A rare brass miniature lantern timepiece with alarmBy Edward Hemins, Bisiter, first half 18th century with later elementsThe posted frame surmounted by a turned finial and four straps above the bell, with four turned vase-shaped finials and three pierced frets, the front fret engraved with foliage, above the 4 1/8 in dial with silvered chapter ring, quarter and quatrefoil half hour markers, the centre signed 'Edw Hemins / Bisiter', with pierced steel hand and a silvered alarm disc, the movement with later anchor escapement, alarm train, two brass doors and fixed steel backplate26cm. high. IllustratedEdward Hemins, Bicester, died in 1745. He was the last of the celebrated family of bell founders of Bicester whose manufactory was in Bell Lane, Bicester. There is a turret clock made for Charlton-on-Otmoor in 1680, recorded as made by Edward Bicester, which is now at the Combe Mill Museum
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A brass miniature lantern timepiece with alarmIn the Charles II styleThe posted frame surmounted by a turned finial and four straps above the bell, with four vase-shaped finials and with three pierced dolphin frets, the front fret engraved with foliage, above the dial with 3¼ in. silvered chapter ring, engraved with quarter and half-hour markers, inscribed 'Hen Aske Londini Fecit', the dial plate with tulip engraving, silvered alarm disc and single steel hand, the movement with verge escapement, bob pendulum and alarm train, within two brass hinged side doors, on turned feet23cm. high. 1 weight, 1 length of chain, 1 bracket. Illustrated
A rare William & Mary brass miniature lantern timepiece with alarmBy Daniel Parker, Fleet Street, LondonThe posted frame surmounted by a turned finial, above quatrefoil petals and four straps above the bell, with four vase-shaped finials and three pierced and engraved dolphin frets, the dial with 3 ¾ in. silvered chapter ring, engraved with quarter hour and fleur-de-lys half-hour markers, signed to the dial plate 'Daniel Parker / In Fleet Street / London', with foliate engraving below, centred with a silvered alarm disc and single blued steel hand, the movement with verge escapement and alarm train, on turned feet, later elements, with two hinged brass 'winged' doors, steel back with two square tapering spikes24cm. high. IllustratedDaniel Parker is recorded working at the end of the 17th century in Fleet Street.Another miniature lantern timepiece of the same size by the same maker was sold at Bonhams, London, 13 December 2005, lot 127.
A brass miniature lantern timepiece with alarmIn the Queen Anne Style, 20th centuryThe posted frame surmounted by a turned finial and four straps above the bell, with four vase-shaped finials and with three pierced frets, the front fret engraved with foliage, above the dial with 3 ¾ in. silvered chapter ring, engraved with quarter and half-hour markers, the dial plate engraved to the centre with foliage and inscribed 'Richard Weller East Bourne', silvered alarm disc and single steel hand, the movement with verge escapement, bob pendulum and alarm train, within two brass hinged side doors, iron back, loop support and a pair of iron spikes, on turned feet23cm. high. Illustrated
A rare and unusual late William & Mary brass miniature striking lantern clock with alarmBy Charles Goode, London, engraved with cypher CWP, circa 1700The posted frame surmounted by a turned finial, above quatrefoil petals and four straps above the bell, with four vase-shaped finials and three pierced frets, the front fret engraved with foliage, the dial with 4 ⅜in. silvered chapter ring, engraved with quarter and trefoil half-hour markers, signed to the dial plate 'Cha Goode London', with silvered alarm disc and single blued steel hand and engraved with the cypher 'CWP' above the VI, the two train movement with later anchor escapement and countwheel strike, with alarm train, on turned feet, with later elements and two brass doors and brass back24cm. high. 1 pendulum, 1 weight, 1 brass pulley, 1 lead counterweight, 1 oak bracket. IllustratedCharles Goode is recorded as working in the Strand. He was admitted to the Clockmakers' Company in 1686 and died in 1730.The appearance of the cypher CW or CWP on work by Goode has been debated over the last thirty years with a number of opinions offered.
