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Lot 345
A. D. Mougin late C19th French three piece glazed pottery clock garniture, the moulded drum head case decorated with irises with blue and gilt boarder and the matching vases bearing potters monogram, porcelain Arabic dial with outer minute track, signed two train movement striking on a bell no. 88046 H20cm (no pendulum)
Lot 767
David Peterson, C20th 8 day brass carriage clock, signed white Roman dial with applied fretwork decoration, signed movement with hour and half strike on a bell H16cm and a late C19th French gilt metal Rocco style mantle clock with two train count wheel striking movement on a bell no. 2532 H26cm (2)
Lot 170
(Theosophy and the occult) Sixteen works. Jacquetta Hawkes. The Man and the Sun,' first edition, original cloth with gilt tooled sun to front board, unclipped dj with mylor window showing gilt sun, pp.280, plates, vg, the Cresset Press, London, 1962; Charles Squire. 'Celtic Myth & Legend. Poetry & Romance,' early edition, original decorative cloth, pp.450, frontis and plates, The Gresham Publishing Company, London, n.d; Ernest Wood. 'The Seven Rays. A Theosophical Handbook,' sixth printing, original cloth, unclipped dj, pp.191, vg, The Theosophical Publishing House, Illinois, 1972; J. Abelson. 'Jewish Mysticism,' original cloth, sun bleaching with staining, pp.184, good textblock, G. Bell and Sons, London, 1913; Dennis Wheatley. 'The Forbidden Territory,' 117th thousand, rebacked with cloth boards, advertisement opposite titlepage, pp.320, toning to an otherwise vg text block, Hutchinson & Co, London, n.d; With twelve other books including 'Life as Carola' by Joan Grant, 'V for Vengeance' by Dennis Wheatley. (16)
Lot 450
Five works. W. Heath Robinson (ill) and Walter De La Mare. 'Peacock Pie. A Book of Rhymes,' original cloth, nibbles to ends of spine panel, colour frontis, illustrations throughout, some folded corner and light finger soiling but generally good to very good, Constable & Co, London, n.d; Henry Williamson. 'Tarka the Otter,' first edition, original cloth, small nibbles to scarce unclipped dj, frontis and plates, G. P. Putman's Sons, London, 1932; Daniel O'Conner (retold by) and J. M. Barrie. 'The Story of Peter Pan,' reprint, decorative cloth, some spotting, G. Bell and Sons, London, 1924; With reprints of 'The Golden Age' by Kenneth Graham and 'A Dog Day' by Walter Emanuel. (5)
Lot 599
'The Case of the Borough of Saltash, in the County of Cornwall'. Volumes bound in one. Original binding relaid.Saltash was a ‘’Rotten Borough’’ in Cornwall, which returned two members of parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British parliament from 1552 to 1832 When it was abolished by the Great Reform Act. Like most of the Cornish boroughs enfranchised or re-enfranchised during the tudor period, it wad a rotten borough from the start. Saltast was a Burgage Borough, meaning that the right to vote rested with the tenants of certain specified properties. For a long period in the 18th century there was a contest for control of the borough between the Government and the Buller family of Morval (some 14 miles away). Depending partly on legal uncertainities over the precise number and identity of the burgage properties, to which vote were attached. In the 1760’s it was considered an entirely secure Admiralty Borough, where the naval influence could sway all the voters, but by 1831 the Bullers owned all the tenancies and considered them the patrons. This is a faithfull copy by John Kipling ,1785, Clerk of the Rolls. 159 pages plus title page, with fold out tables, copy of poll for 1713 and instructions for a poll att an eleconn for 2 members to serve in next parliament. Saltash 13th Aprill 1722.Samuel Carpenter Esq of the Inner Temple, Barrister at Law. 'A Statement of the Evidence and Arguments of Counsel Before the Committee of the House of Commons Upon the Controverted Election for Saltash. Together with a Few Annotations,' first edition, 1808, printed by Luke Hansford & Sons, London and published by W. Reed, Law Bookseller, Bell-Yard, Temple-Bar, London. ‘’The final object of the enquiry in this case was to ascertain in whom the elective franchise was vested…. at the time Saltash was first represented in parliament’’ : P. VII.. from elizabeth 1st to the very late 18th century, 231 pages, with the stamp and bookplate of The Birmingham Law Society, original morocco boards with gilt lettering on the front cover and gilt motif of the society on the back cover, with a little foxing (given the age not surprising), overall a very good copy.
