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Click here to subscribeFRENCH ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK, BLANC FILS, PARIS 19TH CENTURY formed as a pitched roof raised on branch-form uprights, with a suspended enamelled dial marked BLANC FILS/ PARIS ROYAL, above figures of rutting rams and a marble base, the movement striking a bell 49.5cm high Property from a Highland Estate
LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY LINE INLAID MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK WITH ROLLING MOON PHASE AND CENTRE SECONDS, SIGNED THO HADFIELD, CHAPEL, the 14" painted dial with subsidiary dial (blanked) and date aperture to the centre, painted with two windmills and enclosed by floral spandrels, with moon phase to the arch, powered by an eight day movement striking on a bell and housed in a case with swan neck pediment and brass ball and spike finial above free standing cluster columns to the fore corners, the flame cut long trunk door with shaped top and flanked by square, reeded quarter columns and raised on a chamfered base with ogee bracket feet, 95" (241.3cm) high
LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLU AND PORCELAIN MOUNTED MANTLE CLOCK WITH STAND, the oblong face with 3 ¾" Roman dial with birds and flowers painted to the centre and a romantic genre scene below, flanked by conforming side panels and powered by a drum shaped movement striking on a bell, housed in a caddy top case with turned finials and moulded base with turned supports, 15" (38.1cm) high, on a silk lined gilt wood stand with moulded border and bun feet, one missing and silk heavily worn
LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY INLAID OAK AND MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK SIGNED KIRKPATRICK, LINCOLN, the 12" painted Roman dial with subsidiary seconds dial, enclosed by spandrels painted with maids in front of cottages and an Abbey ruin to the arch, powered by an eight day movement striking on a bell and housed in a case with broken swan neck pediment and free standing turned fore columns, over a panel inlaid with rearing horse and scroll work and short trunk door, flanked by quarter columns an raised on a panelled base with ogee bracket feet, 85 ¾" (217.8cm) high
WINTERHALDER & HOFMEIER NINETEENTH CENTURY GILT METAL MOUNTED DARK MAHOGANY STAINED TABLE CLOCK, the 8 ¾" brass dial with silvered chapter ring, matted centre and SLOW/FAST and CHIME/SILENT subsidiary dials to the arch, powered by a twin train movement striking on two gongs and housed in an impressive case with urn pattern finials to the bell shaped top, pierced side frets and faun mask capped floral pendants to the chamfered fore corners, raised on a conforming plinth base with pierced scroll capped paw feet, 28" (71.1cm) high
EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY INLAID OAK AND MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK WITH ROLLING MOON PHASE, SIGNED BARRACLOUGH, HAWORTH, the 14" painted dial with subsidiary d seconds and date dials to the centre painted with exotic birds, enclosed within floral spandrels and set beneath the moon phase to the arch, powered by a thirty hour movement striking on a bell and housed in an arch top case with swan neck pediment and free standing brass capped and fluted fore columns, over a long trunk door with shaped top and oval shell inlay, flanked by square, reeded, quarter columns, and raised on a conforming base with chamfered fore corners and later plinth base, 95" (241.3cm) high
CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH ALARM, the cream enamelled dial with Roman numerals, signed to the centre with three Oriental character mark, set above a subsidiary dial and housed in an ornately chased canelle case with oval bevelled top glass and cast handle, the twin barrelled movement striking on a bell, unsigned, stamped: Set Alarum and Alarum, 6" (15.2cm) high
THE SHIP'S BELL FROM H.M.S. HURST, 1916, cast in brass with name inscribed in an arc to front, crown top with later threaded suspension loop added, clapper. Overall height -- 14in. (36cm.), The success of chartered pleasure steamers as mine sweepers and submarine hunters inspired the Admiralty to design and build their own and Hurst was a ~Racecourse~ Class paddle minesweeper built under the Emergency War Programme by Dunlop, Bremner & Co. Also known as the ~Ascot~ Class, thirty-two were built, displacing some 810 tons and just under 246ft long, they were lightly armed with two 6pdrs with two 2pdr pom-poms and manned by a crew of fifty. Their speed of 14«knots was compromised as water choked in the paddle boxes, but the class performed well overall with most surviving the War to be either broken up in 1922 as Hurst was, or converted to pleasure / passenger use. Ascot however was torpedoed by U-67 on the 10th November 1918, just a day before peace was declared.
THE BRIDGE BELL FROM THE 'ANCHUSA' CLASS CONVOY SLOOP AND PATROL FRIGATE H.M.S. PELARGONIUM, 1918, cast in brass with black filled lettering and T-bar suspension, complete with clapper -- 7 x 7in. (18 x 18cm.), Built by William Hamilton & Co. at their Glen Yard, Pelargonium displaced 1290 tons and, dazzle camouflaged, was delivered in May 1918 for the last few months of the War. Sold to the Clan Line in 1921 and renamed Oaxaca, by 1939 she was part of the Greek-owned John Toyias & Co. and called Sofia. She was bombed and sunk by German aircraft on 25th April, 1941, at San Giorgio during the invasion of Greece.
A STUDENT ENGINEER'S ILLUSTRATED NOTEBOOK, CIRCA 1901, kept by F.J. Blake (Grave) over 113 pages with numerous coloured illustrations for steam machinery and torpedoes, inspection stamps for 20th December 1901, bound quarter calf marbled boards with mss owner~s label to front inscribed F.J. Blake, R.N.R. -- 5ó x 9óin. (15 x 25cm.), Frederick John Blake Grave (1866-1930) was a White Star Line engineer and close friend of many engineers aboard the Titanic, including Joseph Bell, the Chief Engineer.