A rare Charles II brass miniature striking lantern clock with alarmBy Joseph Knibb, London, circa 1670, and with some elements replacedSurmounted by a turned finial, above quatrefoil pierced petals and four straps above the bell, the posted frame with three pierced and engraved dolphin frets, the front fret inscribed to the base 'Iofeph Knibb Londini', each continuous pillar with integral finial and foot, cast as one piece, the dial with 3 ⅜ in. narrow silvered chapter ring, engraved with quarter and fleur-de-lys half-hour markers, engraved to the centre with foliage, the silvered alarm disc with 'sunburst' engraving and single blued steel hand, the movement with re-converted verge escapement, bob pendulum and countwheel strike, with alarm train, steel back, iron hoop and a pair of brass doors, on turned feet, with later replaced elements.23.5cm. high. IllustratedThis is probably one of the earliest examples of Joseph Knibb's lantern clocks, following his move to London from Oxford, and displays a number of singular features which underline his authorship. In the narrow chapter ring he uses half hour divisions, which are similar to several table and longcase clocks made circa 1671-73. The dial is finely engraved and bears traces of fire gilt. The alarm disc is engraved with Arabic numerals, and the sunburst to its centre is possibly unique to Knibb. The columns are cast in one piece, with integral baluster finials and rounded feet. It also has his pattern bell strap.A virtually identical lantern clock of the same size, by Knibb, was sold at Sotheby's, London, 2nd November 2011, lot 24. Ronald Lee illustrates this clock in his seminal book The Knibb Family Clockmakers, plate 174, p. 161. It is signed on the dial, whilst on the opposite page, plate 173, is an example signed on the fret John Knibb and dated 1669. In his book English Lantern Clocks, Figure V/111, p. 258, George White illustrates another example of the same model signed Joseph Knibb, Oxford. It appears to be signed on the fret - having the extra narrow band on its base for the signature line - as has the lot offered here. An example, signed John Knibb, Oxon, is in the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford. Signed on the dial, it has the same front fret design, including the narrow signature band, but with hatched engraving along it. Joseph Knibb, a celebrated member of the cadre from the Golden Age of Clockmaking, was born in 1640 at Claydon, Oxfordshire. He was apprenticed to his cousin Samuel in Newport Pagnell circa 1655. In 1662 Samuel moved to London and Joseph moved to Oxford where he set up premises in St. Clement's, outside the city. Around 1665/6 he moved to Holywell Street, within the city bounds. Once his business was inside the city walls, Joseph faced a level of opposition to becoming a Freeman of the City, finally granted to him in 1668. In 1670 he moved to London, most likely to take over his cousin Samuel's workshop, following his death. Admitted to the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, he set up business at the Dyal, near Serjeant's Inn in Fleet Street. He was elected as a Steward of the Clockmakers' Company in 1684 and Assistant in 1689. He retired in 1697 and went to live at his estate in Hanslope, Buckinghamshire, where he died in 1711.COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:Ronald Lee, The Knibb Family Clockmakers, Byfleet, 1964, pages 157-162.George White, English Lantern Clocks, Woodbridge, 1989, pages 257-263 and 365.
A rare brass miniature lantern timepiece with alarmLate 17th / early 18th centuryThe posted frame surmounted by a turned finial, above quatrefoil petal bell strap, with three pierced frets, the front engraved with a pair of addorsed dolphins, between four turned vase-shaped finials, the dial with 4in. silvered chapter ring, engraved with quarter and trefoil half-hour markers, single blued steel hand centred with a silvered alarm disc, the dial plate with a scrolled foliate background, the movement with verge escapement , bob pendulum, alarm train and bob pendulum, on four turned feet, two brass doors and brass back23.5cm. high. Illustrated
A rare and unusual late William & Mary brass miniature striking lantern clock with alarmBy Charles Goode, London, engraved with cypher CWP, circa 1700The posted frame surmounted by a turned finial, above quatrefoil petals and four straps above the bell, with four vase-shaped finials and three pierced frets, the front fret engraved with foliage, the dial with 4 ¼ in. silvered chapter ring, engraved with quarter and trefoil half-hour markers, signed to the dial plate 'Cha Goode London', with silvered alarm disc and single blued steel hand and engraved with the cypher 'CWP' above the VI, the two train movement with verge escapement, bob pendulum and countwheel strike, with alarm train, on turned feet, with later elements and two brass doors and brass back.24cm. high. IllustratedSee note to lot 838.