Lot 656
F. Hamilton Davey. 'Lectures and Essays. William Pennington Cocks' 'Being an offprint from the report of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society,' 1909. Visit of the Botanist to Cornwall, circa 1910, being an offprint of the Royal Institution of Cornwall.R. Foster-Meillar. 'My Garden by the Sea,' first edition, 212 pages in original green boards, good copy, G. Bell and Sons, London, 1936.Wendy Aldridge. 'Hobnails and Seaboots. Flower Farming in the Scilly Isles,' first edition, this is an entirely personal account of ten years spent by the author and her husband working as islanders in the principal occupation of flower farming, George G. Harrap, London, 1956.'Visit of Botanists to Cornwall,' circa 1910, being an offprint from no.LVIII Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall. (4)
Lot 1157
Stuart Henry Bell(1823-1896)"The Entrance to Sunderland Harbour, The View from Lighthouse, South Pier 1860",signed and dated, further signed, titled, and dated 1892 verso,oil on canvas,34.5 x 44.5cms, in frame.Notes:Canvas back inscribed "painted by Stuart Henry Bell, 1892, marine painter to her most gracious majesty The Queen".
Lot 1240
Barter, Southampton: a Regency mahogany and brass inlaid bracket clock, circular brass dial, 8-day twin fusee movement striking on a bell, the case with urn finial on a shallow pyramid-shaped top with stepped beadwork border, rosette and ring handles to side above pierced brass grilles, brass ball feet, with pendulum and key, 49cms high.
Lot 1241
An ornate French brass hanging lantern clock, late 19th/20th Century, the ornate dial with raised enamelled roman numerals and outer arabic numerals, also with date cartouche '1745', ornate openwork armorial style frieze, the two train 8-day striking movement with outside countwheel and backplate signed 'H&F Paris' and numbered 73/9/10, sunburst pendulum, the embossed case with bell under an arch with finial, peg feet, (with key), 47cms high, with ornate wooden and gilt metal wall bracket 67cms high. (2)
Lot 1264
A fine brass Grande Sonnerie repeating alarm carriage clock, retailed by Fernando Gantez, Madrid, circa 1890, the case with carrying handle and repeat button, the underside of the case with sonnerie selection lever in Spanish - grande sonnerie/silent/petite sonnerie -number on base '1903', the enamel dial with Arabic and Roman numerals, alarm dial, twin barrel movement with a platform lever escapement, striking on two blued steel gongs and alarm striking on a bell, 19.5cm high over handle (overwound).
Lot 129
A Chinese "Imari" porcelain quart tankard, Qing Dynasty, early 18th century, painted with river and mountain landscapes to the perpendicular sides with moulded loop handle. 15 cm wide x 17 cm high, together with an 18th century Chinese "Imari" bell-shaped quart tankard, a Qianlong bell-shaped tankard and one smaller, (4) A private collection Some restoration to the handle of the primary item and the bell-shaped "Imari" tankard rim, an old metal repair to the handle of the Qianlong quart tankard and old restoration to the smaller tankard.
Lot 221
A "Mid Century Vintage" Perivale, triple train, 8-day bracket clock, in the late 17th-century style with bell top walnut case, brass dial and folding bale handle. 22 cm wide x 18 cm deep x 32 cm highA private estateAll three trains wind, the movement escapes and the chime activates as esxpected, as with any vintage clock or indeed mechanical item no guarantee can be made of either reliability or accuracy of the movement,
Lot 225
William Priest, Bristol, a George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock, the broken arched pediment with blind-fretwork, over fluted columns and corners with shaped trunk dorr and plinth base, the arched brass dial with rocking Old Father Time, Roman numerals, seconds dial and date aperture, dolphin and floral scroll spandrels, the four pillar movement striking on a bell, 12 inch dial, case height 217.5 cmThe clock will need some restoration to make good but the movement seems to be complete and is accompanied by a pair of weights and a pendulum.Please see the extra images supplied.
