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A French brass gorge cased carriage timepiece with alarm, Unsigned, late 19th century The eight-day movement with silvered platform lever escapement and alarm sounding on a bell mounted on the backplate, the rectangular white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minutes and subsidiary alarm setting dial to lower margin, the bevel glazed gorge case with hinged carrying handle, 15cm (6ins) high excluding handle. Provenance: The Property of the late Baron Ozy de Zegwaart.

A French malachite inset Belge noir marble mantel clock with barometer and thermometer Retailed by Elkington and Co., Liverpool, late 19th century The eight-day bell striking movement with circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with spade hands set behind bevel-glazed cast brass bezel engraved ELKINGTON & Co. -LIVERPOOL to lower margin, the drumhead case with movement cradled within scroll-shaped shoulders fronted with aneroid barometer with circular white enamel register calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations opposing curved mercury thermometer tube calibrated in both Fahrenheit and Centigrade to a white enamel circular scale, the centre with malachite inset shaped panel within gilt line scroll incised decoration, on moulded skirt base with conforming geometric line bordered foliate scroll decoration to apron, 28cm (11ins) high.

A French malachite inset Belge noir marble perpetual calendar mantel clock with moonphase, barometer and thermometer Unsigned, late 19th century The eight-day bell striking movement stamped 1761, 10 6 to backplate, with twin mercury jar pendulum and visible Brocot escapement to the recessed centre of the two-piece white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel moon hands behind bevel glazed bezel, the drum-head case with swollen scroll-outline front fitted with enamel dial for perpetual calendar featuring subsidiary day-of-the-week and date-of-the-month dials beneath moonphase aperture to the cloud and starry painted recessed centre, within outer ring annotated for month-of-the-year with signs of the zodiac behind similar bevel glazed brass bezel opposing conforming aneroid barometer with visible mechanism to centre within circular white enamel scale calibrated in barometric inches with the usual observations and inscribed HOLOSTERIC BAROMETER to upper half and with curved mercury tube FAHRENHEIT scale thermometer to the lower half, the centre with shaped brass-edged bevel glazed lenticle flanked by inset malachite panels within gilt scroll incised line decoration infill, on generous cavetto moulded base incorporating further malachite roundel and gilt incised decoration to the shaped apron, (base of case with damage, unrestored), 65cm (25.5ins) high.

A fine French Louis Philippe rosewood and marquetry mantel clock with calendar and alarm Taveau Freres, Paris, mid 19th century The eight-day countwheel bell striking movement with fine beat adjustment to pendulum crutch and take-off for the calendar work set beneath, the circular white enamel Roman numeral dial signed Taveau Freres to centre, with fine gilt ÔarrowÕ hands and blued steel alarm setting hand within a gilt brass engine-turned convex glazed bezel, the rectangular plinth-form case with figural surmount cast as cupid kneeling whilst holding pan pipes above fascia with fine brass, mother of pearl and ivory butterfly inhabited marquetry decorated panel infill around dial, over rectangular glazed aperture enclosing silvered subsidiary day-of-the-week and date-of-the-month dials, the sides divided into panels with brass double line borders, on cavetto moulded skirt base fronted with a scallop-shell centred foliate scroll inlaid panel, with rounded angles and on shallow squab feet, 48cm (19ins) high; with a later well made rosewood wall bracket with rectangular platform with single curved support, 19cm (17.5ins) high, the clock and wall bracket 67cm (22.5ins) high overall.

A French engraved gilt brass mantel clock with perpetual calendar Potonie, Paris, mid 19th century The eight-day countwheel bell striking movement stamped POTONIE, PARIS, 303 to backplate and with take-off for the calendar work set beneath, the circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with repeat signature to centre and finely pierced blued steel hands, the case with shaped scroll pierced and engraved fascia incorporating three subsidiary dials for day-of-the-week, date-of-the-month and month-of-the-year to apron, on integral leaf-engraved feet and with scroll outline tall strut supports to rear, 19cm (7.5ins) high; now mounted on circular ebonised wood base with glass dome (cracked), 24cm (9.5ins) high overall (original wooden base included with the lot).

A French Second Empire small ormolu mantel clock Unsigned, mid 19th century The eight-day countwheel bell striking movement with gilt engine-turned centre within white enamel Roman numeral chapter ring and floral trail cast bezel to dial, the rectangular case with cavetto cornice above winged baton and laurel cast upper quadrant mounts the apron applied with flaming torches and festoon swag, on shallow leaf cast skirt base with disc feet, 22cm (8.75ins) high.

A French gilt brass mantel clock in the Greek Revival taste The movement by Samuel Marti et Cie, Paris, late 19th century The eight-day two train bell striking movement with S. Marti et Cie, MEDAILLE DE BRONZE roundel and stamped 5277 to backplate, the dial cast as a shield with concentric geometric and laurel band convex centre within chapter ring applied with raised black Roman numerals, the case with seated cherub surmount to the elaborate double scroll surmount above lotus leaf moulded break-arch cornice and female terms flanking dial, the sides applied with stylised seated winged griffin supports, the break-fronted wide plinth base with geometric mouldings and inset with relief cast figural frieze panels and with stalks to the front angles, on block feet with central cartouche between and flanked by scroll pierced side supports, 41cm (16ins) high.