A Napoleon III ormolu cartel clockIn the Louis XV styleOf shaped asymmetric form, cast with foliage and C scrolls, the 5in. white enamel dial with Roman numerals and pierced blued steel hands, the twin train movement by Raingo Freres, Paris, No. 2403, with silk suspension and countwheel strike on a bell, the case also numbered on the brass backplate39cm. diameter. 1 pendulum. Illustrated
A French brass skeleton timepieceCirca 1850The delicately engraved 'A' frame decorated with foliage, with white enamel chapter ring, pierced moon hands and anchor escapement with silk suspension, striking a bell in the base in passing, with an oval brass base plate stamped 'Ms HONORABLES / EXP / PARIS LONDRES', on an ebonised plinth and with a glass dome25.5cm. high excluding dome. 1 pendulum, 1 key. Illustrated
A French ormolu and silvered mantel clockSigned Leroy A Paris, circa 1865The circular skeletonised 3in. dial inscribed 'LEROY A PARIS', with Roman chapters and pierced latten hands, the twin train movement with anchor escapement and striking on a bell, with cachet stamp of Pons, raised on four slender columns, on a stepped base, with a glass dome and plinth27.5cm. high. 1 pendulum, 1 key, 1 glass dome. Illustrated
A Louis-Philippe ormolu and bronze Gothic revival mantel clockOf rectangular shape, the trefoil pediment above a circular gilt dial, with painted numerals, pierced hands, the twin train movement stamped '1825', with countwheel strike on a bell, with grid iron pendulum and Gothic decorated bob, flanked to each side by an arch each with a standing knight holding a halberd, in profile, on slender cluster columns between arches, on a stepped base and gilt feet, under a glass dome with plinth47cm. high. 1 pendulum, 1 glass dome. Illustrated
An unusual French ormolu and Sevres-style porcelain mounted mantel clockCirca 1880Modelled as an urn, with slender spiral decorated blue and white tapering neck and berried finial, flanked to each side by a female caryatid, centred with a panel painted with Venus reclining, a dolphin at her side and with her attendants, the reverse with a floating basket of flowers, on a waisted socle and stepped base, raised on a table platform, centred by a wreathed dial, with painted centre, the twin train movement striking on a bell, on fluted tapering legs with toupie feet58 cm. high. 1 key, 1 pendulum. Illustrated
An interesting Italian ebonised bracket clockThe movement signed Antonio Califfi in firenze, late 17th century and laterThe case with a domed pediment surmounted by a scrolled handle, with glazed panels to the front, back and sides, on plinth base and turned feet; the 6 ½in. square brass dial with winged cherub spandrels, silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, Arabic five-minute divisions and trefoil half-hour markers, inscribed around the VI '1695 Antonio Califfi In firenze', with matted centre and calendar aperture, blued steel hands and strike / no strike lever above the XII, the twin train fusée movement, signed on the backplate 'Antonio Califfi in firenze', within a scrolled border, replaced pierced back cock, with six finely turned baluster-shaped pillars, with verge escapement, square baluster-shaped lower potence, the steel arbours all with baluster and ring turning, striking on a bell, possibly once with quarter striking work, now lost, the case with replacements and restorations 38cm. high. Illustrated
A Chinese bronze bell (Zhong), possibly Ming dynasty, of elliptical section, with arched rims and flared sides, each side with three rows of high bosses around a panel of calligraphy and above a cast taotie mask, the handle set with a suspension loop and cast with bands of key pattern and stiff leaves, applied paper label to interior printed `Chinese Bell, B.C 431, W.R-S coll', 40.5cm high, later wood stand. Illustrated
A bronze ritual ghanta,possibly 18th century, the handle cast with a figure with its features finely incised, wearing a domed shaped crown, the bell body cast in relief with a frieze of masks with suspended beaded jewel strands set in between a border of vajra motifs, above a further band of vajra, the inside with an inscription,18cm, anda bronze vajra,in the 17th century style, with four prongs on either side and a baluster form handle in the centre,12cm (2)The ghanta and vajra are indispensible ritualistic instruments according to TIbetan Buddhism, with the ghanta representing the feminine attribute of wisdom and the vajra representing the male attribute of skilful means. It is the union of the attributes that ultimately leads to enlightenment.
