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Lot 5292

A Regency mahogany and brass mounted bracket clock, twin fusee movement with rack and snail striking a bell, arched case, brass carrying handle and bracket feet, the 7” painted dial with Roman numerals, 35cm high, 27cm wide, finely engraved back plate, buck cock and brackets, top edge a/f and for restoration

Lot 5460

A Regency mahogany mantel clock, twin fusee movement with rack and snail striking and bell and repeat mechanism, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, signed ‘Harper’ within arched case and on bracket feet, 39.5cm tall, 25.5cm wide

Lot 5494

A Regency mahogany long case clock of small proportions by Robert Chandler of London, twin weight driven movement with rack and snail striking a bell recoil escapement, caddy top above an 8” silvered dial, signed “Robert Chandler London”, the glass bezel with brass surround and ebony cut corner pieces above a short trunk on plinth base, 140cm tall, 29cm wide

Lot 1004

A vintage silver charm bracelet with padlock, safety chain and 27 silver and white metal charms. Many charms open to reveal internal pieces. Charms include lobster pot, bed pan, steam train, kettle, globe, wedding bell, cup and saucers with cutlery, dustbin with alley cat, cheese dish, bible, car, chapel and rocking chair. Total weight approx. 104g.

Lot 1246

A cast iron wall mountable garden bell with painted dog detail. Approx. 35cm tall.

Lot 1266

A walnut veneer wooden cased antique wall handing clock with striking bell to top. Carved floral detail to both sides. Glass panel to bottom showing pendulum. Complete with winding handle. Approx. 55 x 34.5cm.

Lot 1359

A box of mixed vintage items to include a Prudtential calendar 1940, wooden handled bell, Early plastic toothbrushes, H. J. Ryman Ltd box file, Lourdes holy water container and assorted tins.

Lot 813

Memorabilia - Pink Floyd concert programme for European tour 1994 (The Division Bell) plus Brain Damage magazine issue 20 August-October 1989

Lot 122

Vinyl - 10 Rare, mainly UK, 1960s Northern Soul / Soul Original albums, including: The Delfonics – La La Means I Love You (1968 UK, Bell records, SBLL 106), The Flares - Foot Stompin’ Hits (1963 UK, London Records, HA-U 8034), Una Valli With The Flames And The Peanut Butter Conspiracy – Soul Meeting!! (1968 UK, Page One Records FOR 019), Johnny Lytle – The Sound Of Velvet Soul (1968 UK, Solid State Records, USS 7005), Brenton Wood – Gimme Little Sign (1968, UK, Liberty Records, LBS 83088 E), Billy Larkin & The Delegates – Hold On! (1966, UK, Fontana Records, TL 5420), Bill Doggett – "Wow!” (1965 UK, His Master’s Voice, CLP 1884), The Platters – Sweet, Sweet Lovin’ (1968 UK, Stateside Records, SSL 10245), Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson – Lover's Heaven, The 5th Dimension – Stoned Soul Picnic. Condition is generally VG / VG with many higher examples

Lot 123

Vinyl - 16 original, mainly USA pressings 1960s Soul albums, to include: Willie Mitchell – Willie Mitchell's Driving Beat (1966, Hi Records, HL 12029), + It's Dance-Time With Willie Mitchell (1965, Hi Records, HL 12026), Stu Gardner – To Soul With Love (1968, Revue Records, RS 7202), Phil Flowers – Rhythm An’ Blues (1963, Mount Vernon Music MVM 154), The Van Dykes – Tellin' It Like It Is (1967, Mono, Bell Records, BELL 6004), Frankie "Zhivago" Young And The Village Rams – Rams On The Loose (1969, Bahamas, Elite Records Ltd. – ERS 1009), Gene McDaniels – Hit After Hit (Mono), Gene McDaniels – Tower Of Strength (Promo Copy), Fred Hughes - Baby Boy, Richard ‘Groove’ Holmes - Welcome Home, The 5 Stairsteps & Cubie, Lou Rawls, The Gene Chandler Situation, Roy Head, Joe Tex, and others. Condition generally VG / VG+

Lot 2

A 16th century bronze bell shaped mortar, cast with a band of leafy scrolls, 12cm diam, c.1550-1600

Lot 269

A 19th century 'town crier's' bell, turned handle, 33.5cm high

Lot 334

A Gothic Revival bronze encrier, cast throughout with blind tracery, the lofty cover enclosing a desk bell and a pair of inkwells, turned wooden base, 15.5cm high

