Tokens, British, Somerset, Crewkerne (2): Roger Brewer, farthing, 1668, lion (W.106); Iohn Grenway, farthing, family arms (W.109); Croscombe, George Blindman, farthing, 1668 (W.112); Freshfield (4): Iohn Cvrle Senior, farthings (2 - different reverse dies), 1663, bell (W.124); Iohn Cvrle Ivnior, farthings (2 - different reverse dies), 1666, family arms (W.125); Frome (5): Town farthing, 1670 (W.127); Henry Marchant, farthing, 1654 (W.129); Iohn Sanders, large farthing, 1671, stocking (W.133); Robart Whitchvrch, farthing, 1651, Mercers’ Arms (W.135); Samvel Whitchvrch, farthing, Mercers’ Arms (W.137); Ilminster (3): William Crosse, farthing, hart (W.166); William Crosse, farthing, 1658 (W.167); Alice Raw, farthing, 1664, St. George and the dragon (W.170 var. - A over O in RAW); Langport, Portreeve, farthing, 1667, portculllis (W.175); Minehead, Town farthing, 1668, ship/woolpack (W.187); Montacute, Iohn Clother, farthing, 1655, unicorn (W.195); Nether Stowey, William Patey, farthing, fleur-de-lis (W.198); Nunney, George Ashe, farthing, 1652, Mercers’ Arms (W.202), W.170 and W.195 fair but rare, W.202 poor but extremely rare and the only issue for the village, the others fair to nearly very fine (20) * W.166 ex Norweb (4065), W.167 ex Norweb (4064), both rare
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Tokens, British, Northamptonshire, Bulwick, William Watts, halfpenny, 1669, swan (W.15); Higham Ferrers, Twyford Worthington, halfpenny, 1656, goat (W.41); King’s Cliffe, Overseers, Town halfpenny, crown/fleur-de-lis (W.48); Northampton (6): Thomas Cooper, farthings (2 - same dies), 1652, Ironmongers’ Arms (W.68); S.R., Town farthing, castle gateway/lions (W.74); I.S., Town halfpenny, castle gateway/lions (W.75; N.3401 confirms denomination); I.S., farthing, 1651, scales, Bird Streete (W.80); Anchor Willdinge, farthing, anchor, Mercer (W.86); Oundle (3): Feefees, Town halfpennies (2 - same dies, one on thicker flan), talbot/griffin (W.88); Will Filbrig, farthing, 1658, arms, Linen, Draper (W.95), Peterborough (4): Ouerseers, octagonal Town halfpenny, 1669, crossed swords between 4 crosses (W.104, dated incorrectly 1666 in Williamson); Town Bailife, octagonal Town halfpenny, 1670, crossed swords between 4 crosses (W.106); Margret Kempe, farthing, 1664 (W.127); Richard Tompson, halfpenny, 1668 (W.138); Towcester (2): William Bell, halfpenny, Dyers’ Arms (W.157); Iohn Kingston, halfpenny, 1666, scales, Mercer (W.167); Wansford, George Boseman, farthing, 1666, sugar loaf (W.173); Wellingborough (2): William Seer, farthing, 1665, scales (W.176); Henry Smith, farthing, three cloves above bell (W.177), W.127 poor, the others fair to nearly very fine (21) W.15 and W.173 the only issues for the villages.
A George VI silver spoon and fork, by C.W. Fletcher & Son, London 1943; a George VI silver spoon and fork, by Arthur Price & Co. Ltd., Birmingham 1945; a pair of Victorian silver teaspoons, by Reid & Sons, Newcastle 1837; three George III silver teaspoons, by David Darling & James Bell, Newcastle; two William IV silver teaspoons, by Thomas Wheatley, Newcastle 1834-1835; and a George V silver teaspoons, by Thomas Sewell, Newcastle 1827, 7.5oz gross. (12)
A small Vienna type regulator wall clock: the eight-day duration, weight-driven movement with maintaining power, a dead-beat escapement and wood rod pendulum with large brass bob, the round white enamel dial having black Roman numerals, decorative blued steel hands and a cast brass bezel, the walnut case having a stepped pediment top, integral pillars to the corners, a shaped glazed trunk door and inverted bell-top shaped base, height 87.5cm.
A French alabaster portico mantel clock: the eight-day duration movement within the pendulum bob, the pallet crutch set on a fixed pin to the base below, striking the hours and half-hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the pendulum rod having three steel rods set within a gilded cast brass plate with stylised swans to the lower part, the cast ormolu dial with raised floral decoration, black Roman numerals and blued steel moon hands, the alabaster portico case with two tapered pillars seated on a rectangular base with a moulded plinth on bun feet, the flat-topped pediment with an ormolu moulding set below depicting a floral swag, height 56cm.
