. S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act
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