A French Louis XVI style ormolu mantel clock Retailed by W. Opppenheim, Paris, late 19th century The countwheel bell striking movement with blue on white Roman numeral circular enamel dial with Arabic five minute to outer track and fine gilt hands set behind convex bevel-glazed bezel, the case with twin handled urn surmount over lionÕs mask side mounts and scroll chased tapered base section incorporating brass grille inserts and with husk swag mount to front, on inverted breakfront platform base with leafy scroll decorated apron and fluted panel block feet to angles, 40cm (15.75ins) high.

A Swiss ÔBlack ForestÕ carved linden wood cartel clock Unsigned, mid 19th century The eight-day countwheel bell striking movement with silk suspension and circular gilt cartouche Roman numeral dial within a radial leaf cast gilt brass bezel, in a case carved as hanging game with rabbit, boar and various birds suspended along with a rifle, powder flask and a hunting horn to a leafy branch (some repairs and losses), 51cm (20ins) high.

A French Louis XV style boulle bracket clock Unsigned, mid 19th century The eight-day two train bell striking movement stamped 6401 ME to backplate, the twenty-four piece blue on white enamel cartouche dial with foliate cast centre incorporating a profile bust of a gentleman and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the contra-parti brass pewter and coloured shell foliate veneered waisted case with cast seated putto and griffin applied angles to surmount above foliate scroll crest and shaped glazed front door incorporating relief cherub decoration to apron, the sides with arched lattice grille sound frets above swollen sides applied with further griffin mounts and scrolls to knees, on generous rococo cast feet with pendant apron between, 52cm (20.5ins) high; with original wall bracket of ogee outline and applied with scroll cast mounts to angles around further brass-ground naturalistic floral marquetry infill, 19cm (7.5ins) high, the clock and wall bracket 71cm (28ins) high overall.

A French Louis XV style ormolu mantel clock Unsigned, mid 19th century The eight-day countwheel bell striking movement with silk suspension and Japy Freres MEDAILLE DÕOR roundel over stamped 64 to backplate, the twelve piece blue on white enamel Roman numeral cartouche numeral dial with scroll-chased centre and within convex glazed bezel, the waisted elaborate foliate scroll cast case with foliate spray surmount above flowerhead trellis cast shaped side frets and conforming infill to the shaped apron flanked by scroll supports, on integral conforming rococo cast open-work base with pierced feet, 36cm (14ins) high.

A French Louis XV style ormolu mounted green-stained shell bracket clock with wall bracket The dial bearing signature for Gaudron, Paris, mid 19th century The eight-day countwheel bell striking movement stamped with A D MOUGIN, DEUX MEDAILLES roundel above 135.72 to backplate, the simulated thirteen-piece white enamel Roman numeral dial bearing signature Gaudron, A Paris to centre and with Arabic five minutes to outer track, the waisted green shell veneered case with surmount cast as an oriental figure holding aloft a parasol above rococo scroll chased crest and border mounts to front enclosing shaped front door applied with stylised griffin beneath dial, the sides with fine shaped foliate scroll pierced and engraved sound frets above conforming griffin mounts to the knees of the case, on generous scroll cast feet with decorative apron between; with original ogee outline wall bracket applied with conforming mounts to angles and with griffin mask terminal to base, the clock 58cm (23ins) high; the clock and wall bracket 76cm (30ins) high overall.

A French Louis XV style brass mounted mantel clock Unsigned, late 19th century and later The eight-day countwheel bell striking movement with circular white enamel Roman numeral dial behind bevel glazed cast brass bezel, now in a waisted yew veneered case with cherub surmount to the concave sided upstand above scroll crest and shaped mounts to front angles and floral spray to apron, on rocaille cast feet with leafy apron between, 34cm (13.5ins) high.

A Regency brass inlaid mahogany bracket clock The dial bearing bearing signature for Murry, London, circa 1825, The four pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with 8 inch circular cream painted convex Roman numeral dial bearing signature MURRY, Royal Exchange, LONDON to centre and with blued steel spade hands within cast gilt brass convex glazed bezel, the break-arch case with moulded cornice above lozenge-centred geometric line decoration beneath dial flanked by inlaid canted angles, the sides with brass ring handles above arched fishscale frets, on panel inlaid moulded skirt base, 43cm (17ins) high.

A Regency mahogany precision longcase clock of one month duration with moonphase George Hancock, Midsomer Norton, early 19th century The substantial five-pillar rack and bell striking movement with tall shouldered plates, five-wheel trains, deadbeat escapement and wide-jaw pendulum suspension for the steel-rod pendulum with large lenticular bob, the 13 inch single sheet silvered brass Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds and calendar dials and signed George Hancock, MidsummÕr Norton to the delicate leafy swag engraved centre within chapter ring with Arabic quarters to outer track, the angles with conforming rosette and swag decoration beneath arch with rolling moonphase calibrated with THE MOONS AGE to upper border and engraved with marine landscapes to lunettes, in a break-arch top case with Corinthian columns to hood above shaped ebony line inlaid panel to throat over rectangular caddy moulded trunk door with conforming shaped-panel decoration and flanked by Corinthian quarter columns to trunk, on plinth base with shallow moulded skirt, 203cm (80ins) high. George Hancock is recorded in Moore A.J. THE CLOCKMAKERS OF SOMERSET 1650-1900 as working in Midsomer Norton in 1828 and 1839, Moore suggests that he may have also later worked in Frome where a maker with the same name is recorded at various addresses from 1839 to 1853. The movement of the current lot is robustly built with accuracy in mind suggesting that it was built as a special order for a particularly discerning client.