M.Wilde, Wakefield, a mahogany longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the brass break-arch dial having a raised chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals and Arabic five-minute outer numerals, the centre with engraved decoration, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, the mahogany case having boxwood stringing, decorative fan inlay to the four corners of the base, a shaped top to the trunk door, three-quarter clustered pillars to the trunk, the hood having a swan-neck pediment with three brass ball-and-spire finials, brass paterae and full pillars with cast-brass capitals, all standing on bracket feet, height 233cm (inc. finial)* Biography Micheal Wilde is recorded as working in Wakefield from circa 1765 until his death in 1811 with his son, also Michael, recorded working from before 1838. Various longcase clocks are known signed by both makers.
Parkinson and Frodsham, a mahogany musical bracket clock: the eight-day duration, five-pillar, double-fusee movement having border engraving to the backplate and signed Parkinson & Frodsham, Change Alley, London, striking the hours on a bell and setting off the musical box within the base at each hour, also operating at will via levers to the side of the case, the round white enamel dial having black Roman numerals and blued steel moon hands, the Romano-Egyptian style mahogany case to the design of Thomas Hope, with tapering fascia flanked by fluted tapering columns, the gadrooned pediment surmounted by a carved wood pineapple finial, and with anthemion decorated corner finials, with ebonised stringing inset to the top beaded moulding, standing on a rectangular base housing the musical movement, with scrolls to either end, a broken-pediment base and standing on gadrooned feet, height 51cm. * Biography Parkinson & Frodsham are recorded working at Change Alley, London from at least 1828 until 1842, having been 'established 1801', and thereafter at Budge Row, London until the cessation of the business in 1947.
Tomlin, Royal Exchange, London, a mahogany bracket clock with matching bracket: the eight-day duration, double-fusee five-pillar movement with anchor escapement, striking the hours on a bell, with pull repeat and a strike/silent lever operated through the side of the case, the backplate engraved with oriental style floral and scroll engraving, the eight-inch round white enamel dial having black Roman numerals, five-minute outer numerals and signed Tomlin, Royal Exchange, London, and with decorative blued steel hands, the mahogany case having a full opening front door with inset brass bezel and brass edging, the bell-top having a cast-brass finial to the top block, four further matching finials to the four top corners, and brass moulding, with brass carrying handles to each side above glazed panels and standing on four brass bracket feet, complete with a matching mahogany and brass wall bracket with lockable key tray, height 53cm (76cm including bracket)* Biography Edward Tomlin is recorded working at the Royal Exchange having been admitted to the Clockmakers Company in 1768 until 1798. A bracket clock signed by him is illustrated in Cescinsky & Webster English Domestic Clocks Fig. 359 page 315, published 1914 by George Routledge & Sons. Examples of both clocks and watches by Tomlin are displayed in the Science Museum, London and Peiping Museum.
A French Victorian gilt-metal and porcelain mantel clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the backplate stamped with the serial number 4774, the round porcelain dial decorated to the centre with a scene depicting a river running past a rural home and having black Arabic numerals and fleur-de-lis brass hands, the gilt-metal cast case with various mounts to the front, with flying pillars to each side having decoration matching that on the dial and surmounted by a porcelain urn with gilt-metal top, height 42cm.
A Victorian skeleton clock: the eight-day duration, single chain-fusee timepiece movement striking once at each hour on a bell, passing strike, the brass plates in the form of trailing fushcias with cast-brass gilded feet, the decorative silvered dial engraved with black Roman hour numerals and having blued steel spade hands, all standing on an oval grey-flecked marble base with glass dome, height 46 cms (not including dome).
Japy Frères à Paris for Victor Reclus, a gilt-metal and porcelain mantel clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the backplate stamped with the trademark of the roulant blanc maker, Japy Frères, Paris along with that of the clockmaker Victor Reclus, and the serial number 42808, the round white enamel dial having black Roman hour numerals and blued steel moon hands, the decorative shaped gilt-metal case with scroll and floral mounts having pink porcelain panels painted with a decorative floral and musical scene set to the front with two further panels either side below with a matching urn to the top, standing on a shaped gilt-wood base, height 28cm (clock) 32cm (including base).* Biography Japy Freres was founded by Frederic Japy of Beaucount, born 1749, who first made movements for the clock industry at his factory in 1777, becoming the largest and most commercially important clockmaking concern in France. The business continued after his death.Pierre Victor Reclus was both a clockmaker and retailer working in Paris. His daughter Henriette married Louis-Albert Holingue, of Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont, in 1875, Holingue being the son of the carriage clock maker Louis Holingue who, along with his brother Jean-Baptiste, supplied Drocourt, Garnier and Bourdin amongst others.