Lot 34

A 19th century cast iron and brass desk or table bell, the base in relief with palmettes and lotus, 15cm high, c.1860; a hand bell; another, Indian (3)

Lot 4

A 17th/18th century bronze bell shaped mortar, 10cm high, c.1700

Lot 407

A pair of 19th century brass adjustable tripod two-light candelabra, knop finials, bell shaped sconces with broad drip pans, Solomonic pillars, lion paw feet, 39cm high

Lot 484

A Victorian mahogany monarchs of England parlour game, by Asser & Sherwin, 81 Strand & 69 Oxford Street, London, hinged cover enclosing a folding board, counter trays, a set of playing cards lithographed in gilt with the names of kings and queens above tables of key episodes of their reign, tiles printed with years, a bell, counters and further accoutrements, 21.5cm wide, c.1860 - 1882

Lot 493

An 18th century bronze bell shaped pestle and mortar, skirted base, 11.5cm high, 13cm diam, c.1760; another (2)

Lot 53

A 19th century gilt brass and alabaster letter knife, as a celestial being, with lofty wings, standing upon a sphere, 22cm long, c.1870; a Victorian letter clip, embossed with a trophy of agricultural regalia, lozenge mark, 15cm long, c.1870; a desk bell (3)

Lot 557

Attic Condition - Lots for the Restorer - an Old Sheffield Plate three-bottle decanter stand, c.1820; a hand bell; corpus Christi; Malayan kriss, lacking handle; another, silver mounted, 19th/early 20th century; etc

Lot 67

A Chinese bronze bell or gong, cast in the typical Archaic taste with dragons, lappets and taotie, 21cm high, probably 19th century, hardwood stand

Lot 68A

African History - Rhodesia [Zimbabwe] - a silver model of the Independence Bell, 19cm wide,  c.1975; other memorabilia; a book, Ian Smith, The Great Betrayal, signed copy; a mug, railway glass, badge, railway desk weight, 3d coins, a wooden dish (qty)

Lot 853

Coins - Ancient China - a Chinese Warring States period bronze bell-shaped uniface half Jin currency piece, c. 350-250BC

Lot 278

A Selection of signed military aviation related books to include, 'Aviation Sketchbook' by Nicolas Trudgian, multi signed by WW2 RAF & USAAF Aircrew including Flt/Sgt Lou Crabbe 49 Sqn., Sqn/Ldr Benny Goodmann 617 Sqn., Air Commodore John Ellacombe 151 Sqn., W/Cdr John Bell 617 Sqn., Air Commodore John Langston 617 Sqn., Sqn/Ldr Tony Pickering 501 Sqn., Major General Don Straight 356th Fighter Group USAAF, Flt/Lt Murray Valentine 617 Sqn., F/O Ken Wilkinson 19 Sqn., etc, 'Fighting High, World War Two Air Battle Europe, Volumes One & Two' by Steve Darlow, Vol. 2 multi signed by WW2 Aircrew including W/O Peter Green 102 Sqn, W/O Cliff Caley RAAF 460 Sqn., F/O John Elliot 550 Sqn., W/O Harry Irons 9, 462, 466, & 158 Sqn., Flt/Lt Terry Clarke 219 Sqn., etc, 'Wimpy, A Detailed Illustrated History of the Vickers Wellington in Service' by Steve Bond, multi signed by the author and WW2 RAF Pilots including Graham Harrison 172 & 612 Sqns., Geoff Paine, John Elliot, Clifford Hobbs 104 Sqn., etc, 'Wings of the Luftwaffe' by Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown, signed by the author, a renowned WW2 Royal Navy Fighter and Test Pilot, 'Ted the Lad, a Schoolboy Who Went to War' by Ted Cachart, signed by the author, a WW2 veteran who joined the RAF underage and went on to serve in Bomber Command on Lancasters, 'Fighter Pilot' by Bob Doe, signed by the author a Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot, 'Faster Than the Sun' by Peter Twiss, signed by the author who served with the Fleet Air Arm in WW2 and went on to become a record breaking test pilot, (8)

Lot 370

Victories of Wellington and the British Armies by William Hamilton Maxwell, Bell & Daldy, London 1865, together with The Index to the Dispatches of Field Marshal The Duke of Wellington by Lieut. Colonel Gurwood, together with Words on Wellington by Sir William Fraser, (3)

Lot 429

Air Raid Precautions bell (ARP) warning bell, with wooden handle, makers initials G and J, dated 1939, 25cm long approx.