A George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock with moonphase John Smith, Chester, circa 1780 The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with 13.5 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture to the foliate scroll engraved centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track and female mask and scroll applied spandrels to angles, beneath arch with rolling moonphase calibrated for age of the moon to edge of disc and with foliate engraved lunettes, the upper edge of the arch signed JOHN SMITH CHESTER to an applied curved plate, the swan neck pedimented case with reeded columns to hood above trunk with swollen frieze to throat over shaped-top caddy moulded flame figured door flanked by fluted quarter columns, on raised panel fronted plinth base with canted angles and shallow mounded skirt, 229cm (90ins) high. John Smith is recorded in Moore, Nicholas Chester Clocks & Clockmakers as working in Foregate Street, Chester in 1781, and is thought to have been active circa 1750-85.

A George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock with moonphase Peter Fearnley, Wigan, circa 1780 The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with 14 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and sweep calendar hand to the fine Ho-Ho bird inhabited foliate scroll engraved centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with calendar to inside edge and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with foliate scroll cast spandrels beneath arch with rolling moonphase calibrated for age of the moon to edge of disc and with lunettes applied with pierced and engraved decoration incorporating text TIME IS VALUABLE, the upper edge of the arch signed PETER FEARNLEY WIGAN to an applied curved plate, the swan neck pedimented case with central upstand and gilt leafy scroll decorated verre eglomise infill above ring-turned columns to hood, the trunk with blind fret collar above shaped-top caddy moulded flame figured door flanked by fluted quarter columns, on raised panel fronted plinth base with canted angles and shallow mounded skirt, 235cm (92.5ins) high. Peter Fearnley is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as born circa 1749, he married Ann Lawson (from a fellow Wigan clockmaking family) in 1776 and died 1826. The current lot is a classic example of FearnleyÕs work with details such as the engraved dial centre and fine applied decoration to the lunettes of the arch only seen on his best work.

A rare Welsh George II parquetry banded walnut eight-day longcase clock with moonphase William Charles, Chepstow, circa 1745 The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with 11.75 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and applied arched silvered nameplate signed Will. Charles, Chepstow to the symmetrical Ho-Ho bird inhabited foliate scroll engraved centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with twin bird and urn cast spandrels beneath rolling moonphase calibrated for age of the moon and high tide times to outer edge, the upper border with applied arched plate engraved HIGH WATER AT CHEPSTOW BRIDGE, the break-arch case with moulded cornice and blind fret frieze above parquetry strung hood door with three-quarter columns to angles, the trunk with ogee-arch topped caddy moulded quarter veneered door with conforming strung border to both door and surround, on conforming plinth base with shallow moulded skirt and bracket feet to front only, 214cm (84ins) high. William Charles is recorded in Linnard, William WALES Clocks & Clockmakers as working from premises in Beaufort Square Chepstow circa 1745-78. The current lot is illustrated by Linnard (on page 115) where it is erroneously described as being in a mahogany case. The use of walnut for the veneers and general detailing of the design and layout is reminiscent of examples made by Bristol makers such as Benjamin Stretch and John Jordan during the 1740Õs; this suggests that the current lot is more likely to have been made prior to 1750. Another example by William Charles with ÔHigh Water at Chepstow BridgeÕ resides at the Chepstow Museum.

A George III oak thirty-hour longcase clock James Douglass, Chertsey, circa 1775 The posted countwheel bell striking single-handed movement with 10 inch square dial signed JamÕs Douglass, Chertsey within a rococo scroll cartouche to the foliate engraved centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with squat cruciform half hour markers and scroll cast spandrels to angles, the case with cavetto cornice and three-quarter columns to hood above rectangular caddy moulded door to trunk, on plain plinth base with moulded skirt, 186cm (73ins) high. James Douglass is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Chertsey from 1769 until declared bankrupt in 1791.

A thirty-hour longcase clock movement and dial Giles Coates, Chedworth, circa 1760 The four finned pillar two-handed movement now with inside rack striking on a bell mounted above the movement, the 10 inch square brass dial with calendar aperture to the bird inhabited foliate scroll engraved centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers, Arabic five minutes and signed Giles Coates, CHEDWORTH to lower edge, the angles with female mask and scroll cast spandrels, (movement with early conversion from countwheel striking to internal rack striking). Giles Coates senior is recorded on Dowler, Graham GLOUCESTERSHIRE CLOCK AND WATCHMAKERS as born in 1737 and married to Jane Marks of Chedworth in 1777/8, he had four children, the third of whom, also called Giles, followed his father into the clockmaking trade..

A Rare George III mahogany striking wall clock Wright and Thorpe, London circa 1790 The five pillar twin fusee movement striking the hours on a bell mounted above the plates, the 12 inch circular silvered Roman numeral dial signed Wright & Thorpe, In the Poultry, London to centre, with Arabic five minutes to outer track and scroll pierced steel hands, the case with ogee moulded glazed wooden bezel fitted to the cavetto moulded surround with salt box type case to rear with pendulum access flap and shaped back apron to base and door to right hand side, 41cm (16ins) diameter, 47cm (18.5ins) high. Wright and Thorpe are recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in the Poultry, London circa 1777. The current lot is particularly rare in that it has a strike train and can be compared to similar example by Benjamin Ward illustrated in Rose, Ronald E. ENGLISH DIAL CLOCKS on page 70.