A French ebonised portico clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the multi-rod pendulum having a decorative cast-brass bob, the round silvered dial having black Roman hour numerals, blued steel moon hands and a cast-brass decorative bezel, the ebonised case with four pillars to the corners, each having cast gilt brass capitals, with gilded mounds to the front of the case, top and bottom, and standing on wooden bun feet, height 45cm.
Dupont à Paris, a walnut portico clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the bell stand stamped with the maker's name Dupont à Paris, along with the serial number 4197, the multi-rod pendulum having a decorative cast-brass bob, the round silvered dial having black Roman hour numerals, blued steel moon hands and a cast-brass decorative bezel, the walnut case with four pillars to the corners, each having cast gilt brass capitals, with gilded mounts to the front of the case, top and bottom, and standing on wooden bun feet, height 49cm.
Vincenti et Cie, Paris, a Victorian globe clock: the eight-day duration movement having a replaced platform lever escapement and striking the hours and half-hours on a bell, the backplate bearing the trademark stamp of the maker Vincenti et Cie and numbered 36B, contained in a blue lacquer globe with raised gilt-brass Roman numerals, decorative applied raised stars and gilt-brass hands depicting arrows, held aloft by three gilt-metal winged cherubs standing on a cylindrical white marble base with applied gilt-metal floral mounts, on a further shaped base and standing on four gilt-metal feet, height 39.5cm.* Biography Vincenti started his workshops before 1823 in Montbeliard, France making the blancs roulants (rough movements) for clockmakers to finish and use, but went bankrupt a year later, whereupon the clock manufacturer Roux took on the management. Although Vincenti died in 1834, the business continued, winning a number of awards including the Medaille d'Argent (silver medal) in 1855.
John Wise, Londini fecit, an ebony basket-top bracket clock: the eight-day duration, five-pillar movement with restored verge escapement having a profusely engraved backplate with tulip decoration and signed to the centre within a shaped cartouche, John Wise, Londini fecit, striking the hours on a bell, with the quarter-repeat work now removed, the seven inch square brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman hour numerals, Arabic outer five minute numerals with further half-quarter markings and fleur-de-lis half-hour markings, the matted dial centre with engraved decoration to the date aperture and ringed winding holes, with cast-brass cherub-head spandrels to the four corners and decorative blued steel hands, the ebony case having a cast-brass pierced repousse basket top with a double-griffin carrying handle, cast brass pierced repousse frets to the sides, applied brass mounts to the front, four ball finials to the top corners and standing on brass bun feet, height 37cm (handle up) 34cm (handle down).* Biography John Wise was apprenticed in 1638 to T. Dawson and then turned over to the well-known lantern clock maker Peter Closon, becoming a Freeman of the Clockmakers Company in 1646. Having worked for a period in Warwick, he had returned to London by 1668 and by 1693 was living in Moorfields. Between the years of 1670 and 1685 he took six of his sons as apprentices along with four others. All his sons, bar the youngest, appearing to have continued in the business. John Wise was a known maker of lantern, longcase and spring clocks.* Notes See Horological Masterworks, an Exhibition of English Seventeenth-Century Clocks, published by the Antiquarian Horological Society, 2003.
Le Roy & Fils, Paris, a mirrored lyre-shaped mantel clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell with an outside countwheel and Brocot pendulum regulation and having a heavy cast-brass pendulum bob, the backplate stamped Le Roy & Fils, Paris, No. 4896, along with the stamp of the blanc roulant maker Vincenti et Cie, the round white enamel dial having blue Roman hour numerals, Arabic outer five-minute numerals and signed to the centre Le Roy & Fils, Palais Royale a Paris, Gie Montensier 13-15. Medaille a L'Expose Londres 1851, the gilt-wood case of lyre form with inset mirrored panels some having applied gilt deoration, height 42cm.* Biography Le Roy et Fils were established by Basile Charles Le Roy in 1785 and were well known and fine makers of clocks. Basile Charles Le Roy was the Master Clockmaker to Napolean & along with his son Charles-Louis were clockmaker's to the Princess Pauline and the Duke de Bourbon. Examples of their work are in all the major collections as well as the Ministere de la Guerre, Paris. The Maison de Le Roy was founded in 1785 at Palais Royal & continued until the death of Charles at Versailles in 1865. They took on premises at 13-15 Galerie Montpensier, Palais Royal, Paris when the Duc d'Orleans opened the Palais Royal gardens for both the trade and public's use with many prestigious shops opening under the arcaded walkways. From 1885 their London retail outlet was at 57 Bond Street having moved from Regent Street.* Notes For details of Vincenti see lot no. 824
A French ormolu and porcelain mounted mantel clock No. 9045 11, the 3.375ins diameter porcelain dial with Roman numerals within gilt reserves on turquoise ground, the dial centre enamelled in colours with two children playing, to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, in ormolu case surmounted by conforming two handled urn and with acanthus leaf wreath handles to sides on turned feet, 12ins high and with shaped giltwood plinth base