Lot 445

Second World War Air Raid Precautions wardens brass hand bell, stamped with the maker 'G&J', date 1939, and 'ARP' to the rim

Lot 351

Teddy Coats - rare Merrythought Bell Boy Teddy Bear circa 1942, with golden mohair head, hands and feet, orange and black glass eyes, black stitched nose and mouth, integral felt clothes and Angela Coates name label attached to foot —13in. (33cm.) high (hole to top of left arm, some seams open, some balding and wear, missing bell buttons and hat) - No.3190 purchased from Pembridge Auctions 8th April 2014

Lot 313

suffragette interest - Arcadian crested ware - Votes for Women table bell (bell clanger missing) with other crested ware items form Tiverton, Taunton, Cheddar and Norway

Lot 473

A Mounted servants bell on wooden wall plaque.

Lot 643

An oriental brass shop bell with two door knockers

Lot 647

A quantity of silver plated cutlery and other glass and plated items, an elephant bell and others

Lot 652

A Large eastern brass bell also woth an eastern heavy metal vase with no base. Height of bell :29cm

Lot 661

A bronze bell 19th century school bell with wooden turned handle.H:23cm

Lot 5

Table bell silver. Beautiful lobed model with stylized handle. The Netherlands, Amsterdam, Jacobus Held, 1850, hallmarks: lion, Minerva, maker's mark, Q - signs of use and dents. 191 grams, 835/1000. Dim. H 15.2 cm, Dia 8.2 cm.

Lot 3351

Novelty silver inkwell in the form of a bell SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Lot 3507A

Silver table bell cast as a peddler girl, by Mappin & Webb Ltd, London 1923, 5oz 160gm on wooden plinth, silver and paste set glass scent bottle, Victorian Holly embossed covered pot, London 1888, continental 800 standard small dish with inset coin, heart shaped white metal pin box and Dunhill silver plated table lighter

Lot 3510

Victorian silver toast rack, with Gothic trefoil handle, on scrolling feet, marks for Edward Barnard and John Barnett, 1852, 9 oz, together with an inkwell in the form of a bell, with a hinged cover, marks for Birmingham, 1935 (2)

Lot 1147

BOB DYLAN (AMERICAN, BORN 1941) - 'The Drawn Blank Series, 2018', the set of ten giclee prints comprising Motel Pool, Woman in Red Lion Pub, Bicycle, Bell Tower in Stockholm, Sidewalk Cafe, Man on a Bridge, Sunflowers, Rose on a Hillside, Dad's Restaurant and Sunday Afternoon, each signed in pencil and numbered 68/295, unframed, sheet size 70.0cm x 56cm, published by Washington Green Fine Art, 2018, with COAs, each in a paper cover with original printed grey card lidded box, together with the associated set of four 'Train Tracks' giclee prints, each signed in pencil and numbered 68/295, published 2018, with COAs, presented in Drawn Blank Series grey card portfolio. (14)

Lot 1170

Two Steiff teddy bears, 662997 Bell Boy, grey mohair, limited edition 758 of 2000, height 40cm, boxed with certificate, together with 010408 Original Steiff Teddy, blond mohair, height 43cm, with swing tag, boxed. (2)

Lot 149

A late 19th Century French lyre shaped Marie Antoinette mantel clock with eight-day movement striking on a bell, the gilt metal mounted white marble case detailed with sunburst pediment and foliate swags, all over an oval shaped base, the painted enamel dial with floral swags and Arabic numerals, signed Julien Leroy, Paris, surrounded by a paste set swinging bezel, height 46cm and width 19cm, some damage and restoration.

