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A PAIR OF FRENCH ENAMEL AND MOTHER OF PEARL OPERA GLASSES inscribed "Colmont" with a hinged handle, the blue ground decorated with polychrome floral sprays, 4", and another pair of enamel and ivory opera glasses, the bell-shaped "barrels" decorated with 18th century style figures in an arcadian landscape, 4" (2)
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A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK by William Withers of Bristol, with an eight-day bell striking movement and a subsidiary seconds dial and date indicator to the painted dial, with a landscape lunette above, in a mahogany case with fluted quarter pilasters to the trunk, 87". on page 118
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A GEORGE II WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK, the 11" dial with silvered chapter ring and subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, with pierced and cast spandrels, with an eight-day movement striking on a bell, the flat topped hood with turned columns, with a quarter-veneered door and a conforming base, 74" high.
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A Victorian silver childs mug, the bell shape body engraved ferns and a presentation inscription, a beaded border and beaded moulded Etruscan scroll handle, on a spreading foot. Maker George Angell. London, 1874. 5oz. (164g.). Together with a set of four late Victorian silver napkin rings, with gadroon borders. Makers William Hutton and Sons. London, 1898. Together with an oval silver H-division toast rack, with ring handle and claw and ball feet. Makers S and Co. Birmingham, 1913 and a late Victorian silver ogee cream jug, with leaf capped scroll handle. Maker CS and E.B. Birmingham, 1897. 12oz. (382g.). (7).
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A French mantel clock, the Art Deco marble and onyx case with an 8-day earlier movement striking on a bell, with outside count wheel, having a square silvered dial to the pale green front with black vein marble mouldings and flashes, surmounted by a speltar figure of an exotic dancer with bronzed and silvered finish. Inscribed H. Molins. 16in. (40.5cm.) high.
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A small early 19th century mantel clock, the 8-day twin fussee movement striking and repeating on a bell, the back plate inscribed Viner and Co. 233 Regent Street. London and also inscribed on the circular white enamel dial, with a gilt engine turned brass quadrant surround, the ebonized mahogany case inlaid brass marquetry and stringing, the sloping plinth top centred a cast gilt brass flaming finial, the sides with foliage gilt brass applique ring handles above red fabric backed pierced brass frets, a pull cord for the repeat, the plinth base with a brass moulding, on turned feet. 12.75in. (32.5cm.) high.
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* Caricatures. Rowlandson (Thomas), A Mad Dog in a Coffee House, 20 March, 1809,. hand coloured etching, plate dimensions 280 x 395 mm, together with Bunbury (Henry, 1750-1811), 'Coxheath Ho!', published 3rd July, 1779, uncoloured etching, plate dimensions 235 x 305 mm, together with Symptoms of Rearing, pub. 23 Jan, 1783, uncoloured etching after Bunbury, margins trimmed, plate dimensions approx. 260 x 370 mm, and Brocas (William), Company shocked at a Lady getting up yo Ring the Bell, pub. J.Sidebotham, c.1820s, uncoloured etching after Gillray, image size 232 x 360 mm, plus others similar after Bunbury, etc. (12)
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Automaton Exhibition ticket. Under the Patronage of the Emperor of Austria and the King and Queen of Prussia. Napoleon Rooms, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, Admit Two to the Private Inspection of Professor Faber's Euphonia, or Speaking Automaton; July 18th, 20th, and 21st ..., [ 1846?], printed circular given to T. Crofton Croker with his name inserted in ink, 1 p., integral blank, horizontal folds, minor creasing and dust-soiling, 8vo. Joseph Faber was born around 1800 in Freiburg, and after a career in astronomy was diverted into anatomy and mechanics. He read von Kempelen's book on the mechanisms of human speech and began work on a talking machine sometime during the 1820s. After some success with a machine in New York and the encouragement of Joseph Henry, Faber pursued the promotion of the talking machine. In 1846 Phineas T. Barnum, following his success with the midget Tom Thumb, talent-spotted Faber's machine, named it the Euphonia and took it off to be exhibited in London at the Egyptian Hall. John Hollingshead described his visit to see it: "I paid my shilling and was shown into a larger room, half filled with boxes and timber and badly lighted with lamps. In the centre was a box on the table, looking like a rough piano without legs and having two keyboards. This was surmounted by a half-length weird figure, rather bigger than a full-grown man, with an automaton head and face looking more mysteriously vacant than such faces usually look. Its mouth was large, and opened like the jaws of Gorgibuster in the pantomime, disclosing artificial gums, teeth and all the organs of speech... One keyboard, touched by the Professor, produced words which, slowly and deliberately in a hoarse sepulchral voice came from from the mouth of the figure, as if from the depths of a tomb. It wanted little imagination to make the very few visitors that the figure contained an imprisoned human - or half human-being, bound to speak slowly when tormented from an unseen power outside. No one thought for a minute that they were being fooled...". Melville Bell, soon to become the father of Alexander Graham Bell, was then working on a phonetic alphabet to help teach the deaf to speak. The Euphonia made a deep impression on Melville Bell and it remained with him when he took his son Alexander, then aged 16, to see Sir Charles Wheatstone. On the back of this meeting Alexander set about building his own talking head, later developing a "Harmonic Telegraph" and it 1876 he developed a working telephone with Thomas Watson. (1)
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An unusual late 19th Century French lacquered brass Carriage Alarm Clock, with pin escapement and strike on a bell, to a Roman and Arabic chapter ring, (hairlines), with blued steel hands and centre seconds, over an alarm subsidiary, in a cornice case with presentation inscription, height 7”; Together with its original outer travel case
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A late 18th Century jelly glass, the trumpet form bowl vertical facet cut with scalloped border raised on short teared stem, 3.75; another with bell shape bowl cut with medallions, stylised leaves and diamonds below scallop border, raised on facet flattened knop stem and conforming foot, 4 high; two similar examples cut with basal flutes circa 1810.(4). S/D.