A Chinese silvery metal backed circular hand mirror embossed with a dragon, 11.5ins (9.2cm) overall, by Wang Hing & Co, a Chinese silvery metal rectangular box with hinged lid, cast and pierced with dragons and cloud motifs, 6.5ins (5.9cm) x 1.625ins (4.1cm) x 1.5ins (3.9cm) high, by Wang Hing & Co Ltd, a silvery metal circular jar and cover and a table bell
A late 18th Century mahogany longcase clock by Thomas Lake of Taunton, the 12ins square brass dial with silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in mahogany case with adapted hood, now with shaped cresting and replaced pillars, plain trunk door and on plinth base with bracket feet, 86ins high Note: Thomas Lake recorded working as a Watchmaker in Taunton in 1795
A Late 18th Century dark oak cased longcase clock by James Wilson of Loop, the 12ins arched brass dial with narrow chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and calendar dial and with strike/silent dial to arch, to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in dark oak case with shaped and moulded pediment and plain turned pillars to hood, arched trunk door and moulded base, 81ins high (including finials)
A George III mahogany longcase clock by William Franklin of London, the 12ins arched brass dial with wide silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture and with matted and engraved dial centre, to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in mahogany case with moulded cornice and gilded wood finals and slender turned pillars too hood, arched and moulded trunk door, the base with astragal moulding, on double plinth base, 88ins high (including finials) Note: Possible William Franklin, recorded working London 1790-1810
A late 19th Century French carved walnut cased wall clock, the 5.25ins diameter dial with Roman numerals, to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in walnut case fretted and carved with leaf and C-scroll ornament, 21.5ins high, and a 20th Century stained wood cased dial wall clock with 12ins diameter painted metal dial with Roman numerals, to the eight day brass framed fusee movement, contained in case with turned bezel, 15.5ins high
Four South Africa Medals comprising Queen Victoria to 509 S. Sgt. J. Smith APC, with Cape Colony bar, Queen Victoria to 4364 Pte. J. Algar Suffolk Regt. with South Africa 1902 and Transvaal bars, Edward VII to 3852 Pte. J. Bell, K.O. Scott Bord, with South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 bars, Edward VII to 6794 Pte. W. Twist Grenadier Guards with South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 bars
A late 19th Century/early 20th Century French ormolu cased "Officer de Pendule" table clock, the 4.25ins diameter silvered dial with Roman numerals, to the eight day two train movement with balance escapement striking on a bell, contained in ormolu case with good chiselled acanthus leaf ornament and folding leaf capped double scroll handle and with bold oval paterae to sides, on paw feet, 8.5ins high
A late 19th Century French "Four Glass" mantel clock by L. Marti & Cie, No. 8068, the 3.5ins diameter white enamel chapter ring with Roman numerals and with central visible escapement, to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, with mercury compensated pendulum, contained in gilt brass and bevelled glass rectangular case, 10.5ins high
A 19th Century oak longcase clock by P. Monti of Sandwich, the 12ins arched painted dial with Roman numerals and with subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in plain oak case, the hood with arched and moulded cornice, with wood finials and turned and fluted pillars to hood, arched trunk door and on bracket feet, 81ins high (including finials) Note: Peter Monti, born 1817 in Italy, recorded working in High Street, New Street and Knightrider Street, Sandwich - died 1895.
A late 19th Century American walnut drop cased dial wall clock, the 12ins painted metal dial with Roman numerals, to the two train movement striking on a bell, contained in inlaid walnut case with shaped wings and curved base, 27.5ins high, and one other American wall clock by Seth Thomas, the 9.5ins diameter painted metal dial with Roman numerals, to the single train movement, contained in walnut case with octagonal front and pointed drop with glazed door, 21ins high
An 18th Century oak longcase clock by John Day of Wakefield, the 12ins square brass dial with wide silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, the silvered dial centre engraved with leaf scroll ornament, inset with aperture showing phases of the moon above calendar aperture, to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in oak case, the hood with shaped pediment and three later brass finials and plain pillars, plain trunk door, on plinth base, 94ins high (including finials) Note: John Day recorded working in Wakefield, Yorkshire - Born 1729 - Died 1801
A late 19th Century French gilt metal cased mantel clock, the 3.25ins diameter white enamel dial with Roman numerals, to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in gilt metal drum pattern case flanked by seated figure of a classical muse and a bold leaf and scroll pattern base, 11.75ins high
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