A George III figured mahogany longcase clock with eight day movement striking on a bell, the gilt break arch dial with silvered chapter ring and centre, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture and inscribed `William Avenell, Portsmouth`, beneath rocking Father Time automaton to arch, the hood with swan neck pediment above a glazed door flanked by fluted columns, the rectangular trunk door with shell paterae inlay, on a plain base and bracket feet, height approx 222cm, with pendulum and weights.
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A George III oak longcase clock with thirty hour movement striking on a bell, the square brass dial with subsidiary seconds and inscribed `Budgen Croydon`, the hood with swan neck pediment above a glazed door flanked by turned columns, the trunk with arched door, on a plain base and bracket feet, height approx 214cm, together with weight and pendulum.
A George III oak longcase clock with eight day movement striking on a bell, the square brass dial with subsidiary seconds, dater aperture and inscribed `Phillips Tenbury`, the hood with glazed door flanked by columns, the crossbanded rectangular trunk door on a plain base and bracket feet, height approx 205cm, with two weights and pendulum (alterations and restoration).
A Victorian 18th century-style ebonised bracket clock, the eight day duration, double fusee movement striking the hours on a gong, having an arched brass dial with matted centre, a raised, silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, fleur-de-lys half-hour markings and cast brass corner spandrels, the arch having a subsidiary ‘strike/silent’ dial, the ebonised ‘bell-top’ case having glazed side panels, fretwork to the front, and surmounted by a brass carrying handle, height: 47cm.
John Berry, London, an ebonised quarter-repeating bell top bracket clock, having an eight day duration timepiece fusee movement with verge escapement and pull quarter-repeat on two bells, the backplate profusely engraved with floral and rococo decoration and signed ‘Jn Berry, London’, having a six inch arched brass dial with the raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals and fleur-de-lys half-hour markings, a matted centre engraved with a repeat of the signature and a ‘false bob’ aperture, with cast brass ‘female head’ spandrels to the corners, blued steel hands and a date dial within the arch, the ebonised bell top case having fret-work panels to the sides and front, cast brass finials, handle to the top and bracket feet, height: 44cm. * There were a number of makers named John Berry working in London at this period with the most likely being the one recorded as being a Freeman of the Clockmakers Company from 1728 until 1754 and quite probably apprenticed to his father, also John.
James Gowland, London. An ebonised bracket clock, having an eight day duration, double fusee, five pillar movement striking the hours on a bell, the shaped silvered dial engraved with Roman numerals, with a ‘strike/silent’ dial below VI 0’clock and signed by the maker ‘James Gowland, London’ which is repeated to the backplate of the movement, the ebonised case having various ormolu mounts and shaped brass side frets to the trunk and top, a cast carrying handle to the top and four cast brass finials to the case corners. Height: 48cm. * James Gowland is recorded as working as a clock and chronometer maker at 11, Leathersellers Buildings, London Wall, London from 1832 until 1878. He showed a skeleton clock at the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, Hyde Park of 1851.
John Drew, London, an eight day clock movement and dial, having five turned finned pillars and striking the hours on a bell, the twelve inch square brass dial having a raised, silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, half-hour markings and Arabic outer five minute numerals, the matted dial centre having ringed winding holes and date aperture and silvered seconds ring, having cast ‘cherub & crown’ corner spandrels with engraved decoration between, engraved on the chapter ring with the maker’s name ‘John Drew, Johnson Court in Fleet Street, London’. * John Drew was apprenticed in 1676 to Joseph Knibb, one of the most emminent maker’s from ‘The Golden Age of English Clockmaking’ and is recorded as working in Johnson Court in Fleet Street, London from 1684, having been admitted a Freeman of the Clockmakers Company, until his death in 1713.
Muirhead & Arthur, Glasgow, a Victorian mahogany longcase clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours on a bell and having a wood rod pendulum with brass cylindrical bob, a dead-beat escapement and brass bound weights, with the thirteen inch arched brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, the dial centre having engraved rococo style engraving and raised seconds and date rings, with cast brass female-head spandrels to the four corners, the arch with cast dolphin spandrels either side of a silvered boss engraved with the maker’s name ‘Muirhead & Arthur, Glasgow’, the mahogany case having a glazed front door, a panelled base, the turned pillars to the hood having brass Corninthian capitals, with a swan neck pediment and brass finial, height: 230 cm. * Muirhead and Arthur are recorded as goldsmiths, clockmakers, watchmakers and jewellers working in Glasgow from 1845 until after 1900. Henry Muirhead was admitted to the Incorporation of Hammermen on 30th of August 1844 and made a burgess & guildbrother two weeks later. He succeeded James Muirhead and was at Royal Exchange in 1839 before moving to 33 Nelson Street by 1840, later joining with business partner, the jeweller Robert Arthur.