Lot 205

William James, tätig 1730 – 1780 GemäldepaarVEDUTE MIT DER CHIESA San GEREMIA UND DER PONTE DELLE GUGLIE A CANNAREGIO sowieVEDUTE MIT DEM CANAL GRANDE MIT DER SANTA MARIA DELLA CARITÀÖl auf Leinwand.46,2 x 76,3 cm.Jeweils in vergoldetem, vegetabil verziertem Rahmen.Beigegeben eine Expertise von Dario Succi, Gorizia.Die beiden hier gezeigten Ansichten, die 1956 bei Christie’s als autografe Arbeiten von Canaletto versteigert wurden, stellen zwei der beliebtesten Ansichten der Lagune dar: Das erste zeigt den Palazzo Labia mit der Ponte delle Guglie, die ihren Namen den vier Obelisken an ihren Enden verdankt. Die Balustrade und die Statue des Heiligen Johannes von Nepomuk, des in der Moldau ertrunkenen Märtyrers, des Bildhauers Giovanni Marchiori, sind auf dieser Darstellung noch nicht vorhanden. Dieses Detail ist entscheidend für die Datierung des Gemäldes, das daher vor 1742 anzusiedeln ist. Der Palazzo, der von der Kirche San Geremia flankiert wird, deren romanischer Glockenturm zu sehen ist, wurde mit einem Freskenzyklus geschmückt, der einen der Höhepunkte der Kunst Tiepolos (ca. 1743-1750) darstellt. Wenngleich sich beide Gemälde auf Kupferstiche von Visentini beziehen und stilistisch an Canaletto angelehnt sind, erzeugt James doch einen eigenwilligen Stil. Das zweite Gemälde stellt Santa Maria della Carità dar, eine entweihte Kirche im Stadtteil Dorsoduro, die zum gleichnamigen Klosterkomplex gehört. Die Kirche wurde im 12. Jahrhundert anstelle einer älteren Holzkirche erbaut, zusammen mit dem Kloster der Regularkanoniker, denen sie anvertraut wurde; dank der Unterstützung des venezianischen Papstes Eugen IV konnten die Mönche sie Mitte des 15. Jahrhunderts im gotischen Stil unter Verwendung der Werke von Bartolomeo Bon umbauen. Das Gemälde zeigt die gotische Fassade der Kirche, die in den Himmel ragt.William James war zwischen 1746 und 1771 als Vedutist tätig; die einzigen Informationen über seine künstlerische Persönlichkeit finden sich in Edward Edwards’ „Anecdotes of Painters“ von 1808, in dem James als „Schüler“ oder Mitarbeiter von Canaletto während dessen Aufenthalt in England zwischen 1746 und 1755 erwähnt wird. Sein künstlerischer Werdegang wurde teilweise durch eine Reihe von Londoner Ansichten rekonstruiert, die sich im Besitz des Ashmolean Museums in Oxford und der British Royal Collections befinden. Im Text des oben genannten Edwards findet sich jedoch die einzige Erwähnung seiner Malerei venezianischer Sujets, die der Biograf selbst als stark mit Canaletto verwandt ansieht. Die Zuschreibung einiger Ansichten, die auf den internationalen Markt gelangten, an William James und vor allem das Vorhandensein einiger Gemälde, auf denen sein Name vollständig auf einer an den Originalrahmen angebrachten Plakette steht, lassen auf eine reiche Produktion von Stadtpanoramen schließen, die im Allgemeinen dem malerischen Repertoire von Antonio Canal entnommen sind, Werke, die es dem englischen Maler ermöglichten, zu den „vedutisti di Venezia“ (Vedutenmalern von Venedig) gezählt zu werden, obwohl seine biografische Abfolge keinen Hinweis auf einen möglichen Aufenthalt in der Lagunenstadt gibt. Aus der von Antonio Visentini zusammengestellten Sammlung „Prospectus Magni Canalis Venetiarum“ gibt es zahlreiche Gemälde, die ihm zugeschrieben werden. James war einer der bekanntesten Schüler Canalettos, der den Geschmack der venezianischen Stätten indirekt aufnahm, indem er die Werke betrachtete, die der Meister mit nach England gebracht hatte, und indem er an seiner Seite arbeitete, als er die große Nachfrage seiner Auftraggeber nach Ansichten der von ihnen so geliebten Lagunenstadt befriedigte. Dieses Gemälde kann als eines der Meisterwerke des Malers betrachtet werden: Inspiriert von einem Prototyp von Canaletto, hat das Gemälde eine fast unwirkliche atmosphärische Stabilität und einen typisch englischen Geschmack in der festen, schillernden Farbgebung, ohne die verblassende Wirkung der Sonne. Die lebhaften, kräftigen Farben und die Verwendung eines sehr starken, kristallinen Lichts, das dazu beiträgt, jedes minimale Element der Architektur analytisch zu erfassen, sind Konstanten in seinen Bildern. Biografische Angaben über den Künstler sind weitgehend unbekannt, er war jedoch zwischen etwa 1755 und 1775 in London tätig. Wie in Edward Edwards’ „Anedoctes of Painters“, das 1808 posthum veröffentlicht wurde, bestätigt wird, war William James ein Assistent oder Schüler von Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697-1768), genannt Canaletto, während des langen Aufenthalts des venezianischen Malers in London, der - abgesehen von einer kurzen Unterbrechung im Jahr 1751 - zehn Jahre lang von 1746 bis 1756 dauerte. William James war im London des 18. Jahrhunderts ein hochgeschätzter Künstler: Einige seiner Londoner Ansichten wurden zwischen 1767 und 1771 auf der jährlichen Ausstellung der Society of Artists ausgestellt: In der Ausstellung von 1767 wurden zwei Gemälde präsentiert, die das westliche Ende der Westminster Bridge darstellten. (1320125) (13)William James,active 1730 – 1780A pair of paintingsVEDUTA OF THE CHURCH OF SAN GEREMIA AND PONTE DELLE GUGLIE A CANNAREGIOandVEDUTA WITH GRAND CANAL AND SANTA MARIA DELLA CARITÀOil on canvas.46.2 x 76.3 cm.Accompanied by an expert’s report by Dario Succi, Gorizia.The two vedutas on offer for sale here, auctioned at Christie’s in 1956 as works by Canaletto himself, depict two of the most popular views of the lagoon: the first shows the Palazzo Labia with the Ponte delle Guglie, which owes its name to the four obelisks at its ends. The balustrade and the statue of Saint John of Nepomuk, the martyr who drowned in the Vltava River, by the sculptor Giovanni Marchiori, are not yet present on this painting. This detail is crucial for dating the painting, which must therefore have been created before 1742. The palazzo, flanked by the Church of San Geremia, whose Romanesque bell tower can be seen, was decorated with a cycle of frescoes representing one of the pinnacles of Tiepolo’s (ca. 1743 -1750) art. This painting can be considered one of the painter’s masterpieces: inspired by a paragon by Canaletto, the painting has an almost unreal atmospheric stability and a typically English flavour in the solid, iridescent colouring without the fading effect of the sun. The vivid, bold colours and the use of a very strong, crystalline light, which helps to analytically capture every minute element of architecture, are constants in his paintings.