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A George III period mahogany longcase clock. the twin train movement with anchor escapement, striking the hours on a bell, the key fret cornice above an arched roman enamel dial painted with floral spandrels, the strike/silent dial with a female figure bidding farewell to a Man O' War to the arch, flanked by ho-ho birds, between reeded Corinthian columns, the ogee arched trunk door decorated with shell paterae between reeded quadrant corners, on inlaid plinth base, raised on bun feet 207cm high
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A Victorian period carved rosewood centre table. the circular top with ivory lines and lappet-carved edge mounted with a large Japanese Imari charger decorated with a pagoda and courtly figures at leisurely pursuits, the cavetto frieze applied with rosettes above three acanthus carved and moulded scrolling legs decorated with bell flowers at the ankle, on moulded block feet united by cross stretchers and a central turned and leaf carved boss 75cm diameter, 86cm high
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A fine George III period mahogany framed 'Gainsborough' type open armchair. the rectangular back above padded arms with leaf carved scrolling terminals on rocaille carved supports, the square section 'architectural' style legs decorated with bell flowers and fish scales on beaded block feet united by chamfered H-stretchers
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A late 17th century English lantern clock with foliate scroll pierced pediment, inscribed "Tho Powell 1689" above an urn and floral engraved dial with 9" chapter ring set with Roman numerals and trident half hour divisions, the domed main bell above eight graduated smaller bells being struck by eleven hammers, crown wheel with short pendulum and three train verge escapement musical movement played by an 11 cm barrel, the movement supported by four turned uprights and raised on four squat turned supports, overall height 41 cm (Also included in this lot is an associated 17th century embossed clock plate centred with a crown and flanked by angels (ILLUSTRATED)
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Golden Cockerel Press. The Arab War, Confidential Information for General Headquarters from Gertrude Bell, being Despatches Reprinted from the Secret "Arab Bulletin", Introduction by Sir Kinahan Cornwallis, 1940, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed (foxed), orig. green qtr. morocco gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine a little darkened, cream linen covers foxed, slim 4to Limited edition, 231/500 copies. (1)
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A William and Mary walnut and marquetry longcase clock, the 11 (28 cm) square brass dial signed Nicholas Masey, London, with silvered chapter of Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture, twin winding holes and cherub-moulded pierced corner spandrels, the five pillar movement striking on a single bell, the hood with ebonised and walnut crossbanded cornice over a marquetry and stained ivory leaf frieze, over a square glazed door with matching surround and three quarter front corner spiral-turned hood pilasters with glazed hood sides and back corner quarter spiral mouldings, over a long trunk door with gilt-metal key escutcheon, lenticle within moulded ebonised frame, the door inlaid with two panels of marquetry and stained ivory depicting birds and bowl overflowing under a pointed arch with top corner floral inlays, all within an ebonised rectangular moulded surround, on a box base with marquetry and stained ivory panel matching the panel to the door on later ebonised ball feet (restored), 198 cm high
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A Persian designed champleve enamel mantle clock, early 20th century with urn finial over caddy top and 4 enamel dial with Arabic numerals, the key wound movement stamped CHLES M striking on a single bell, the case with front corner column pilasters on a stepped plinth and four short turned feet, 37 cm high
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An airtwist wine glass, the bell bowl supported on double-knopped and spiral thread stem, on a conical foot, 17.5cm high; an opaque twist wine glass similar, 15.5cm high, both mid 18th century; an opaque-twist ale flute, the funnel bowl supported on a double-series stem and conical foot, 17cm high; and an ale glass, the faceted bowl engraved with wheat and hops, on a single knop stem and conical foot, various 18th century dates (some small chips)
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A Bohemian amber overlay scent bottle, of octagonal bell form with lobed base beneath lozenge shaped panels and with conforming spire stopper, 15cm high; and four other Bohemian amber glass scent bottles with stoppers, all late 19th century Provenance: from the home of a late Gentleman of title, Worcestershire.
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A mid 19th Century ormolu and porcelain mounted mantel clock, the case with cherub surmount holding the reins of two winged griffin mounted to the sides, the whole profusely decorated scrolls, two snakes, garlands, etc around the central porcelain panel, finely painted roses and other flowers within a gilt foliated and turquoise border, fitted a circular white porcelain dial with silk suspension and eight-day movement striking a bell, 49cm (19.25") high, contained under a glass dome
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A REGENCY MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK the circular enamel dial signed Moncas, Liverpool, of eight day movement striking on a bell, the case having a pagoda top with brass finial and brass ball finials to each corner, side handles and fret panels, quarter round fluted corners, inlaid with box and ebony stringing, on ball feet, 57cms high
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A LATE 18TH CENTURY NORTH COUNTRY OAK LONGCASE CLOCK of 8-day movement, striking on a bell, the brass dial, 30cms with Roman and Arabic chapter ring, date aperture and engraved with foliate scrolls to the centre, inscribed on a boss to the arch W Greaves, Ncastle, pierced brass spandrels; the square hood having turned pilasters, the trunk with plain door on deep plinth with moulded foot rim, 205cms See illustration
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