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Click here to subscribeAn oak longcase clock, the silvered 30cm dial with engraved neo-classical leaf scroll and paterae spandrels, Roman and Arabic chapter ring, subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, Strike-Silent dial to arch, inscribed 'Rd Collis, Rumford' (sic), eight day movement, striking on a bell, the arched hood with bell cresting and ball finials above brass mounted plain freestanding pillars, arched door to trunk, 207cm high (excl. finials)
An oak longcase clock, the enamelled 34cm dial with figural spandrels representing The Seasons, Roman chapter ring, subsidiary seconds dial, calendar aperture, indistinctly inscribed 'à..., Manchester', the arch with lunar phases, eight day movement, striking on a bell, the hood with brass mounted swan neck pediment above freestanding turned pillars, the trunk with an arched moulded door flanked by reeded pilasters, banded and strung throughout, 220cm high
An oak longcase clock, the enamelled 31cm dial with fruit and cornucopia spandrels, the arch with angler before a castle, Roman chapter ring, subsidiary seconds dial, calendar aperture, inscribed 'F. Connfell, Rofs' (sic), eight day movement, striking on bell, mahogany banded and boxwood strung throughout, the arched hood with swan neck pediment, brass finials and fluted pillars, the chamfered trunk with a rectangular door inlaid with lozenge and lancet arch above a tablet, on bracket feet, 221cm high
An oak longcase clock, with mahogany veneers and bandings, the brass 32cm dial with mask and leaf spandrels, silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, the centre engraved with leaf scrolls, subsidiary seconds dial, calendar aperture, inscribed 'T. Radford & Sons, Leeds', the arch with lunar phases, eight day movement, striking on a bell, the hood with brass mounted swan neck pediment above freestanding fluted pillars, shaped door to trunk flanked by fluted quadrant pilasters, the base with planted panel, 225cm high
An oak longcase clock, the enamelled square 30.5cm dial with floral spandrels, Roman and Arabic chapter ring, subsidiary seconds dial, inscribed 'H. Tory, Crowland', eight day movement, striking on a bell, mahogany veneers and bandings throughout, the hood with brass mounted dentil moulded swan neck pediment, ball-and-spire finial and fluted pillars, arched door to trunk, on bracket feet, 203cm high
An oak cottage longcase clock, the square brass 27cm dial with mask and leaf spandrels, Roman chapter ring, the matted centre engraved with leaf scrolls and with calendar sector, single finger, inscribed 'Thos Storer, Darby' (sic), thirty hour movement, striking on a bell, the square hood with plain integral three-quarter pilasters, arched door to trunk, 185cm high
A mahogany longcase clock, the enamelled 35cm dial with figural spandrels representing The Continents, Roman chapter ring, subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, the arch with lunar phases, eight day movement, striking on a bell, the arched hood with swan neck pediment and urn finials above two pairs of fluted pillars, the well figured trunk with a scalloped curl veneered door flanked by freestanding reeded pillars, outlined with banded borders and stringing, the canted moulded base with re-entrant panel, bracket feet, 236cm high
A walnut longcase clock, the brass 30cm dial with urn and eagle spandrels, silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture with a border of engraved leaf scrolls, the arch inscribed 'Wm. Harley, Salop', supported by dolphins, eight day movement, striking on a bell, the hood with moulded cavetto cornice above blind fretwork spandrels and integral three-quarter pillars, the trunk with an arched moulded door and inlaid with chequered bandings, outlined throughout with crossgrained mouldings, 240cm high (distressed)
19th Century French inlaid rosewood lyre clock having a silvered engine turned dial with Roman numerals, the movement marked Medaille D'or Pons 1827, striking on a bell and standing on an inlaid rosewood base beneath a glass dome, height including dome 76cm - see illustration on back cover of catalogue
A late 19th Century mahogany cased Postman’s type Wall Clock, the plain mahogany surround to a spun brass bezel enclosing an 8 ½” painted wooden dial with Roman numerals and outside minute track, and cast brass hands, to a wooden posted twin weight movement, with anchor escapement and strike on a bell, width 12”
A late 19th Century Boulle style Bracket Clock, the waisted case surmounted with panelled top, surmounted by a Putto, over scrolling foliate gilt metal mounts and pierced sound frets, raised on four scrolling winged dragon feet, decorated on three panels with tortoiseshell and brass inlay (slight losses), to a cast brass bezel with bevelled convex glass, enclosing a 5 ½” gilt dial, with applied Roman enamel lozenges (repairs), with blued steel hands, to a circular brass movement, with anchor escapement and strike on a bell