Lot 264
Taxidermy Interest: a Victorian cased diorama of taxidermy birds, shown in parade for the "Who Killed Cock Robin" parody (first heard of in the mid to late 18th century), having a mix of birds from the main Robin to a Raven and an Owl in a concierge to the burial grave area, with a mix of various shrubs, branches and leaves to show forest style surround, a painted country scene background panel, all housed within a glazed wooden display cabinet, with a printed copy of the parody behind glass to the front. Case approx. 112.5cm wide x 63.5cm high x 37.5cm deep. Who killed Cock Robin?I, said the Sparrow,with my bow and arrow,I killed Cock Robin.Who saw him die?I, said the Fly,with my little teeny eye,I saw him die.Who caught his blood?I, said the Fish,With my little dishI caught his blood.Who'll make the shroud?I, said the Beetle,with my thread and needle,I'll make the shroud.Who'll dig his grave?I, said the Owl,with my pick and trowel,I'll dig his grave.Who'll be the parson?I, said the Rook,with my little book,I'll be the parson.Who'll be the clerk?I, said the Lark,if it's not in the dark,I'll be the clerk.Who'll carry the link?I, said the Linnet,I'll fetch it in a minute,I'll carry the link.Who'll be chief mourner?I, said the Dove,I mourn for my love,I'll be chief mourner.Who'll carry the coffin?I, said the Kite,if it's not through the night,I'll carry the coffin.Who'll bear the pall?We, said the Wren,both the cock and the hen,We’ll bear the pall.Who'll sing a psalm?I, said the Thrush,as she sat on a bush,I'll sing a psalm.Who'll toll the bell?I, said the Bull,because I can pull,I'll toll the bell.All the birds of the airfell a-sighing and a-sobbing,when they heard the bell tollfor poor Cock Robin.Further Details: All taxidermy behind glass so untouched, some damage to parts of casing but still in generally good and stable condition, glass intact, some scratching and slight wear, wear and chips to wooden areas to top, edges and casing around glass.
Lot 334
A group of three Chinese green glazed pottery bells, Warring States Period (475BC - 221BC), with ring and pierced arches to the top, 11.5cm and 9.5cm diameter, a pottery bowl with wave incised edge, Warring States Period (475BC - 221BC), 14cm wide 6cm high: and a pottery urn, Qijia Culture (2000BC – 1500BC), Upper Yellow River Valley, with applied decoration and four shoulder handles, 11.5cm high (5) *With 5 certificates of Authenticity dated April 3rd, 2002 (large bell), May 14th, 2005 (2 other bells), January 21st, 2003 (bowl) and April 19th, 2005 (urn), from Arch Angel, 53/55 Hollywood Road Hong Kong
Lot 1074
No reserve - 6-piece lot of miscellaneous silver. Consisting of 2 bell jars with saucers, 1 large bell jar with engraved decorations, a acidifier stand, cream jug and a cake server with silver handle. The Netherlands, various makers, early 20th century, hallmarks: various hallmarks - signs of use, dents and chips. 1861 grams, 833/1000 and 835/1000. This lot will be auctioned without reserve price.
Lot 847
No reserve - Table bell silver. Very fine model with rocaille (empty) cartouches and flower-decorated stem. The inner bell is made of brass. Netherlands, Voorschoten, J.M. van Kempen & Zonen, 1874, hallmarks: lion, Minerva, maker's mark, year letter p - light signs of use (clapper is missing). 226 grams, 833/1000. Dim. L 9.6 cm, W 9.6 cm, H 14.8 cm. This lot will be auctioned without reserve price.
Lot 992
No reserve - 4-piece set of various miniature fruits, silver. Set consisting of a prickly pear, normal fig, strawberry and a bell pepper. Comes with box and 3 protective covers. Italy, Firenze, PAMPALONI, ca. 1960, hallmarks: maker's mark / city hallmark, 925 - light signs of wear. 132 grams, 925/1000. This lot will be auctioned without reserve price.
Lot 220
Includes 1999 Christmas Bell 1016636, Under The Mistletoe Ball 1008075, and,2 Angelic Melody Bells 1008078. Lladro backstamp. Ball measures: 10"L x 3"W. Christmas Bell measures: 3"W x 3.5"H. Angelic Melody Bells measure: 2.75"W x 7.75"H. This item has its original boxes. Largest box measures; 4.5"L x 4.5"W x 5.25"H. Smallest boxes measure: 3.5"L x 3.5"W x 4.25"H. Issued: 1999-2008Manufacturer: LladroCountry of Origin: SpainCondition: Age related wear.