A William III eight-day longcase clock movement and dial John Barnett, London, circa 1695 The six finned-pillar inside rack and bell striking movement formerly with quarter chiming train (now removed), the 11 inch square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial, ringed winding holes and scroll engraved calendar aperture to the rose engraved matted centre, within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half-hour markers, Arabic five minutes to the narrow outer track and signed John Barnett, Londini fecit to lower edge, the angles applied with gilt winged cherub head and foliate scroll cast spandrels, (incomplete). John Barnett is recorded in Loomes, Brian The Early CLOCKMAKERS of Great Britain as born circa 1662, apprenticed to John Ebsworth in 1675 and gaining his Freedom of the ClockmakersÕ Company in 1682; he is thought to have died in 1702. Barnett was a very competent maker with several long duration as well as quarter chiming clocks known.

A George III brass mounted mahogany bracket clock Rivers and Son, London, circa 1800 The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with anchor escapement and signed Rivers & Son, Cornhill LONDON to an oval cartouche within the decorative border engraved backplate fitted with a pendulum holdfast to lower edge, the 8 inch white painted circular convex Roman numeral dial with blued steel ÔmoonÕ hands, the single pad top break-arch case with brass carrying handle above circular cast brass convex glazed bezel to front door and shaped brass fishscale frets to the lower quadrants, the sides with conforming arched fret apertures, on moulded skirt base with brass bracket feet, 39cm (15.5ins) high excluding handle. James Rivers and Son are recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as successors to De St. Leu. working 1782-1815.

A George III mahogany bracket timepiece Unsigned, late 18th century The five pillar single fusee movement with 6 inch circular convex white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minutes to outer track, the inverted bell-top case with hinged brass carrying handle and pineapple finials above front door with central circular cast brass bezel with convex glass, the sides with shallow-arch brass fishscale sound frets, on cavetto moulded shallow skirt base with brass ball feet, 38cm (15ins) high excluding handle.

A pine thirty-hour longcase clock John Lee, Cookham, movement and dial circa 1770, the case early 18th century The posted countwheel bell striking two-handed movement constructed with rectangular section posts riveted to both the top and bottom plates, the 11 inch square brass dial with pierced steel hands and matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic Five minutes to outer track and signed John Lee, COOKHAM to lower margin, the angles applied with female mask and foliate scroll cast spandrels, now in an earlier case with ogee moulded cornice with key-pattern fretwork frieze to hood, convex throat and rectangular door to trunk, on plinth base, 206cm (81ins) high overall. John Lee is recorded in Baillie, G. H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Cookham circa 1759-1800. The case of the current lot with its convex throat moulding probably dates to the formative years of the 18th century.

A rare William III ebonised thirty-hour longcase clock Thomas Baddely, Bath, circa 1695 The posted countwheel bell striking movement constructed with square section posts with swollen caps and bases riveted to both the top and bottom plates and with movement bars secured via pins against lugs riveted to the underside of the top plate, the delicate wheelwork with fine Ôgolf teeÕ shaped arbors and early pattern escapement pallets, the 10.75 inch square brass dial with fine pierced steel hand and matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half hour markers and signed Tho: Baddely, Bath to lower margin, the angles applied with winged cherub head and foliate scroll cast spandrels, the case with shallow ogee moulded caddy and ball finial above cavetto moulded dentil cornice and large glazed side apertures to hood, convex throat and rectangular door centred with a glazed lenticle to trunk, on plinth base with moulded skirt, 217cm (85.5ins) high excluding finial, 224cm (88ins) high overall. A Thomas Bad(d)eley is recorded in White, Ian WATCH AND CLOCK MAKERS IN THE CITY OF BATH as working in Bath during the early 18th century. The movement of the current lot is notable for the quality of the wheelwork in particular the turning of the arbors. The method for securing the movement bars within the frame via pins against lugs riveted to the underside of the top plate is rare, but most often seen on clocks made in Somerset during the latter years of the 17th century by makers such as Lawrence Debnam and James Delance of Frome and Edward Webb and Edward Bilbie of Chewstoke. These details coupled with the style of half hour markers, hand and spandrels would suggest that the current lot was made prior to 1700 thus is perhaps one of the earliest surviving clocks made in the city of Bath.