A mid 18th Century French Boulle Bracket Clock, the arched case with detachable panelled pediment, surmounted by bronzed figure of Old Father Thyme, (scythe lacking), over cast bronze mounts, with tortoiseshell and brass inlaid detail, with glazed side panels and hinged front door, with applied detail of Venus, with a checkerboard internal base and floral and foliate decorated back door, to a 10” gilt dial, with outside minutes scale and applied Roman enamel lozenges, over a separate enamel panel, signed ‘F H Duchesne A Paris’, to a square brass movement, signed ‘Pia, Paris’, united by four baluster spindle columns, with anchor escapement and count wheel strike on a bell, height 37” (ILLUSTRATED PAGE 3)
An early 19th Century mahogany ebony and brass inlaid Bracket Clock, Joseph Anon of London, the lancet shaped case with gilt metal mounted ring side handles, over arcaded sound frets, to a foliate and line inlaid dial surround, with reeded frieze and plinth base, standing on four lacquered brass cup feet, to a cast brass bezel with convex glass, enclosing an 8” painted Roman dial, with outside minute track and pierced blued steel hands, to a twin fusee movement, with signed and engraved back plate, united by four knopped pillars, with anchor escapement and strike on a bell, height 20 ½”
A late 19th Century gilt Spelter Mantle Clock, the drum case surmounted by a fishwife, to a scrolling naturalistic base, to a 3” Roman enamel dial with outside minute track and blued steel moon hands, to a circular brass movement with anchor escapement, outside count wheel, strike on a bell, height 11 ½”
An early 20th Century lacquered brass Timepiece, retailed by Mappin & Webb, modelled in the form of a lantern clock, with five balustered finials, supporting a bell, over pierced panels, to a Roman chapter ring and blued steel hands, raised on four ball feet, to a rectangular brass movement with lever platform escapement, height 10”
A mid 19th Century mahogany and boxwood line inlaid 8-day Long-case Clock, Thos of Barton, the hood with swan neck pediment, centred with a sphere and finial and flanked by further globe and spike finials, over fluted columns, to a ogee throat and long shaped trunk door, with canted corners, to a plinth base, and later bracket feet, to a 13” third period painted dial, with cottage scene to the arch, over painted tulip spandrels and Roman chapter ring, with outside minute track and subsidiaries for seconds and date, and pierced and stamped hands, to a signed false plate and movement with four knopped pillars and anchor escapement, with rack strike on a bell, height 87”
An early 19th Century 8-day Long-case Clock, Unsigned, the arched hood with scrolling pediment, and globe and eagle finial flanked by globe and spike finials, over freestanding plain columns, to a convex throat and long arched trunk door, to a plinth base with bracket feet, to a third period painted arched dial, with floral decoration to the arch, over gilt and floral spandrels enclosing a Roman chapter ring with outside minute track, and subsidiary seconds with date sector and pierced and stamped brass hands, to a Walker & Rogers false plate, to a movement with plates united by four knopped pillars and anchor escapement, with rack and strike on a bell, height 89”
A mid 18th Century oak cased 30-hour Long-case Clock, Robt Guymer of Norwich, the hood with overhanging cornice surmounted by a ‘whale tail’ pediment, with three gilt wood flaming urn finials, over freestanding columns to an ogee throat, and long trunk door with plinth base, to an 11” brass dial, with Roman chapter ring and inside quarters track with fleur de lys half hour markers, matted centre and pierced blue steel hand, to a posted movement, with count wheel and anchor escapement, strike on a bell, height 83”
"FROM HARBOUR TO HARBOUR - THE STORY OF CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH AND POOLE FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES" by Mrs Arthur Bell, published G Bell & Sons, London 1916, together with "The Wonderful Weald" by Arthur Beckett, "Linton and Lynmouth" by John Presland, illustrated by F J Widgerly, "The Charm of London", illustrated by Yoshiomar Kimo, "A Village in Craven" by W Riley, "British Castles" by Charles H Ashdown and "The Landscape of Thomas Hardy" by Donald Maxwell, various publishers (7)
"NAPLES" painted by A Fitzgerald, described by S Fitzgerald, published by A & C Black, London 1904 in decorated cloth boards, together with similar volumes, "Tyroll" by Harrison Compton, "Upper Engadine" by Hardwicke Lewis, "The Spirit of Paris" by Frankfort Sommerville, "Our Life in the Swiss Highlands", "Nuremberg" painted by Arthur George Bell, "Pompeii" painted by Alberto Pisa and "Venice" by Canon and Mrs Lonsdale Ragg, all A & C Black (8) See illustration
MARK JONES: "The Art of the Medal", London 1979, together with "Medallic Illustrations of British History" in two volumes, "British Commemorative Medals and their Values" by Christopher Eimer, "The Building Medalets of Kempson & Skidmore" by R Bell and "Trade Tokens A Social and Economic History" by J Whiting (6)
A 19th century oak longcase clock, the hood with a moulded cornice and Ionic columns above a long trunk door and box base, the 27 cms square dial with central painted bird and floral spandrels with Roman numerals and calendar aperture, inscribed Richard Prew, Tewkesbury, the 30 hour movement striking on a bell, 186 cms high.