Lot 282
Nice grouping including a small vase, pitcher, bell, gramophone, china plate, a mini vase, a bird in cage, and a table with two chairs. Limoges France backstamp. Largest vase measures: 4.5"W x 4.75"H. Bell measures: 2.5"W x 3.5"H. Pitcher measures: 1.75"L x 2"W x 4"H. Bird in Cage measures: 2.5"W x 4.5"H. Table measures: 2.75"W x 2"H. Chairs measure: 1.75"L x 2"W x 2.75"H. Country of Origin: FranceCondition: Age related wear.
Lot 105
Autographed copy of John Harrison and his TimekeepersR.T.Gould, John Harrison and his Timekeepers, (1935) signed: 'R.T.Gould II' (the second in a series he signed), along with four rare Sette menus illustrated by Gould, a 1973 Holland Press edition of The Marine Chronometer Its History and Development, a 1st edition of Oddities (Allen 1928) and a later edition of Enigmas (Bell 1965). (8)For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lot 12
A rare late 18th century mahogany automata longcase clockJohn Thompson, LondonSurmounted by three ball-and-spire finials over an arched cornice supported on brass stop-fluted freestanding columns over a flame-veneered long door and plain base on double apron. The 12-inch arched dial set with a painted automata scene depicting a constantly rocking couple on a see-saw with a working windmill behind them; on the hour, an apparently shut door in the miller's house to the left opens and the miller appears dressed in his white clothes, all over a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, recessed subsidiary seconds dial and applied nameplate. The movement with five knopped pillars, anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, the levers for the automata set behind the dial (sprung door in need of attention). Together with a brass-faced pendulum and brass-clad weights, crank key and some loose mouldings. 2.26m (7ft 5ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lot 49
A late 17th century ebonised longcase clock with ten inch dial.John Wise (Senior), LondonThe rising hood with blind cut fret on spirally twisted columns, the long trunk door with three raised panels and circular brass-framed glazed lenticle, on a plain base and squat bun feet. The ten inch square brass dial with elaborate winged cherub head spandrels with foliate engraving between, the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with fancy fleur-de-lys half-hour markers, signed around VI John Wise, London , the matted centre with subsidiary seconds, ringed winding squares and a decorated shaped date aperture. The eight-day weight-driven movement with four knopped and finned pillars, the going train with anchor escapement and solid escape wheel, the pallet arbor set in a single footed cock on the backplate; the striking train with outside countwheel and detent acting on a vertically mounted bell of large size. Ticking and striking, together with a case key, crank winding key, brass-faced pendulum and a pair of brass weights. 1.95m (6ft 4.75ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lot 50
A late 17th century olivewood, boxwood and ebonised parquetry and oyster inlaid longcase clock with 10 inch dial. Together with receipts regarding its sale by Walter J. Iden to the vendors grandfather in 1942. Further accompanied by a letter from Iden offering to buy it back again in 1944.Thomas Tompion, London The rising hood with later, pre-numbered carved cresting over long glazed side panels, spirally twisted front columns, convex throat moulding and long (41.5 inch) door inlaid with two geometric stars framed by inlaid corner pieces and a half-round moulded edge, all centred by an unusual octagonal lenticle, over a matching base with stellar inlay to a plain plinth. The 10 inch square brass dial with a single line border enclosing the winged cherubs head spandrels and narrow silvered chapter ring with Arabic minute track, narrow Roman hours and an inner quarter-hour track, the finely matted centre with narrow Arabic seconds ring and chamfered date aperture, and three blued steel hands. Signed along the lower edge Thomas Tompion Londini fecit. Mounted to the movement via four latched dial feet. The eight day weight-driven movement with thick plates united by six knopped and ringed latched pillars, the going train with anchor escapement, the striking train with inside countwheel and detent striking on the deep bell above. The backplate with shaped aperture for the anchor and long steel crutch, the pendulum suspended from a shaped tapering cock. Together with a pendulum and two brass weights, all labelled in Iden's typical cream lettering, a crank winder and door key labelled Mr T.. Further accompanied by a selection of paperwork, see Footnote. 2.135m (7ft) high.For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lot 66
A late 17th century brass lantern clock with verge escapementJoseph Williamson, LondonThe frame with its bell and spider now lacking, but with three engraved pierced frets and slender urn finials over a florally engraved dialplate and silvered Roman chapter ring with inner quarter hour track and fleur de lys half hour markers, the centre with running foliage around the alarm setting disc and polished steel hand. The weight driven movement with knife edge verge escapement and short pendulum with brass pear-shaped bob, the striking train with outside countwheel and filed steel hammer stop. (Bell, spider, side doors, rear panel, weights and alarm train lacking). 28cms (11ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lot 68