A George III green japanned eight-day longcase clock Daniel Keele, Salisbury, circa 1770 The five pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch brass break-arch dial with recessed silvered subsidiary seconds dial and applied arched nameplate Dan Keele, SARUM to the finely matted centre within silvered Roman numeral chapter ring and rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles, the arch with starburst centre engraved subsidiary calendar dial flanked by conforming mounts, in a break-arch case with cavetto moulded cornice above three-quarter columns to hood and break-arch door to trunk decorated in raised polychrome and gilt with figures within an oriental garden terrace landscape with pavilions, on plinth base with conforming landscape decoration to front and double skirt, 215cm (84.5ins) high. Daniel Keele is recorded in Snell, Michael Clocks & Clockmakers of Salisbury as an exceptional maker (because of the number of Act of Parliament clocks that he produced) who was working from the sign of the DukeÕs Head in Catherine Street, Salisbury by 1757. Keele clearly had entrepreneurial traits as he formed partnerships with various cabinet makers and by 1770 he had moved and opened a large ÔAuction Room, Repository and Ware-houseÕ in the Market Place. He is thought to have ceased trading in 1779 when his entire stock in trade was put up for sale and the leases for his properties advertised. It seems from all the examples illustrated by Snell (a bracket clock, two tavern clocks and a longcase) that Keele had a preference for japanned cases, Snell suggests that these cases could have possibly been made in-house by the cabinet makers with whom he shared his premises.

A fine and rare George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock with lion automaton, centre seconds and moonphase George Hewett, Marlborough, circa 1760 The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement set low between the plates and pallets operating via linkages the rocking eyes and shaking tail of the painted lion automaton to the arch of the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with the left paw connected in a similar manner to the strike hammer, the dial centre with rolling moonphase aperture calibrated with the age of the moon to the edge of the lunar disc and with scroll engraved lunettes beneath calendar aperture flanked by public house and chinioserie pavilion decoration beneath signature Geo. Hewett, MARLBOROUGH to a scroll bordered reserve, within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track and foliate scroll cast spandrels to angles, in a pagoda pedimented case with shaped fretwork panel infill above break-arch dentil cornice and Corinthian columns to hood, the trunk with break-arch door flanked by reeded canted angles, on shaped panel moulded outline fronted plinth base with ogee bracket feet, 226cm (89ins) high. George Hewitt is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as a maker of astronomical and musical clocks who worked from Marlborough circa 1720-69. The current lot is testament to his skilled and inventive approach which, in addition to the incorporation of a rare automata feature to the arch of the dial, also has the refinement of centre seconds and rolling moonphase neatly incorporated into the centre..

A George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock William Webster, London, circa 1760 The five pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial, calendar aperture and applied shaped silvered nameplate engraved WÕm Webster, Exchange Alley, LONDON to the matted centre within silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track and cast female mask and scroll spandrels to angles beneath arch with subsidiary Strike/Silent dial flanked by dolphin mounts, the pagoda pedimented case with shaped fretwork panel to upstand above break-arch cornice and brass stop-fluted columns to hood and break-arch door to trunk, on plinth base with moulded double skirt and squab feet, 239cm (94ins) high excluding top finial. William Webster senior is recorded in Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as apprenticed to Thomas Tompion and gaining his Freedom from The ClockmakersÕ Company in 1710, he initially worked as journeyman to Tompion later setting up business in Exchange Alley; he died in 1734. William Webster junior was apprenticed to his father in 1727 gaining his Freedom in 1734, he was appointed Master of the ClockmakersÕ Company in 1755. He was a fine maker who very much maintained his fatherÕs standards in his work.

A George III brass mounted fruitwood quarter-chiming table clock Robert Henderson, London circa 1775 The six pillar triple fusee movement with verge escapement, chiming the quarters on a nest of eight graduated bells and striking the hour on a further larger bell, the backplate engraved with symmetrical strapwork and foliate scrolls around a central basket motif with pendulum holdfast hook beneath, the 7 inch brass break-arch dial with shaped recessed silvered signature plate engraved RobÕt Henderson, London and calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track and scroll pierced blued steel hands, the angles with rococo scroll cast spandrels beneath arch centred with a subsidiary Strike/Silent dial flanked by conforming mounts, the bell top case with scroll pierced frets flanking pedestal surmount capped with a pineapple finial above brass festoon applied collar and four further finials to superstructure, over front with scroll cast upper quadrant frets and fillet inset glazed dial aperture to door flanked by cast female caryatid applied canted angles, the sides with generous hinged carrying handles above conforming concave topped rectangular side windows, on moulded shallow skirt base with foliate scroll cast bracket feet, 58cm (23ins) high overall. Robert Henderson is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London 1768-1805, Baillie further notes that a musical clock by Henderson is in the ÔPeipingÕ Museum collection.

A Dutch Friesland stoelklok with alarm Unsigned, early 19th century The posted brass countwheel bell-striking two-handed movement with slender baluster turned corner posts, painted iron top and bottom plates and verge escapement, the rectangular painted dial with circular cream Roman numeral centre within polychrome painted field decorated with figures in 18th century dress flanking calendar aperture to upper margin beneath elaborate gilt and polychrome painted cast lead fret with conforming winged cherub head frets to dial uprights and apron, the sides with further pierced crests above arch-glazed iron side doors, on wooden base with turned feet, standing in a break-arch gabled wall bracket with further applied gilt painted lead crest above polychrome painted pierced side projections and platform supported by shaped brackets beneath, the clock 46cm (18ins) high; 75cm (29.5ins) high overall.

A George III small mahogany table clock Paul Rimbault, London, circa 1800 The five pillar twin chain fusee bell striking movement signed Paul Rimbault, London to the scroll border engraved backplate, the 6 inch brass break-arch dial with repeat signature and circular calendar aperture to the silvered centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track and scroll cast lacquered brass spandrels to angles beneath arch with subsidiary Strike/Silent dial flanked by conforming mounts, the break-arch case with brass carrying handle above brass fillet inset front door aperture and arched brass fishscale sound frets to sides, on moulded skirt base with brass bracket feet, 31cm (12ins) high excluding handle. Paul Rimbault is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working from Denmark Street, London 1770-85.