An 18th and later carved oak longcase clock, the hood with broken swan neck pediment and fluted Ionic columns above a short trunk door, box base and bracket feet, the 30 cms brass dial with roundel to the arch and sea creature decoration with cherub spandrels, the brass chapter ring with Roman numerals with seconds subsidiary dial and calendar aperture, inscribed 'Ben J Bell, Uttoxeter', the eight day movement striking on a bell, 216 cms high.
A 19th century mahogany longcase clock, the hood with moulded dentil cornice and Corinthian columns above an arched long trunk door and box base with marquetry urn, the 33 cms dial with birds of paradise to the arch and fruit spandrels with Roman numerals, calendar aperture and subsidiary seconds dial, inscribed Jas.Atkinson, Gateshead, the eight day movement striking on a bell, 214 cms high.
Walnut long case clock by Gabriel Smith, Nantwich, the brass broken arch face with silvered chapter ring, subsidiary seconds ring, date aperture the arch set with silvered date ring and moon aperture within an engraved border and matt field, two train movement striking the hour on a bell in flat top broken arch hood with plain side columns on narrow trunk with broken arch door and glazed pendulum aperture raised on set out base. (pendulum, two weights and key) Height 213cm.
Edwardian Marquetry Inlaid Standing Corner Cabinet, the door profusely inlaid with scrolls & ribbons with central urn motif on bracket supports, the stiles decorated with bell flowers & swags with astrigal glazed display cabinet with 2 fixed shelves, broken arch pediment extensively inlaid with bells flowers, swags etc.
* Burma. An album of twenty mounted albumen prints, 1880s, mounted back to back with ink captions beneath, subjects including two panoramas of Mandalay (one two-section and one three-section with sl. damage along fold), the Kings Kyoung, The Queens Kyoung, the Great Bell, Elephant Catching, Pagodas, Portrait of Burmese boys and women, mostly approx. 20 x 25 cm, plus an original pen and wash drawing of Fort and bungalow at Ytagys laid in as frontispiece, contemp. half morocco, heavily rubbed, 4to (1)
Bell (James). A New and Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 8 orig. parts, Glasgow, 1833-4, uncol. folding eng. map of England and Wales, forty-five uncol. folding eng. county maps, most with steel-eng. vign. view, some spotting, orig. cloth, some wear to spines (one upper cover detached), 8vo (8)
Bell (Sir Charles). The Hand, its Mechanism and Vital Endowments as Evincing Design, 1st ed., Pickering, 1833, illusts. to text, t.e.g., contemp. calf, recased with spine laid-down, rubbed, 8vo, together with Engravings of the Arteries, illustrating the Second Volume of the Anatomy of the Human Body, and serving as An Introduction to the Surgery of the Arteries, 2nd ed., Longman, 1806, half-title, upper 30mm of title excised, eleven (of twelve) plts., lacking 'Additional Plate VI', recent half cloth, 8vo, plus four others related First volume Garrison Morton 411.1, the "classic work on the anatomy, physiology, bio-mechanics, comparative anatomy, and adaptive importance of the hand". The fourth book in the series of Bridgewater Treatises. (6)
Holmes (Richard R.). Naval & Military Trophies & Personal Relics of British Heroes, pub. John C. Nimmo, 1896, full page colour litho. plates, a.e.g., orig. red cloth gilt, marked and faded, folio, together with Bell (G. & Sons Ltd., pub.), The Royal Artillery War Commemoration Book, 1920, colour and b & w illusts., orig. cloth gilt, rubbed and marked, 4to, and Mackenzie (William, pub.), The National Shakespeare. A Fac-simile of the text of the First Folio of 1623. Illustrated by Sir. J. Noel Paton, 2 vols. (Histories & Comedies) only (of 3), [1888-89], t.e.g., orig. pictorial morocco, folio, and others including military, art and royal interest (2 cartons)
Les Freres Rochat, an early 19th century Swiss gold open face pocket watch with quarter repeat, circa 1810, the verge quarter repeating movement with a scroll and foliate engraved and pierced bridge cock with a steel end-plate, a silvered regulation dial, turned pillars, and striking the quarters on a bell, the white enamelled dial with black Roman numerals and winding aperture, the two piece hinged case with engraved and finely pierced vents and marked beneath the bell ‘VII’ with a small floral(?) motif beneath See Baille, G.H., Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World where Les Freres Rochat, Geneve are recorded as makers of ‘Singing birds, fine makers’ 1810-25. Alternate makers are recorded in Brassus 1773.
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