Charles Webb, Exon (Exeter), A walnut longcase clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the 12 inch arched brass dial having a silvered chapter ring engraved with Roman hour numerals, outer Arabic minute numerals, fleur-de-lys half hour markings and diamond half-quarters, with cast brass ‘Chinese’ spandrels to the four corners and dolphin spandrels to the arch, the matted dial centre having an applied silvered plaque engraved with the maker’s name ‘Charles Webb, Exon’, a subsidiary seconds dial and day aperture, the arch having a further silvered dial showing both the date and month, with blued steel hands, the walnut case having an arched door with chevron crossbanding to the base and door and an arched top with deep concave moulding, with quartered columns to the hood, height 220cm. * Charles Webb is recorded as a watch & clockmaker having been mentioned in the Exeter Quarter Sessions Books of Recognizances on the 4th of May 1722 with a further record in 1728.
A J. Vieillard & Co. (Bordeaux) faience clock garniture in the aesthetic manner the circular clock case with grotesque lion mask handles on rectangular table base surmounted by a Buddhist temple dog flanked by a pair of vases of swelling square profile with elephant mask handles set on similar table bases under predominantly turquoise, black and aubergine glazes, clock case 41 cm high, impressed marks to all pieces, circa. 1880, the clock movement striking to a bell and stamped BR 325 and 66281.
A George II silver coffee pot by Edward Pocock London 1733 tapering circular form scroll handle domed hinged cover with a bell shaped finial faceted spout on a raised circular foot the base scratch initialled ‘M*B 20oz 1734’ height 20.6cm approx. weight 20oz. ** purchased from Sotheby’s London Silver and Vertu sale 1 June 2000 lot 162.
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK, by George Osmund of Tisbury, having arched hood above arched aperture flanked by wrythen pilasters, the base with quarter wrythen pilasters and crossbanded rectangular door, crossbanded and inlaid panel base on bracket feet. Arch painted dial decorated with flowers and fruit, and having Roman numerals and date aperture. Eight day movement striking on one bell. The face 16" x 11.5". 86" High overall.
A 19TH CENTURY GRAINED PINE LONGCASE CLOCK, the case with broken swan necked pediment above arched aperture flanked by reeded pillars, arch waist door on panel base. Arch painted face with maritime scene to the arch, foliate spandrels, Romans numerals seconds dial date and date aperture. Marked W.M Jenkins Narberth. Eight day two train movement striking one bell. Face 17" x 11.5". 82" High overall.
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY GERMAN BRASS TABLE OR BRACKET CLOCK, having foliate swing handle to the flat top above applied foliate scrolled decoration, beaded and scrolled corner handles and standing on scroll feet. Circular white enamel face with Roman numerals. Two train brass drum movement striking on one bell. 9.5" High.
AN 18TH CENTURY OAK THIRTY HOUR LONGCASE CLOCK, by Hinksman of Madeley, the case with broken swan neck pediment having brass eagle and ball finial, above strapwork freize, square aperture flanked by corner pilasters the waist with pointed arch door above panel base on bracket feet. Brass square face with figural spandrels, Roman numerals and single finger to the foliate engraved centre field. Thirty hour movement striking on one bell. The face 11" square. 88" High overall.
19th Century English School ink and watercolour - a fine historical depiction of Colonel Bell VC of the Royal Welch Fusiliers (23rd Regiment) capturing an enemy gun at the Battle of Alma in the Crimea War for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross, presently held in Caernarfon Castle with original title label verso, 18 x 20.75
`Magna Britannia` being a concise topographical account of the several counties of Great Britain by the Reverend Daniel Lysons, volume 2, part 2 containing the County Palatine of Chester printed by T Cadell & W Davies in the Strand, London 1810 with numerous illustrations, some later added, bound in brown leather with gilt decoration, `Thomas Sprotts Chronicle Of Profane And Sacred History` translated from the original manuscript on twelve parchment skins in the possession of Joseph Mayer by William Bell, printed by David Marples, Lord Street, Liverpool, dated 1851 with an inscription `Presented to the Warrington Public Library by Joseph Mayer`, bound in red half calf with red boards (2)
A collection of decoratively bound books comprising `The Early History of Charles James Fox` by George Otto Trevelyan MP, printed by Longmans, Green & Co, London 1881, fully bound in leather with decorative gilt binding, `The Life Of Columbus` volume three by Washington Irving, printed by George Bell & Sons, London 1896, fully bound with decorative gilt tooling, `Character` by Samuel Smiles, printed by John Murray of London 1876 in half calf with marbled boards and red leather with decorative gilt tooling, `The Pilgrims Progress` by John Bunyan, printed by William Nimmo, Edinburgh 1882, in half calf with marbled boards and red leather binding with decorative gilt tooling, `The Complete Poetical Works Of Thomas Campbell` with edited notes by J Logey Roberton, printed by Henry Frowde of London 1907, fully bound in blue leather with decorative gilt tooling, volume one of the two volumes of `The Life Of Sir Samuel Romilly` written by himself, printed by John Murray, London 1842, fully bound in brown leather with decorative gilt tooling and `The Casquet Of Gems` printed by William Nimmo of Edinburgh c.1860, bound in half calf with marble boards and red leather decorative gilt spine (7)
An 18th century black lacquered and chinoiserie decorated longcase clock, the hood with arch top and glazed door, the trunk with long door, the 12 inch engraved brass arch dial with silverised chapter ring signed Sam Hollyer Fecit (circa 1770s) and Roman numerals with date and seconds indicators and eagle in arch, the eight day movement striking on a bell, 220cm high
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