A George III ebonised table clock Thomas Pepys, London, circa 1775 The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement and symmetrical foliate scroll engraved backplate, the 8 inch brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture and shaped recessed silvered signature plaque engraved Thomas Pepys, London to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes and scroll pierced blued steel hands, the angles applied with scroll cast spandrels beneath arch centred with subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT dial flanked by conforming mounts, the bell-top case with brass carrying handle above foliate scroll pierced quadrant frets and raised mouldings to dial aperture flanked by caddy moulded angles to front, the sides with circular over concave topped windows, on cavetto moulded shallow skirt base with brass bracket feet, 49cm (19.25ins) high. Thomas Pepys is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London from circa 1740.

A George III mahogany table clock Thomas Crowdhill, London, circa 1790 The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with symmetrical foliate scroll engraved backplate and 7 inch silvered brass break-arch Roman numeral dial with calendar aperture and signature Crowdhill, LONDON to centre and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles with foliate scroll engraved decoration with the upper continuing into the arch to border the subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT dial above, the bell top case with hinged brass carrying handle and pinecone finials above brass-fillet inset front door with scroll cast frets to upper quadrants, the sides with brass grille inset break-arch sound frets, on cavetto moulded skirt base with bracket feet, 48cm (19ins) high excluding handle. Thomas Crowdhill is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London circa 1790.

A George III brass mounted mahogany triple-pad top bracket clock Wontner, London, Late 18th century The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with engraved backplate centred with a large fleur-de-lys within circular cartouche and foliate scroll infill, the upper margin inscribed No. 2, the 7 inch white painted Roman numeral break-arch dial with blued steel spade hands, circular subsidiary calendar aperture and signed WONTNER, Minories, LONDON to centre beneath STRIKE/SILENT dial to arch, the case applied with three brass-edged pads and hinged carrying handle above brass fillet inset front door and arched fishscale inset sound frets to sides, on moulded skirt base with brass bracket feet, 38cm (15ins) high excluding handle. John Wontner is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as gaining his Freedom of the ClockmakersÕ Company in 1770, he was elevated to the Livery in 1792 and died in 1807. Baillie notes that he worked from the Minories and was ÔA maker of reputeÕ.

A George III brass mounted mahogany table clock with alarm for the Iberian market John Walker, London, circa 1800 The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with original anchor escapement with wide T bar suspension for the engraved lenticular bob pendulum and pull-wind alarm sounding on the hour bell, the backplate signed John Walker, London to a leafy trail border engraved oval reserve, the 8 inch arched white painted Roman numeral dial inscribed JOHN WALKER, GLOUCESTER STREET, LONDON to centre and with pierced gilt hands, the angles with raised gilt painted floral sprays beneath arch with triple subsidiary dials for calendar, alarm setting and BATER/SILENCIO selection, the break-arch case with concave sided pyramid upstand incorporating scroll pierced brass fret infill above brass fillet inset glazed dial aperture to front door flanked by cast female caryatid mounted canted angles, the sides with hinged brass handles over arched lattice-pierced brass sound frets, on moulded skirt base with brass bracket feet, 61cm (24ins) high overall. A John Walker is recorded in Britten, F.J. OLD CLOCKS AND WATCHES & THEIR MAKERS as working from 29 Gloucester Street, QueenÕs Square, London in 1816.

An extremely rare Queen Anne Chinese lacquer eight-day longcase clock Daniel Delander, London, early 18th century The five finned pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial, calendar aperture and silvered oval plate signed Dan. Delander, London to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles with gilt Indian mask and scroll cast spandrels, in a case with flambeau urn finials and tall caddy decorated in raised polychrome and gilt with flowering foliage above scroll pierced fret to upstand over moulded cornice and conforming fret to frieze and three-quarter columns with brass caps and bases flanking raised foliate spray decoration to the glazed hood door, the trunk with silvered leafy-scroll carved wood decorative corbels to throat above door finely decorated in raised polychrome and gilt with birds and a mallard in flight near a blossoming shrub issuing from a rocky outcrop with two standing crane birds, the sides with particularly fine relief gnarled tree trunk decoration issuing leafy sprays, on plinth base further decorated with aquatic birds within a naturalistic setting over moulded double skirt with squab feet, 254cm (100ins) high excluding top finial, 269 (106ins) high overall. Daniel Delander is recorded in Loomes, Brian The Early CLOCKMAKERS of Great Britain as born circa 1678 and apprenticed to Charles Halstead before being transferred to Thomas Tompion and gaining his Freedom of the ClockmakersÕ Company in 1699. He initially worked as ÔservantÕ to Thomas Tompion from Devereux Court and later (after TompionÕs death in 1713) from Ôwithin Temple BarÕ, Fleet Street. He was a fine maker whose work was clearly influenced by his master but is perhaps best known for his series of particularly fine duplex escapement longcase clocks as well as long duration clocks often with refinements such as equation of time. Delander appeared to also share his masterÕs exacting standards with regards to the quality and design of the cases for his clocks, with his table clocks often mirroring those of Tompion and his successor George Graham. The case of the current lot appears to be an extremely rare, if not an unique surviving example of Chinese lacquer decoration applied to a case made in London. The construction of the case is typical of English work of this period however differs in that the carcass is made almost entirely of pine (only the cleats in the trunk door appear to be oak) rather than being of the usual mixed pine/oak for ÔjapannedÕ cases. This departure from the use of oak for any of the surfaces/principal structural elements of the current lot supports the view that the case was designed to be shipped to China for decoration; indeed accounts exist confirming that deal timber was sent to China as it was deemed well suited for lacquer work (see Bowett, Adam ENGLISH FURNITURE 1660-1714 page 149). The decoration itself is of fine quality with every element formed in relief built-up using a hard brick-red coloured clay based lacquer compound (rather than white gesso) indicative of Chinese/Japanese practice. The design is relatively restrained and is principally composed of naturalistic asymmetric forms contrasting with delicate blossom detail inhabited by birds. This slightly restrained approach perhaps displays a Japanese influence however such work during this period was only undertaken in China; it is perhaps appropriate that the trunk door is decorated with a pair of crane birds which are deemed a symbol of longevity in Chinese culture. We would like to thank Adam Bowett for his assistance with the footnote for this lot.

