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Lot 465
Greene (Graham). Rumour at Nightfall, 1st edition, Heinemann, 1931, some heavy spotting to first few leaves and marks to front free endpaper, inner upper hinges slightly cracked, original cloth, partly faded and marked on upper cover, together with Yes and No and For Whom the Bell Chimes, 1st edition, 1983, original cloth gilt in glassine dust jacket, 8vo, (signed limited edition, 353/750 copies) (2)
Lot 330
Morrell Family Visitors' Books. A pair of visitors' books kept by Frederic and Harriette Anne Morrell at Black Hall, Oxford, 1889-1925, a total of over 150 leaves and 1500 signatures, mostly written in single or double columns to rectos only, including members of the Morrell, Wynter, Peel, Bentinck, Vidal, Feilding, Thesiger, Dodgson and Sandys families, plus autographs of Walter Pater, H.D. Rawnsley, Claude G. Montefiore [see lot above], Margaret L. Woods, Henry James (4 February 1894, 24 August 1896 & 25 June 1912), J.W. Mackail, Friedrich Max Muller, Logan Pearsall Smith, Ottoline (and Philip) Morrell (20-26 January 1904), Roger E. Fry (March 1904), Bertrand and Alys Russell (23 December 1905), William Rothenstein (pen and ink vignette sketch of a mother and infant, signed and dated 3rd March [1906]), Julian S. Huxley, Desmond Macarthy, A. Lamb (Xmas 1911), Paul Vinogradoff, Robert Bridges (11 November 1912 & 9 December 1913), Charles Holroyd, Maurice Baring, Duncan Grant (x 2), Robert Anning Bell, Aldous L. Huxley (7 November 1915), D.H. Lawrence (10 November 1915, same page), Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, George Santayana, Lord Berners, Siegfried Sassoon (31 March 1923) and others, numerous blanks at rear of second volume, first volume with monogrammed bookplate of Harriette Anne Morrell to front pastedown, second volume with inscription by Harriette's grandchild to front free endpaper, contemporary vellum, the first volume inscribed 'Black Hall, Oxford, 1889' to upper cover, a photograph of Frederic Parker Morrell when mayor of Oxford, with his wife and daughter Frederica Peel, loosely inserted Provenance: From the library of Lady Ottoline and Philip Morrell, thence by descent. Philip was the son of Frederic Morrell, solicitor, of Black Hall, Oxford, and Harriette Anne, daughter of the Rev. Philip Wynter. (2)
Lot 44
Miniatures Williamson, George C"Life and Works of Ozias Humphrey", John Lane, The Bodley Head 1918, numerous pls, 1/4 vellumBourgoing, Jean de"English Miniatures", Ernest Benn 1928, numerous pls with tissue guardsLong, Basil"British Miniaturists", Jeffrey Bless 1929Williamson, George C "Andrew and Nathaniel Plimer, miniature painters their lives and their works", George Bell & Sons 1903Williamson, George C and Engleheart, Henry L "George Engleheart 1750-1829 miniature painter to George III", George Bell 1902 and two other vols (7) CONDITION REPORT: note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information
Lot 42
Willliamson, George C "The History of Portrait Miniatures", George Bell & Sons 1904, 2 vols, colour frontis with tissue guards, numerous ills, numerous pls with tissue guard, F, cream cl with gt dec (2) CONDITION REPORT: note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information
Lot 1004
A French Empire ormolu mantel clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the ormolu dial with black Roman hour numerals and blued steel moon hands, the arched ormolu case with embossed decoration and mounts to the front depicting a classical maiden anointing another seated figure within an arch, standing on an ebonised oval base with a glass dome, height 50 cm (clock) 56 cm (inc. base and dome)
Lot 1027
William Barker, Wigan, a moonphase longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the fourteen-inch brass break-arch dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals with Arabic five-minute numerals to the outer aspect, the silvered dial centre engraved with c-scroll decoration and having a subsidiary seconds dial, and sweep date to the inner aspect of the chapter ring, with cast-brass c-scroll spandrels to the four corners, the arch having a moonphase disc set within the arch above, with the adjustment wheelwork from behind the dial in typical Barker fashion, and engraved above with the maker's name Will. Barker, Wigan, the globe area having two applied silvered mounts engraved with the motto Time is Valuable, the mahogany case having a shaped moulding to the top of the trunk door, fluted columns standing on fret-work blocks to the trunk corners, the hood flat fluted columns to the door and further turned fluted columns to the corners, a fretwork panel to the swan-neck pediment and cast-brass finials, the base having canted corners, a shaped raised panel and standing on bracket feet, height 230 cm.