A rare 18th century French musical lantern clockJacqus Romain, RouenThe iron frame with shaped top and bottom plates united by decorative square-section pillars surmounted by turned brass finials, on toupie feet, the twelve hammers set on plates to the right hand side with matching scalloped edges and fancy columns, all surmounted by a large (6.5 inch diameter) hour bell and the run of seven graduated bells. The 9-inch brass Roman dial with cruciform half-hour markers set on an engraved rectangular dialplate, the centre engraved with four birds among floral trellis, signed Jacqus (sic) Romain, Rouen, under substantial steel fleur des lys hands. The triple weight-driven spike-and-rope movement with anchor escapement, countwheel striking and robust, pinned wooden chiming barrel controlling the twelve hammers playing on seven bells each hour. Ticking, striking and playing under manual pressure, with a hemispherical brass bob pendulum. 52cms (1ft 8ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lot 57
A rare mid 18th century walnut quarter repeating table clockEllicott, LondonThe inverted caddy top with good mouldings and single handle over a moulded concave cornice, canted reeded front and rear angles, long glazed side apertures and a stepped moulded base. The 7 inch arched brass dial with strike/silent subsidiary over the Roman and Arabic chapter ring with chamfered inner quarter-hour track framing the finely matted centre with mock pendulum and date apertures. The twin chain fusee movement united by five knopped and ringed pillars, the verge escapement with rack striking on a large bell. Further sounding the quarters and hours on the pulling of a cord on a nest of six bells and hammers. Ticking, striking and repeating. Together with a later winding key and door key. 50cms (19.5ins) high.For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lot 19
A good late 19th century French gilt bronze and marble 'Cercles Tournants' of the Three GracesNo. 180113The hemispherical dial surmounted by a torch-bearing cupid and set with gilt brass floral mounts above the horizontal rotating Arabic and Roman minute and hour enamel plaques, with blued steel pointer, held aloft by the three unclothed figures holding foliate swags, on a marble base with beaded and floral gilt brass mounts, on three knurled, tapered gilt brass feet. The twin spring barrel movement with a jewelled Swiss lever platform escapement and a half-cut and compensated bi-metallic balance, with rack striking on a bell, the front plate numbered 180113. Ticking and striking with a winding key. 68cms (26.5ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lot 72
A fine late 17th century burr walnut longcase clockJoseph Windmills, LondonThe stepped overhanging cornice on a pierced sound fret set on tapering spirally twisted columns over a convex throat moulding, the long door with feather-banded and half-round moulded edge, circular brass lenticle, on a panel base and bun feet. The 11inch square brass dial with single line border interspersed by foliate engraving, enclosing the elaborate winged cherubs head spandrels, silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring signed either side of VI, finely matted centre, subsidiary seconds, and ringed date aperture, with ringed winding squares. The movement united by six latched knopped and ringed pillars, anchor escapement to a pendulum suspended from a hipped cock on the backplate, and inside countwheel striking on a bell, the movement further secured in the case by a bracket on the backboard. Ticking and striking, together with a pendulum, brass-cased weights, a door key and crank winder. 2.06m (6ft 9ins) high.For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lot 17
A late 19th century French slate and bronze mystery 'swinger' clockGuilmet, No. 1155The case surmounted by a classically dressed young woman, her left arm raised and holding a turned brass rod pendulum, with brass edged glass bob, standing on the moulded case top, winged lion head handles to either side with delicate floral engraving to the front, supported on two brass winged lion paws to the front and two moulded brass feet to the back. The painted black dial with pressed brass sight ring and gilt Roman numeral chapter ring with brass spade hands. The spring-driven movement with circular plates bearing the Guilmet trademark, with outside count wheel striking on a bell. Ticking intermittently and striking. 64cms (25ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lot 42