60s/70s CLASSIC ROCK - Great collection of 20 x LPs. Artists/titles include The Climax Chicago Blues Band - S/T (rare to see this original UK mono copy PMC 7069 - VG/VG+), The Animals - Animal Tracks (original UK mono 33SX 1708 - G+ with a couple of light scratches/VG+), The Yardbirds - Last Hurrah In The Big Apple (private press), Faces/Rod Stewart (x3), Blodwyn Pig - Getting To This (Chrysalis Island logos), Maggie Bell, Little Feat, Humble Pie and The Allman Brothers Band. Condition is often VG to Ex.( VINYL RECORDS )
INDIE/4AD/GOTH ROCK - Brilliant collection of 62 x 12"/LPs. Artists/titles include Harold Budd (and more) - The Moon And The Melodies (CAD 611), Bauhaus inc. Bela Lugosi's Dead, Kick In The Eye, The Sky's Gone Out (both stock copy and limited edition release with extra album), Burning From The Inside, Mask and Press The EJect And Give Me The Tape, Cocteau Twins (x12) inc. Heaven Or Las Vegas, Blue Bell Knoll, Garlands, Tiny Dynamite and Echoes In A Shallow Bay, Killing Joke (x28) inc. S/T (EGMD 5.45 original), "Ha" Killing Joke Live, Better Than A Thousand Suns, What's THIS FOr...! and Fire Dances and Clan Of Xymox inc. S/T (CAD 503), Twist Of Shadows. Condition is generally Ex to Ex+.( VINYL RECORDS )
70s/80s ROCK - Rockin' collection of 70 x LPs. Artists/titles include Roxy Music (x6) inc. Stranded (ILPS 9252 original pink rim - Ex+/Ex+ an exceptional copy), For Your Pleasure (ILPS 9232 original - Ex+ copy with a bonus free single of Virginia Plain!), Siren and Silk Circles and (with Eno) - Eli Special Set ....When You Were Young (highly limited edition hand designed sleeve, number 494/500 - Ex+/Ex), JSD Band, Crawler - S/T, Doctor Feelgood, Fanny Hill, Pavlov's Dog - At The Sound Of The Bell, After The Fire, Mr Big, Limey, Albert Lee, The Motors, Humble Pie, Lone Star and Dave Edmunds. Condition is generally VG+ to Ex+.( VINYL RECORDS )
PROG/ROCK - Essential collection of 24 x LPs. Artists/titles include Bell + Arc - S/T (1st pressing on the famous pink scroll label CAS 1053), Freedom - Through The Years (US Cotillion SD 9048, incredibly still sealed!), Ten Years After (x3) - Watt (Australian SMLA 1078), Ssssh. (UK red/white SML 1052) and Cricklewood Green (German red/white SML 1065), Hiroshima - Wishful Thinking, If (GULP 1004), Bram Stoker - Heavy Rock Spectacular (WMD 117), Trapeze, Tucky Buzzard - Buzzard (German original), Free - Tons Of Sobs (pink label white 'i' RE), Skid Row inc. 34 Hours (64411 and Tempest (ILPS 9220 envelope sleeve). Condition is generally VG to Ex.( VINYL RECORDS )
CLASSIC ROCK - An interesting mix of 47 x LPs with some classic 12". Artists/title include Maggie Bell - Suicide Sal, Jezebelle - Bad Attitude, New Order - Blue Monday 1988, Ocean Colour Scene - Sway, Bob Dylan - Desire, Tys Van Leer, The Age Of Atlantic comp, Queen - News Of The World, Cream - Wheels Of Fire, Greenslade, Elton John, Yes inc. Tales From Topographic Oceans, Close To The Edge and Fragile, Rolling Stones, Genesis, Simple Minds and Tomita. A mixture of original and later pressings. Condition can vary though many titles are VG to Ex.( VINYL RECORDS )
MUSIC PROGRAMMES - 1957 - a folder of 24 programmes from the year 1957 featuring a range of artists, to include George Lewis New Orleans Jazz Band, The Platters, Billy Cotton and his Band, Johnny Ray, Max Bygraves, Four Jacks, Colin Hicks, The Southlanders, Tommy Steele, Freddie Bell and the Bellboys, Mike & Bernie Winters (with March 30th, 1957 Melody Maker), Lonnie Donegan, Frankie Vaughan, Chas McDevitt and many more.