* Biography; William Barker was a well-known maker working in Wigan, Lancashire, with a whole chapter devoted to him in The Clockmakers and Watchmakers of Wigan by Arthur J. Hawkes published in 1950. A member of the Barker family of clockmakers, William was believed to have come to Wigan with his father Thomas in circa 1737 and established himself not only as a clockmaker, but also a gunsmith and petitioned to be made a Freeman in March 1748 stating that having 'married a wife there, is desirous to obtain his Freedom and to exercise his trade therein…' being finally admitted in 1751. He quickly became very active in the town and was at the forefront of a number of petitions stopping others from plying their trade without the requisite Freedoms, often to stop competition from those of equal ability. Thomas Hatton, an 18th century London watchmaker and author on clocks wrote in his Introduction to the Mechanical Part of Clock and Watch Work, published in 1773, that William Barker can be put 'in the front rank' of makers. Barker's masterpiece, a longcase clock with various complications, including moon-phases and state of sunrise and sunset along with calendar work for the Old Style and New Style that came into use in 1752, was made circa 1780. William Barker fell ill in July 1786 and died some months after, with his son Daye Barker continuing the business for a short while.
Lot 1009
Vincenti et Cie, Paris, a three-piece clock garniture: 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 maker Vincenti et Cie of Paris, the round cream enamel dial with black Arabic Roman numerals with coloured floral swags between, a gilt filigree mount to the centre and blued steel fleur-de-lys hands, the gilt-metal case with floral, bird and rococo decoration and mounts, with tapered pink porcelain pillars to either side decorated with rural country scenes, a pink porcelain plaque set within the front and painted with a rural scene depicting seated lovers, and with a matching pink porcelain urn to the top of the case, with a pair of gilt-metal and porcelain matching vase shaped side pieces, height 42 cm (clock) 37 cm side pieces. Complete with glass domes. * Biography; Vincenti set up his factory producing roulant blancs in Montbeliard in 1823 but went bankrupt a year later, whereupon the clock manufacturer Roux took on the management. They were awarded a Medaille d'Argent (silver medal) for their movements at the Paris Exhibition of 1855, Vincenti himself having died in 1834.
Lot 1013
Thomas Sherwood, Leeds, a mahogany bracket clock in the manner of Thomas Hope: the eight-day duration, double-fusee, five-pillar movement having an anchor escapement and striking the hours on a bell, with shaped plates and border engraving, the round eight -inch white painted dial having black Roman numerals, , blued steel hands and signed Thos. Sherwood, Leeds, with the decorative gilded bezel having a continuous scroll design, the Romano-Egyptian style case, in the manner of the designer Thomas Hope, with tapered and fluted angle columns topped by acrotoria finials carved with a honeysuckle design, the case front with half-round angled mouldings inlaid with geometric brass stringing and a gadrooned pediment top surmounted by a brass pineapple finial, with obelisk shaped brass frets to the case sides, and standing on carved wood fan feet, height 50 cm (inc. finial).* Biography; Thomas Sherwood is recorded as working as a watchmaker, silversmith and jeweller in Leeds from before his marriage in 1802 until at least 1834. Two further bracket clocks are recorded signed by Sherwood.* Biography Thomas Hope was a designer who travelled extensively abroad to find inspiration for his work, being particularly interested in Ancient Roman, Greek and Egyptian styles. He set out many of his designs in the book Household Furniture which he published in 1807. This particular case style was in use, with some small differences, by a number of cabinet makers including Banting & France who it is known made one of the earliest examples for the clockmaker's Atkins & Son, which was in the possession of the Marquis of Bristol and was sold by Christies, King Street, London in May 2001.