An ebonised musical table clock with six tunes playing on 26 hammers and 17 bells, 18th century and laterStephen Rimbault, LondonThe 20th century ebonised case with stepped bell top and cone finials, the sides with substantial handles and silk-backed sound frets to a moulded base on brass ogee feet. The 7.5inch arched brass dial with silvered tune selection arc numbered 1-6 over twin subsidiaries for strike/silent and chime/silent, Roman and Arabic chapter ring, scroll and flower spandrels and a matted centre with mock pendulum aperture, chamfered date aperture and blued steel hands. The large movement with heavy knopped pillars, verge escapement, rack striking on a large bell, chiming the quarters and playing a tune on the hour on the 26 hammers and 17 bells via a 16.5cms (6.5ins) long pinned barrel running across the back of the movement. The backplate with single line border framing an elaborate pattern of foliate scrolls framing the signature Stepn. Rimbault, London. Ticking, striking, chiming the quarters and playing tunes. 58cms (22.5ins)For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lot 102
Communications Old and New (1944)R.T.Gould, Communications Old and New, (Cable & Wireless, 1944) with illustrations by Tunnicliffe, a work by Gould now very difficult to find. Along with a 'print on demand' copy (General Books 2010) of The Marine Chronometer Its History and Development, an American 1st edition of Oddities (Stokes, NY, 1928), a later edition of Enigmas (Bell, 1980) and a paperback copy of Gould's The Loch Ness Monster (Citadel Press N.J. 1976) with new Foreword by Leslie Shepherd. (5)For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lot 9
A late 18th century mahogany table clockJohn Bryan, ShadwellThe bell top case surmounted by a cast handle and four brass pineapple finials over a moulded cornice, fretted side panels and a moulded base on small ogee bracket feet, the front corners with applied metal mounts. The silvered Roman and Arabic dial with engraved acanthus leaf spandrels, the centre with similar leaf engraving around a tower, chamfered date aperture and blued steel hands, signed John Bryan Shadwell in the arch. The twin gut (now wire) fusee movement united by five knopped pillars, now with anchor escapement, and rack striking on a bell (the interior of the bell with previous repairers initials and dates), the backplate decorated with acanthus leaf and floral engraving, signed in a leaf cartouche John Bryan Shadwell. Ticking and striking, with a mahogany handled crank key and a case key. 53cms (20.5ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lot 61
A late 17th century/early 18th century silver-mounted tortoiseshell-veneered quarter-repeating table clock with Iden Collection ProvenanceGeorge Etherington, London The caddy topped case surmounted by a cast figural handle above silver scroll and mask mounts to the caddy framed by four flaming urn finials over an intricately moulded cornice, the glazed sides with pierced sound frets, the front door with further silver mounts, on a moulded base and four silver foliate button feet. The front door applied to the inside with the original Iden Collection label, numbered 1817 and signed ETHERINGTON. The 7 inch square brass dial with engraved acanthus leaf border and upper spandrels framing the silver subsidiary arcs for rise-and-fall regulation and strike/not strike, the lower silver winged cherub spandrels framing the silver Roman and Arabic chapter ring, the matted centre with chamfered mock pendulum aperture and blued steel hands. The twin gut fusee movement united by five knopped and finned pillars, with pivoted verge escapement (with later fancy apron), rack striking on a bell and pull quarter repeat on three bells and hammers, the backplate deliberately larger and with single line border framing the symmetrical pattern of foliate scrolls centred by a wheatear oval cartouche signed Geo Etherington London. Ticking, striking and repeating on three bells. (Case possibly associated and some mounts possibly later?) 34cms (13ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lot 39
A fine mid 18th century brass-banded mahogany table clockEllicott, London The inverted bell top with cast handle over fine mouldings and a bold cornice, the sides with brass-bound glazed panels to a plinth base and block feet, the square front door with typical circular brass bezel revealing the silvered Roman and Arabic dial with original blued steel hands. The main dial plate of square form, signed along the lower edge Ellicott, London and with strike/silent lever in the top left corner. The twin gut fusee movement with substantial plates untied by five knopped pillars, knife edge verge escapement with rack striking on a bell, the backplate unusually decorated with an engraved facetted finial, foliate scrolls and lattice work, signed within a shaped cartouche. Ticking, striking and with operational trip repeat. Together with a door key. 44cms (17.5ins) high.For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lot 76