THE SHIP'S BELL FOR THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER H.M.S. POWERFUL, 1945, cast in bell metal and nickel-plated inscribed H.M.S. Powerful 1945 to front in black-filled lettering, painted crown top with suspension plate and painted iron clapper of issue with knotwork lanyard -- 13 x 13in. (33 x 33cm.), A ~Majestic~ Class aircraft carrier of 20, 000 tons, Powerful was laid down at Harland & Wolff in November 1943 and launched in February 1945. With the end of the War and the programme of austerity that followed, work was suspended from May 1946 and the ship mothballed at Belfast. In 1952 the Canadian Government, looking to replace their ageing carrier Magnificent, bought her for $21 million and renamed her H.M.C.S. Bonaventure with whom she served until 1970.
A FINELY DETAILED 1:192 SCALE WATERLINE MODEL FOR THE V.C. DESTROYER H.M.S. GLOWWORM AS FITTED IN 1938, modelled by John R. Haynes with bespoke pre-formed hull with minutely observed fittings as appropriate and including main and secondary armaments, fully fitted bridge with signalling masts, stayed funnels, fitted boats and launches in davits, pompom guns, search lights, torpedo, ship~s bell, name plate, etc., mounted on a light green base within a glazed case, overall measurements -- 7ó x 25¬ x 6«in. (19.5 x 64 x 16.5cm.), The destroyer Glowworm, commanded by Lt Cdr Gerald Roope, was one of the vessels engaged upon the mining of Norwegian waters to prevent their use by the Germans, more especially to interrupt the iron ore traffic between the port of Narvik and Germany. The operation began on April 8th, 1940, and coincided with the German invasion of Norway. Early on the morning of the 8th when escorting the battle cruiser Renown, Glowworm lost touch owing to one of her crew having fallen overboard. The delay was occasioned in picking up the man, together with the heavy seas which reduced the destroyer~s speed to 10 knots, allowing a German force consisting of the 10, 000 ton cruiser Hipper and four destroyers to intercept her. Action was joined at daybreak and Glowworm engaged first one and then two enemy destroyers. These vessels failed to score any hits, though the British vessel managed to get in at least one before the enemy broke off the action. Shortly afterwards the Hipper came in sight and began to shell the Glowworm. Lt Cdr Roope decided to make smoke and attack with torpedoes. This attempt failed and the more desperate plan of ramming the cruiser was put into operation and, despite a deluge of shell fire, succeeded in striking the enemy on the starboard side, though with insufficient force to cause vital damage. By this time Glowworm was a wreck and at about 10am Lt Cdr Roope gave the orders to abandon ship and the destroyer turned on her side and sank. Unfortunately, the strain of the action proved too much for the gallant commander who took to the water in an exhausted condition. He managed to reach the Hipper but failed to catch a rope thrown to him and was never seen again. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. The Admiral Hipper~s commander, Kapit„n zur See Heye, wrote to the British authorities via the Red Cross, recommending award of the VC for his opponent~s courage in engaging a vastly superior warship. A 35-year-old Royal Navy officer, his action was the earliest awarded a Victoria Cross in the Second World War (although the award was gazetted after hostilities ended) and is one of very few to have the award justified, in part, from a recommendation and supporting evidence provided by the enemy. Of the Glowworm~s complement of eight officers and 144 ratings, seven officers and 105 ratings were killed. Lieutenant Ramsey and 39 ratings were picked up by the Germans and of the number two men died while prisoners of war.
GIOVANNI LUZZO (ITALIAN, FL.1851-1877), The snow ~Jane Avery~ Captain James Peterson off Gibraltar, Signed and inscribed ~Gio Luzzo in Venezia 1854~ (lower left), Watercolour heightened with white, 14¬ x 22¬in. (34 x 56.5cm.), This 267 ton snow was built in Jarrow, 1839, and traded between North Shields and Varna, Bulgaria. According to Lloyds Register, her Captain was J. Paterson, not ~Peterson~ as Luzzo records here. She was last recorded in 1863 as a local coaster owned by one G. Bell.
A collection of blue and white 19th Century and later European and Chinese ceramics, to include a Jasperware style cheese bell, various tureens and covers, three graduated Copeland meat platters and various othersThe comport is overall in very good condition. It is Spode, 'Girl at the Well' and from the Signature collection. There is slight rubbing to the base, light scuffs and scratches around the lower rim and several small spots of residue (which should clean off). No cracks, chips or restoration.
A 19th century Meissen type cabinet cup with moulded and painted floral and insect decoration raised on six small supports, with blue crossed swords mark to base 6cm diameter approx, with associated saucer, together with a 19th century continental type blue ground hand bell with reserved floral panels and crossed swords mark to interior, 10 cm tall approx
Maurice Canning Wilks ARHA RUA (1911-1984) Hay Making, White-Park Bay, Co Antrim oil on canvas signed lower right and titled on reverse 30½ x 40½cm (12.01 x 15.94in) Private Collection Maurice C. Wilks born in Belfast in 1911, the son of a linen designer. He received his academic education at Malone Public School, Belfast and at Belfast College of Art. Wilks was only nineteen when he won the Dunville scholarship. He later exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin and also at the Oireachtas. In his early years as an artist he resided in Cushendun, in the Glens of Antrim. He has sketched and painted all over Ireland, but he especially liked the atmosphere of Donegal and the West of Ireland. He exhibited in London, Montreal, Boston and Toronto and his paintings have been shown at the Royal Academy, London. He had several one-man exhibitions at the Victor Waddington Galleries, Dublin, and in more recent years at the Walker Gallery, Coleraine; The Malone Gallery, Belfast; The Bell Gallery, Belfast and at the Oriel Gallery, Dublin. In his later years he had a summer studio at Sutton, County Dublin which enabled him to paint many scenes of Dublin and Dublin Bay. He is represented in many public and private collections including the Ulster Museum, Armagh County Museum and the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum.
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