Lot 1014
Joseph Smith, Barthomley, a walnut bracket clock: the eight-day duration single-fusee timepiece movement now with an anchor escapement and formerly with pull-quarter repeat, now removed, seven-inch square brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, Arabic five-minute numerals to the outer aspect, fleur-de-lys half-hour markings and diamond seven-and-a-half hour markings, engraved in decorative script either side of VI o'clock Joseph Smith, Barthomley, the matted centre with a ringed winding hole and date aperture, with cast-brass female-head spandrels to the four corners and decorative blued steel hands, with wheat-ear engraving to the border, the walnut case having a shallow bell-top pediment surmounted by a brass handle, and standing on bracket feet, height 37.5 cm (not inc. handle).* Biography Joseph Smith was from a well-known clockmaking family based in Cheshire. He was the son of the celebrated maker Gabriel Smith who himself moved from Barthomley in 1822 and it is believed father and son shared a shop in Chester in circa 1747. Joseph made the Barthomley parish church clock in circa 1710.
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Lot 434
* Vanessa Bell, nee Stephen [1879-1961]-A portrait study of Maud Milman:-, circa 1905transcribed on an old label applied to the reverse taken from the original mount, 'Maud, drawn by Vanessa Stephen'coloured chalk drawing29.5 x 25cm.* Provenance.Gifted to Dr. M.W. LittlewoodThence by family descent.*Notes The sitter, Maud Milman, was the younger sister of Sylvia Milman, a friend and fellow student of Vanessa Bell [then Vanessa Stephen] at The Slade School. The Stephen and Milman families were friends. The Milman sisters (four in all) were the grand-daughters of the Rev. Henry Milman, Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral.
Lot 1011
Samuel Toulmin, London, an ebonised bracket clock with pull quarter-repeat: the eight-day duration double fusee movement having a verge escapement, fully engraved backplate with rococo and floral decoration, striking the hours on a bell and repeating the quarter hours on six bells via a repeat cord, the painted enamelled seven-inch break-arch dial with black Roman numerals, Arabic five-minute numerals, a 'strike/silent' dial within the arch, gilt rococo spandrels to the four corners and arch, decorative blued steel hands and signed to the centre 'Saml. Toulmin, Strand, London', the ebonised bell-top case with brass fret-work to the sides, to the front top corners, with four cast pineapple finials to the four top corners, a brass carrying handle to the top of the bell-top caddy and all standing on four cast-brass feet in the form of animal feet, height 54cms/50cms, handle up/down.* Biography; Samuel Toulmin is recorded as working in the Strand from circa 1757 until 1783; a number of watches and clocks are recorded signed by him including a bracket clock in the Virginia Museum, a watch in the China Gelis collection and a watch in the Guildhall Museum.
Lot 1006
Japy Freres, Paris, a brass four-glass mantel clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell, the backplate stamped with the trademark of Japy Freres along with the serial number 4837, the pendulum with twin mercury jars, the round white enamel dial having black Roman numerals and blued steel moon hands, with the brass corniche case having glass to all four sides, height 24 cm* Biography; originally set up in circa 1771 in Beaucourt by Georges Frederic Japy for the purpose of making ebauches (blanks) for watch movements, by 1809 they were also producing clock movement blanks. By 1810, Pierre's sons Frederic-Guillaume, Louis-Frederic and Jean-Pierre had joined the firm and soon after the death of Frederic in 1812, his sons renamed the firm Japy Freres et Cie.
Lot 1002
Vincenti et Cie, Paris, a three-piece clock garniture: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell, the backplate stamped with trademark for the maker Vincenti et Cie of Paris, the round white enamel dial having black Arabic hour numerals, red Arabic five-minute outer numerals, pierced and engraved brass hands, the white marble case having curved ends to the base applied gilt-metal floral mounts and with the figure of a classical female reclining against the side of the case and playing with two winged cherubs, complete with two matching three light candelabra side pieces depicting putti holding aloft the gilt-metal floral sconces, height 21 cm (clock) 35.5 cm (side pieces).* Biography; For details of Vincenti see lot no. 1009
Lot 1022
Peter Bower, Redlynch, an oak longcase clock: the associated thirty-hour birdcage movement striking on a bell, the ten-inch square brass dial having a raised chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, fleur-de-lys half-hour markings and signed either side of VI o'clock Peter Bower, Redlynch, with cast-brass c-scroll and shell corner spandrels, the dial centre engraved with a depiction of a castle flying a flag, with a steel single hand and date aperture, the oak flat-topped case having a long trunk door, plain base with restorations and tapered three-quarter columns to the hood with wood capitals, height 213cm.* Biography Peter Bower is recorded as a fine and prolific maker working in the west-country from circa 1710.
