William Thompson, Wolverhampton, a mahogany longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement, striking the hours on a bell, the thirteen-inch painted break-arch dial having black Roman numerals, Arabic outer five-minute numerals, raised gilt-work decoration on a blue ground to the four corners, a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture to the dial centre and signed Wm. Thompson, W: Hampton, the arch having a depiction of Britannia within an oval and further raised gilt decoration, with decorative blued steel hands, the rear of the dial embossed with the dialmaker's name Ashwin & Co, the mahogany case having a swan neck pediment with giltwood ball and spire finials, the hood with full fluted columns with cast-brass capitals, with fluted quarter-columns to the trunk with cast-brass capitals, with a shaped top to the trunk door and a raised shaped panel to the base with fluted canted corners, height 223cm (not inc. finial) * Biography William Thompson is recorded as working in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire from circa 1780 until at least 1805 having been apprenticed in 1767 to William Parkes. * Thomas Ashwin, born circa 1758 and married to Mary in 1774, was a dial maker working in Birmingham from 1777 when he is recorded as a japanner of all sorts of wares at 5, Paradise Street. He traded as Ashwin & Co from 1787 until his death in 1791. It was in this year that a mob gathered outside a hotel to protest at a meeting taking place within, which was celebrating the first anniversary of the French Revolution. Ashwin was recruited as a special constable whereupon he was hit on the head by a rock and died of his injuries. His wife continued the business alongside their fourteen year old son, but within a year they had formed a partnership with another dial maker, Thomas Byrne, who may well have also formed a personal relationship with Mary. In her book The Art of the Painted Clock Dial, Mary Tennant notes that only a few Ashwin dials are known - all of high quality, and that it is likely that Byrne continued to use the remaining stock of Ashwin falseplates on his own dials making it sometimes difficult to tell if a dial is an Ashwin or a Byrne, especially as they are of very similar styles.
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W. Turner of Aston, an oak grandmother clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the associated round brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, decorative half-hour markings and the maker's name W. Turner, Aston Fecit, with engraved decoration to the centre and decorative brass hands, the flat-top oak case having a break-arch trunk door, turned hood pillars and standing on bracket feet, height 156cm.
Joshua Brace, Lydney, a moonphase 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, fleur-de-lys half-hour markings and outer Arabic five-minute numerals, the matted dial centre with subsidiary seconds dial, engraved decorative surround to the date aperture, and engraved to a silvered name plate with the maker's name Joshua Brace, Lydney, the corners with cast-brass urn spandrels, the arch having a moonphase disc with date and time markings, with the silvered arched surround engraved High Water at Bristol Key, the mahogany case with typical Bristol cresting to the hood, wavy-edge moulding to the hood door, shaped inlaid stringing to the base and trunk door, canted corners, fluted wood pillars to the hood with cast-brass Corinthian capitals and surmounted by a brass eagle-and-ball finial, standing on bracket feet, height 225cm (inc. finial) * Biography Joshua Brace is first recorded as working in Chepstow from 1752 until 1763 having originally been from Martley in Worcestershire where he had been apprenticed to Richard Munkland, a gunsmith and clockmaker. He then moved along the River Severn to Lydney in Gloucestershire prior to 1780.
Quartermain, Aylesbury, an oak longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch painted break-arch dial having black Roman numerals, raised rococo giltwork decoration to the four corners and arch, a subsidiary seconds dial, decorative blued steel hands, a brass sweep date hand to the centre and signed within the arch Quartermain, Aylsbury, the oak case having a shallow pediment top with three brass ball-and -spire finials, with the fluted hood columns having giltwood capitals, with a break-arch door to the trunk and plain base, height 229cms (inc. finial) * Biography Joseph Quartermain is recorded as working as both a watch and clockmaker in Aylesbury from circa 1781 until at least 1804 with W. Quartermain working from circa 1791.
Four air twist wine glasses: two with bell shaped bowl, the straight stem with a single series air twist extending into the bowl, set on a fold over and conical foot, 17 and 16.5 cm high, together with two with trumpet-shaped bowls with tapering single series stem on a conical foot, 17 and 17.5 cm high, circa 1750-60.
An early 19th century 'Farmer's Arms/God Speed The Plough' glass rummer: the bell shaped bowl engraved with the initials WJ within a roundel surrounded with sprays of roses and thistles, a basket of fruit above, the reverse with the Farmer's Arms, on knopped stem and stepped base, 19.5 cm high.