WIRE - An exceptional collection of 19 x LPs/12" from the highly influential act. Titles include Pink Flag (SHSP 4076 1st UK 'Made In Gt. Britain' text - Ex+ or archive vinyl with very few markings/Ex+ with slight edgewear, with 'factory sample' sticker on reverse, complete with printed inner), Chairs Missing (SHSP 4093 1st UK 'Made In Gt. Britain' text - Ex+ or archive vinyl again with barely any markings/strong Ex sleeve, with printed inner), Document And Eyewitness (ROUGH 29 with LP and 12", archive vinyl/Ex+ to archive sleeve), The Ideal Copy (blue labels UK STUMM 42 - Ex/Ex printed inner), A Bell Is A Cup Until It Is Struck (Benelux), The Peel Sessions, It's Beginning To And Back Again (STUMM66), Manscape (Stumm 80) and Wire Play Pop (PINKY 7 comp). Condition is great Ex to Ex+/archive throughout.( VINYL RECORDS )
AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY MARQUETRY INLAID DISPLAY CABINET, the raised three quarter gallery decorated with ribbon tied bell flowers above the boed front with satinwood line inlay above a pair of glazed panelled doors revealing silk lined shelved interior raised on cabriole legs with cabriole feet joined by a shaped stretcher 186cms x 122cms x 40cms
A 10 bore EIC flintlock musket cut down for use as a musketoon, 32½” overall, barrel 17” with Tower private proofs and slightly bell mouth muzzle; the lock bearing EIC rampant lion mark and date “1808”; walnut fullstock with regulation Brown Bess pattern mounts and replacement steel ramrod. QGC (action AF, worn overall, some restoration). See inside back cover
4 boxed Meccano sets. Outfit No.1 an early set with nickel plated parts, Outfit No.2 also an early set with nickel plated parts with instructions. Plus a No.5 set, probably factory tied in and appears complete with instruction booklet -in a clean box. Also an Outfit No.7 a large outfit with blue chequered plates, two layers with original inner tray and instruction book. Also a Meccano Dinky Builder Accessory Outfit 1A with instruction booklet. All boxed, some age wear. Most contents loose. Also in lot is a Tricky Trix ‘ Unit System’ building set with original inner boxes and paperwork and instruction booklet, components still in sealed packets. A Lynx ‘All Steel Model Construction Set’ with all inner trays, instruction booklet, component still sealed in original packets. Also a Kliptiko scaffold style construction set with instruction booklet. All boxed, some age wear. Plus A quantity of old board games etc. A 1920’s ‘The Ernest Sewell Cabinet of Conjuring Tricks’. Set No.3 15 tricks contained in a compartmental box with instruction booklet and descriptions of tricks on the inside of lid. Roulette De Luxe by Bell Products, ‘The Outdoor Game of Ring Pitch’ by Glevum Games, ‘Maze-O-Lines’ by P.G.P, an early Scrabble set by Spears, early Monopoly set by Waddington, Joey The Clown by Philmar, 5 sets of ‘Evening Party Games’, An ‘Old Maid’ card game, 4 1960’s Victory etc jig-saw puzzles including the Geographical Puzzle and Bertram Mills Circus. Plus a Chad Valley Soccatelle game, Clock Golf by S.I.F. Electric Contact light bulb game, Tri-ang Zither, Metal Puzzles by Chad Valley, Kappinoddles, Gee-Wiz, etc. All boxed, some age wear. Contents mostly GC some wear.
A very rare British ordnance pattern heavy Sea Service musketoon/boat gun, 43” overall, the earlier massive brass barrel 27” having 1.8” bore and bell mouth muzzle, the breech bearing London and maker’s proofs and William III acceptance stamp; large rounded lock having swan neck cock, plate engraved with crown over “GR” and “Tower 1744”; with plain walnut fullstock having early pattern regulation brass mounts including long wavy sideplate, fore end pierced with a hole for the swivel mount; with part only of a plain wooden ramrod. Good Working Order and Condition A similar gun dated 1721 and having Charles II marked barrel is shown in “British Military Firearms” by Blackmore, P 99. Plate 38
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