Lot 1025
Davie Steward, Newport Pagnell, a quarter-chiming longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell and the quarters on a nest of eight bells, the twelve-inch square brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, Arabic five-minute numerals to the outer aspect, fleur-de-lys half-hour markings and signed either side of VI o'clock Davie Steward, Newport Pagnell, the matted dial centre having engraved decoration to the date aperture, with a pair of birds below the subsidiary seconds dial, with cast-brass female head spandrels to the four corners and blued steel hands, the arch having a round silvered boss engraved with a basket of fruit sat on a table, with cast brass c-scroll spandrels either side, the mahogany case having a pagoda top, with fluted canted corners to the hood and surmounted by three brass ball-and-spire finials, height 234 cm (inc. finial).
Lot 1010
A French bronze and ormolu mantel clock in the form of a bull: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell with an outside countwheel and stamped with the serial number 108, the dial with black Roman numerals on individual porcelain lozenges and blued steel hands (hour hand replaced), the case having a bronze bull sitting upon a rouge marble base with the clock, resting on a decorative saddle on the bull's back which in turn is surmounted by the figure of a bronze cherub seated within a conch shell, with decorative ormolu mounts and on ormolu 'griffin' feet, height 56cm.
Lot 1029
Jas. Coffin, Barnstaple, a mahogany longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch brass break-arch dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals and Arabic five-minute outer numerals, the dial centre having a seconds dial, large date aperture and engraved with rococo decoration and the name Jas. Coffin, Barnstaple, with decorative blued steel hands, female-head cast-brass spandrels to the four corners, a round silvered boss to the arch engraved with an eagle above a ribbon engraved tempus Fugit, with cast-brass dolphin spandrels to either side, the mahogany case with crossbanding to the base, shaped trunk door, the flat-topped hood with tapered pillars having cast-brass capitals, height 214 cm.* Biography; James Coffin is recorded as having been apprenticed in 1752 to William Upjohn of Exeter at a premium of £12 12s. It is known that he looked after the Barnstaple parish church clock for five years from the 7th of June 1764.
Lot 1030
John Ebsworth, London, a marquetry longcase clock: the associated eight-day duration movement having finned pillars and striking the hours on a bell with an inside countwheel, the ten-inch square brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring with Fleur-de-lys half-hour markings and a thin outer aspect engraved with Arabic five-minute numerals, the dial centre engraved with tulip style decoration and signed above VI o'clock John Ebsworth, Londini fecit, within a ribboned cartouche, with cast-brass cherub-head spandrels to the four corners and blued steel hands, the walnut case with panelled bird-and-flower marquetry inlay to the trunk door, with further inlay to the base, the flat-topped hood with barley-twist columns, floral inlay, fret-work to the top frieze and glazed panels to the sides, height 197 cm.* Biography John Ebsworth was a pre-eminent and important early clockmaker who was apprenticed to Richard Aymes on the 23rd of February 1657, becoming free on the 3rd of April 1665. He was an assistant to the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers in 1682 becoming a warden between 1694 and 1696 and finally Master in 1697. He worked at the Cross Keys, Lothbury, London and may well have succeeded the famous lantern clock maker Thomas Knifton. He died in 1699 with his will proven in September of that year.
Lot 1036
John Sampson, Truroe, a walnut longcase clock: the eight-day duration, five-pillar movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch brass break-arch dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman hour numerals, Arabic five-minute numerals to the outer aspect, the matted dial centre with a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, with cast-brass bird-and-urn spandrels to the four corners, decorative blued-steel hands and a silvered boss to the arch engraved with the name Jno. Sampson, Truroe, the flat-topped walnut case with double cross-banding to the trunk door and base, the hood having turned tapered columns with cast-brass capitals and wooden fret-work above the dial, all standing on a double-plinth to the base, height 221 cm.* Biography; John Sampson is known to have made clocks of 'superior quality' with one known longcase example dated circa 1750, which also has the name of Truro spelt with the additional 'e'.
Lot 91
19th century Derby plate with floral decoration, a further oval two-handled coloured dish, a Herend gilded and decorated circular basket, three shoe ornaments, five modern enamelled coffee spoons, Coalport Ming Rose miniature table bell, 20th century oriental underglaze blue decorated bowl and oval dish with figure decoration (qty)
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