A good mid 18th century brass-bound ebonised quarter chiming table clockWilliam Webster, Exchange Alley, LondonThe inverted bell top case with brass handle over circular and shaped glazed panels framed in brass, the front and rear doors similarly framed, on a brass-bound base on cast block feet. The 6.75inch arched brass dial signed in a shaped reserve between twin subsidiary dials for strike/silent and rise-and-fall pendulum regulation, the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring framed by scroll spandrels, with matted centre, curved mock pendulum aperture and chamfered date aperture. The substantial triple chain fusee movement united by seven heavy knopped pillars, pivoted verge escapement with rise and fall regulation, rack striking the hours on a bell and sounding the quarters on a run of eight bells and hammers, the backplate with single line border framing an elaborate pattern of foliate scrolls set with a pair of dragons and a male mask, centred by the signature cartouche William Webster, Exchange Alley, London. Ticking, striking and chiming. 51cms (20ins) high. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lot 78
An impressive mid 18th century Dutch walnut quarter striking automata longcase clock with moonhpase, alarm and annual calendarAntoni van Oostrom, AmsterdamThe caddy top with three carved giltwood figural finials depicting Atlas and two heralds over tall brass-mounted Doric columns, the long shaped door centred by a brass-framed lenticle depicting Europa and the Bull, on a base with canted front angles to paw feet. The 13 inch rectangular arched dial set to the top with a hand painted maritime scene featuring four three-masted ships in full sail on choppy waters, around them three smaller manned row boats try in vain to spear a whale blowing a plume of water in the distance, an albatross and pair of polar bears look on, the whole scene overseen by the figure of Mercury hovering in the cloudy sky above, all participants rocking in time with the pendulum. The lower half of the dial is framed by bold scroll spandrels with a silvered Roman and Arabic arcaded chapter ring, finely matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial enclosing the date aperture over tapering apertures for the month and day with engraved figural representations of each, the lower half of the centre with recessed rolling moon engraved with signs of the zodiac, signed around VI Antoni Van Oostrum, Amsterdam. The weight driven movement united by four knopped pillars, anchor escapement, sounding the hours and the quarters on a pair of nested bells, the separate weight-driven alarm train mounted to the side and using the larger bell. Together with a pendulum, a pair of brass weights, and a crank winder. 2.68m (8ft 10ins) high.For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lot 41
An impressive first half of the 19th century brass-inlaid mahogany quarter chiming table clockFrodsham, Gracechurch St, London The tall gothic arched case with twin finials over canted front angles inlaid with harebells, foliate scrolls, flowerheads and quatrefoils, the sides with cornucopia ring handles and architectural silk-backed sound frets over ebonised detailing to the shaped base. The 9 inch arched signed painted dial with strike/silent and chime/not chime subsidiaries over the Roman chapters framing the subsidiary date dial, with brass and blued steel hands. The large triple gut fusee movement with steeply shouldered plates united by knopped pillars, the anchor escapement with rack striking on a bell and chiming the quarters on a run of eight bells and hammers. Ticking, striking and chiming the quarters. Together with a door key to operate both doors. 173cm highFor further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lot 40
A fine and rare 19th century brass inlaid mahogany floor standing organ clock playing twelve tunes, together with two additional barrels.John Moore & Sons, Clerkenwell, LondonThe three-part case with arched top surmounted by gilt brass crocket finials, over inlaid architectural profiles to all three sections, the sides with brass floral handles above the silk- and velvet-backed pierced frets, all raised on cast acanthus ball feet.The 11.25 inch silvered Roman dial with engraved floral spandrels, framing the twin subsidiaries for rise-and-fall regulation and strike/silent, signed in the centre John Moore & Sons, Clerkenwell, London under blued steel skeletonised trefoil hands. The clock movement with three chain fusees, anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, chiming the quarters on a run of eight bells and hammers, signed on a silvered plaque John Moore & Sons, Clerkenwell, London. The organ movement contained within the centre section and comprising tall shaped brass plates united by six heavy baluster pillars, signed at one end on a silvered 12-tune selector dial John Moore & Sons, Clerkenwell, London and playing a 12.5 inch long (4.5ins. diameter) pinned wooden barrel on 16 pipes. Together with case keys, a crank winder, pendulum and two additional pinned barrels by B. Flight, Organ Builders & Musical Instrument Makers. 36 St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross, London contained within the original mahogany box with lacquered brass handle. Ticking, striking, chiming and playing. 2.19m (7ft 2ins) high.For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
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