A fine George I figured walnut eight-day longcase clock Daniel Quare and Stephen Horseman, London, number 299 circa 1720 The substantial five pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial, calendar aperture and signed Dan Quare & Stephen Horseman, London, 299 within a shaped silvered reserve to the matted centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with female mask and scroll cast spandrels beneath Strike/Silent dial flanked by dolphin cast mounts to arch, the break-arch case with tall cavetto cornice and canted angles above swept lower moulding to hood, convex throat over burr veneered break-ach crossbanded door to trunk, on conforming plinth base with moulded skirt, 222cm, (87.5ins) high. Daniel Quare is recorded on Loomes, Brian The Early CLOCKMAKERS of Great Britain as born in Somerset circa 1678, he was admitted as a Free Brother to the ClockmakersÕ Company in April 1671 and by 1683 was working from Exchange Alley, London. Quare was selected as a member of the Court of Assistants in 1698 later becoming Master in 1708. In 1709 he took his former apprentice, Stephen Horseman, into partnership which presumably lasted until QuareÕs death in 1724. Daniel Quare was a fine and inventive maker who supplied clocks and barometers to significant European royal and aristocratic clients as well as the court of William III. The movement of the current lot is built to a high standard with generous use of brass, the case is an attractive early example with canted angles rather than columns to the hood.

A walnut eight-day longcase clock William Flaget, Newbury, late 17th century and later The five finned and latched pillar inside countwheel bell striking movement with 10 inch square gilt brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial, herringbone border engraved calendar aperture and ringed winding holes to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half hour markers, Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed Will: Flaget, Newbury to lower edge, the angles applied with cast twin cherub and crown pattern spandrels, now in a case with moulded cornice, plain frieze and twist pilasters to hood above convex moulded throat and rectangular forty-two inch trunk door, the sides divided into two crossbanded panels, on conforming plinth base with moulded skirt, (the case probably 20th century possibly incorporating earlier elements), 198cm (78ins) high. Willaim Flaget(t) does not appear to be recorded in the usual sources, however a brief account of the Flagett family of clockmakers is provided in Barder, C.R. ENGLISH COUNTERY GRANDFATHER CLOCKS page 21-2. Barder notes that a William Flagett was paid for the clock and chimes for St, Nicholas Church, Newbury in 1680, whilst later church records (1706, 07, 12 and 17) indicate payments to a William Flagett junior. This suggests that there were at least two generations of clockmaker with this name working in Newbury during the latter years of the 17th century and the formative years of the 18th century.

William & Mary Copper Halfpenny 1694, pitted surfaces o/wise GFine to AVF, tin farthing 1690 with central copper plug, corroded edge, clear date & legends & some detail in busts & Britannia, scarce, AFine for issue & copper farthing 1694, numerous edge knocks, clear date & legends, overall Fair, busts slightly better, together with James I, 2 x silver halfgroats, 2nd coinage, MM cinquefoil & bell, GFine & AVF & Scotland Charles I, 3 x copper twopences (`turners`) 1642-50 issue, Poor to VG

Two Worcester tankards circa 1770 one of bell shape printed with plantation pattern, the other printed with natural sprays, crescent mark to the second tankard, (2) the second tankard measures 15cm high Condition report Bell shape tankard: rim and foot chip, 4cm hairline. Flat sided tankard: stapled repair. hairline to handle and short hairline to rim.

Tibetan bi-coloured bronze hand bell , cast on the shoulders with eight lanca characters and inside with calligraphy, the open ring handle with a crowned mask and half dorje hilt, height 23cm.

Swedish gilt gesso rococo style wall clock, carved with flowers, swags and cornucopia on an integral bracket, the drum head case with an Arabic dial enclosing an eight day movement striking the half on a bell, overall height 55cm. *See clocks and watches proviso.

Mahogany bracket clock byJohn Watkins, Mannigtree , circa 1820, the break arch case with brass inlay, top handle, ball feet and fish scale grilles, convex painted roman dial with spade fingers, eight day twin fusee movement striking the hour on a bell, engraved back plate with quadrant top corners, case height 42cm (winds, ticks; pendulum, later winding key).*See clocks and watches proviso.