A parian figure group, 'Una and the Lion', probably Minton: modelled after John Bell with the scantily clad figure riding atop a lion, on a rustic rectangular base, with some gilding and turquoise detail, circa 1860-70, 25.5 cm high. *Notes This group has also been referred to as 'Purity'. The subject comes from Spencer's Faerie Queen and depicts Una as True Religion whose chastity is protected by the Lion which represents England.
Quentin Bell, a pottery dish: the centre painted with a line of trees in a landscape, the rim with a ring of dot motifs on a blue ground, incised mark, probably Fulham Pottery, 19 cm diameter. * Quentin Bell [1910-1996], the second son of Clive and Vanessa Bell was the driving force behind the creation and survival of the Charleston Trust.
A ship’s brass bell from the screw steamer “Skipton Castle”, incised name, the letters painted black/red, diameter 11½”, with clapper, mounted on an old wooden wall bracket; the ship was built in 1907 for the Lancashire Shipping Co, sold to a Greek company in 1928 and renamed “Prionas”, broken up in 1932. Extensive details with lot. Good Condition. Plate 1
A fine 1:18 scale model of a 1920’s Dennis London Fire Brigade Ladder Escape Fire Engine. A fully detailed model with detachable ladder, pump, fire extinguishers, hoses, brass coloured fittings, bell, lights, horn, steering wheel, dash with dials, aluminium style bonnet radiator with brass surround “DENNIS” and “DU 179” number plate, brown painted spoked “wood” wheels with black “AVON” tyres. In a glazed display case. VGC-Mint
SCARPA ANTONIO: (1752-1832) Italian Anatomist. Scarpa published a number of medical treatises widely respected. An interesting A.L.S., Scarpa, two pages, 4to, Pavia, 20th May 1799, to Dr. Morigi, in Italian. Scarpa writes to his colleague and states `Today is the first day I get up from bed after eight consecutive days with constant fever which have brought me to an extreme weakness. Spring changes my health, and the changes of weather of this year have been terrible for me. So I have not been able to enjoy our liberation because of my illness. Each time I think in the way the war has changed, everything seems a dream to me, a prodigy. Even the winners are amazed with such change…´ further saying `Germans don´t seem to be the same as they used to, with their determination and bravery. There was a huge cannon war shot, it was ours one, but now I think they will regret having made such damages to French, because if all goes well, which I hope will, in a few days-time the news will reach France. The Imperial Kingdoms have been occupied by the German..´ After reporting about war situation in Pavia, Scarpa makes very interesting scientific comments, stating `Two weeks ago I made two surgeries with the new medical needle in presence of all my students. I could learn all the advantages I was expecting about it, and both surgeries ended successfully, and the fact that the patients are walking up and down in the hospital confirms this.´ and continues reporting about the manufacture of such medical needles and their high cost, referring to other similar projects, like an English one with a needle with curve end, stating `You will notice on the drawing that the curve end of this needle is more accentuated than the one done by Bell´. Scarpa further on describes an aneurysm surgery he has recently performed with graft and ligature of the femoral artery. A very interesting content letter with historical and scientific information. With blank address leaf bearing a hole as a result of the removing of the seal. Some overall creasing, otherwise VG. £800-1200 A few years after, in 1805, when Napoleon was made King of Italy, he visited Pavia and inquired about Doctor Scarpa. As an act of homage to the great scientist, although questionable, the head of Scarpa was removed and exhibited in the Institute of Anatomy, and is still exhibited at the Museo per la storia dell'Università di Pavia.
An 18th Century drinking glass circa 1760 with an ogee bowl with basal fluting above a double series opaque twist stem with a twelve ply spiral outside a pair of tapes, raised to a conical foot, fault to the bowl, together with a further example circa 1780 with bell form bowl above a multiple series air twist stem and conical foot, tallest 16.5cm.
A fine French ormolu and porcelain mantle clock, late 19th Century in the Servres style, striking bell movement, with urn finial with ring handles to the top, above foliate decorated porcelain, oval set with eight small ruby stones, above porcelain panels decorated with figures and cherub, pineapple finials, scroll decoration, raised on ornate feet, stamped Leber to front panel, 49cm high
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