Oak bracket clock circa, 1890, the bell topped case carved with masks and leaf scrolls, enclosing an arched gilt face with silvered roman chapter ring, and subsidiary dials for chime/silent, slow/fast, eight bells/Westminster, signed by the retailerJohn Hall & Co, Manchester, the unnamed eight-day fusee movement marking the quarter on an eight bell carillon or four coils, and striking the hour on a coil, height 44cm. (ticks, winds, strikes; pendulum, no keys). *See clocks and watches proviso.

Mahogany longcased clock, the break arch brass face with a rolling moon, silvered chapter ring named Fewller, Liverpool , engraved field and silvered subsidiary seconds, 8-day movement with anchor escapement and hour rack strike on a bell, in an ornate swan neck hood with eglomise panels and fluted columns on dentil and cavetto shoulders, quartered column trunk and cut corner plinth, height 238cm (pendulum, two weights; no winding key). *See clocks and watches proviso.

TWO INDIAN SILVER REPOUSSÉ DOUBLE CUPS AND A SILVER NAPKIN RING, 5OZS AND AN EDWARDIAN EPNS TABLE BELL

William Gossage Patent portable brass alarm to attach clocks and watches, with apertures for Roman numerals, hour setting and winding through the centre, applied Crest embossed `W. GOSSAGE PATENT`, brass two plate movement with steel alarm hammer, back plate numbered 478, cast bell. 3" diameter, tin outer case

Interesting verge portable brass alarm clock/timepiece, fusee verge pocket watch movement with square baluster pillars signed Jno Colett, London, original signed silver champleve dial, on a brass stand with cast bell inset with a clockwork mechanism, 2.5" high

Rare early 18th century English repeating pocket watch by Thomas Tompion (1639-1713), circa 1710, the movement signed T. Tompion, London, no. 359, fusee verge movement with baluster pillars, pierced balance cock and silver regulating disc, plunge repeat with two hammers striking on a bell to the inner case, later white enamel dial with Roman numerals signed `Thos Tompion, London`, later steel beetle and poker hands, later pierced and engraved gilt metal case with winding hole shutter to the back, 54.5mm . See Watchmakers & Clockmakers by G.H Baillie, Volume I reprint 1976, page 315 `Thomas Tompion, London` - where it mentions watch, no. 359, as the first in a new series of repeaters up to no. 392 starting in 1709

Silver fusee rack lever pair cased pocket watch, Chester 1805, the movement signed Cambell, Liverpool, no. 1484, engraved bell shape cock with diamond endstone inscribed `Patent`, dust cover, the dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, matching cases, 56mm (a.f)

French carriage clock alarm timepiece striking on a bell, within a corniche brass case, 5.75" high

French carriage clock striking on a bell, the dial signed Auguste a Paris, within a corniche brass case, 6" high

Repeater carriage clock striking on a bell, within a corniche brass case, 6" high

Good carriage clock striking on a bell with alarm, the enclosed back plate bearing J.F. Bautte & Cie a Geneve retail plaque and fitted with levers to open and close winding apertures and with slow/fast adjustment, the 2.75" silvered dial signed Bennett, London enclosing a subsidiary seconds dial, within a silvered engine turned mask enclosing a convex plaque engraved with a bird, within a Garnier style case, 7" high

Good repeater carriage clock with alarm striking on a bell, within a gorge brass case (winding key)

Unusual French repeater alarm carriage clock, the complicated movement striking the quarters and hours with two hammers on a bell to the recessed base inscribed H.A. Brevete, within a corniche brass case, 6.5" high

Good 20th century contemporary English brass miniature striking winged verge lantern clock, the 3.5" silvered chapter ring enclosing a foliate engraved centre surmounted by pierced front dolphin frets, with plain pierced frets to the sides, strapwork bell and finial over winged side doors, 10" high with arrowhead pendulum and single brass cased weight

Interesting French brass travelling alarm clock timepiece, with alarm spring on paw feet, alarm set disc striking on a bell, 4" wide; together with two similar French brass portable alarm timepieces with engraved rectangular cases (a.f) (3)

Fine English walnut, ebonised and ormolu mounted architectural double fusee table clock, signed Henry Jones, the substantial movement with outside countwheel, square arbors, thick brass rectangular plates secured by six unusual double baluster pillars screwed at the back plate and pinned to the front plate, the going train with pin-capped spring barrel, fat fusee and re-built verge escapement, the strike train also with pin-capped barrel and fat fusee, calibrated countwheel planted on the back plate giving hour strike on a later bell on a steel stand above the plates, the later 8" square lacquered brass dial signed Henry Jones in ye Temple beneath the narrow silvered Roman chapter ring enclosing a matted centre with apertures for calendar with pin hole adjustment and day of the week, winding shutter lever positioned by chapter II, the case with panelled architectural pediment with applied foliate swag to the front and side friezes, with ebonised twist columns terminating in gilt metal Corinthian capitals, the base set with a drawer with gilt brass lion mask handle, upon later bun feet, 20.75" high (pendulum). With repairs and alterations - see full condition report . *Purchased from Sotheby`s London Auction on 30th April 1964 (lot 88)