Lot 882

Vergoldete Automaten-Türmchenuhr mit Glockenschlag, Wecker und beweglichen Figuren der JagdthematikHöhe: 44 cm. Sockelbreite 27 cm. Tiefe: 23 cm.Wohl Augsburg, um 1630.Feuervergoldete Bronze, Eisen, Stahl, Silber und Versilberung.Spindelwerk in Eisen und Eisenschnitt, Federwerke in Stahl, poliert. Federaufzug mittels Schlüssel. Die Seitenwände abnehmbar, wodurch ein Einblick ins Werk und die Federn möglich ist.Das Stundenschlagwerk ist mit den Jagdfiguren des Aufsatzes verbunden, die nach rechts kreisen. Der Viertelschlag ist zudem mit den beiden außerhalb des Pavillons sitzenden Hunden verbunden, die sich beim Schlag auf- und nieder heben. Diese Raffinesse führt eine lebendige Schauszenerie vor, entsprechend einem figürlichen Glockenspiel.Der Aufbau turmförmig, wie bei etlichen berühmten Augsburger Beispielen, auf ebonisiertem Sockel und nochmaliger vergoldeter, floral reliefierter Gehäusebasis, über der sich der rechteckige Turm erhebt. An den Ecken kannelierte Eckpilaster mit Volutenkapitellen und hohen Basen mit prominenter Diamantrustika. Der bekrönende Aufsatz verjüngt sich nach oben, dreiteilig gegliedert. Er setzt mit einem durchbrochen gearbeiteten Gesims an, mit Einblick zu den beiden Glocken. An den Ecken vier pyramidenförmige Aufsätze, dazwischen Baluster, die den runden, zweistufigen Aufsatz umstehen. In der ersten Ebene werden in den Öffnungen Figuren sichtbar, die bei Glockenschlag kreisen – eine Hirschfigur, verfolgt von einem Bogenschützen in Begleitung von Hunden. Daneben beidseits zwei kleine Hunde, die sich beim Glockenschlag anheben. Die Figürchen in Silberguss. Der obere Aufsatz, in Form eines runden Pavillons, enthält im Inneren eine stehende menschliche Gestalt mit Hirschgeweih, die sich dreht. Gemeint ist Aktäon, der mythische Jäger, der durch die Jagdgöttin Diana in einen Hirsch verwandelt wurde. Die bogig durchbrochene abschließende Kuppelkalotte trägt als Bekrönung eine plastische, ebenfalls vergoldete Figur des Gottes Hermes mit geflügeltem Petasos und Flügelschuhen.Sämtliche vier Seiten des Turmgehäuses sind in feiner Graviertechnik mit C-Bögen, Blattvoluten und Blüten dekoriert und mit runden Zifferblättern bzw. Funktionsanzeigen besetzt:An der Vorderseite das primäre Zifferblatt mit eingefasstem Ziffernring, versilbert (dunkle Patina) als 24-Stunden-Kapitelring mit römischen Stunden und 5-Minuten-Intervall-Anzeige. Alarm-Einstellungsscheibe, lateinisch beschriftet für Sonnenaufgang, Mittag und Sonnenuntergang. Die drei Zeiger gebläut.An den Seiten Hilfszifferblätter mit Angabe der zuletzt geschlagenen Viertelstunden und Stunden.An der Rückseite ein weiterer 24-Stunden-Kapitelring, der ebenfalls eine vergoldete Volvelle umschließt, mit Anzeige der Mondphasen, ferner mit Diagramm der ptolemäischen Planeten-Aspekte; die Alarm-Einstellscheibe mit 24-Stundenangabe und lateinischen Bezeichnungen für Sonnenaufgang, Mittag, Sonnenuntergang und Nacht.Ein der vorliegenden Uhr wenigstens im Aufbau sehr verwandtes Beispiel schuf der Augsburger Uhrmacher Matthias Greylach. A.R. (†)Provenienz:Masterpieces from the Time Museum, Sotheby’s, New York, 2. Dezember 1999, Lot 50.Literatur:Peter Frieß/ Eva Langenstein (Hrsg.), Mechanik aus der Wunderkammer, Die Vorläufer der Computer, anlässlich einer Ausstellung auf der 41. Deutschen Kunst- und Antiquitätenmesse vom 28. November – 4. Dezember 1996, Katalog des Deutschen Museums Bonn – im Gespräch mit Wissenschaft und Technik, München 1996.Jürgen Abeler, Meister der Uhrmacherkunst, Wuppertal 2010.Richard Mühe/ Horand M. Vogel, Alte Uhren. Ein Handbuch europäischer Tischuhren, Wanduhren und Bodenstanduhren, München 1976 (mit Abb. einer Türmchenuhr). (1322017) (11)Gilt automat “Türmchenuhr” with strike on bell, alarm and moving figures with hunting theme Height: 44 cm.Base width: 27 cm.Depth: 23 cm.Probably Augsburg, ca. 1630.Fire-gilt bronze, iron, steel, silver, and silver plating. The structure is tower-shaped, as are several famous Augsburg examples, on an ebonized base and a further gilt-base decorated with floral reliefs surmounted by a rectangular tower. The corners are decorated with pilasters with volute capitals and tall bases with prominent diamond rustication. The top-most part tapers upwards and is divided into three parts: it starts with an openwork cornice revealing two bells on the inside. There are four pyramid-shaped attachments at the corners, with balusters in between that surround the round, two-tiered top part. The first level reveals cast silver figurines in the openings that circle when the clock chimes: a deer pursued by an archer accompanied by dogs. Next to it on either side are two small dogs, which rise at the chime of the bell. The upper part is shaped like a round pavilion with a revolving human figure with deer antlers inside. This is Actaeon, the mythical hunter who was transformed into a stag by the hunting goddess Diana. The arched, openwork calotte at the top of the dome is surmounted by a three-dimensional gilt-figure of the god Hermes with winged petasos hat and winged shoes.All four sides of the tower housing are decorated with fine engravings with c-shaped arches, leaf volutes and flowers and set with round dials or function displays: On the front the primary dial with a framed numeral ring, silvered (dark patina) as a 24-hour chapter ring with Roman hour numerals and 5-minute interval display. Alarm dial, labelled in Latin for sunrise, noon, and sunset. The three hands are blued.Subdials on the sides show the last struck quarter hours and hours. On the reverse another 24-hour chapter ring, also enclosing a gilt volvelle, showing the phases of the moon, further with a diagram of the Ptolemaic planetary aspects; the alarm dial with 24-hour indication and Latin terms for sunrise, noon, sunset and night. Spindle movement in iron and cut iron, spring mechanisms in polished steel. Spring winding by key. The side walls can be removed, allowing access to the movement and the springs. The hourly striking mechanism is connected to the hunting figures of the top part, which circle to the right. The quarter beat is also connected to the two dogs sitting outside the pavilion, who rise up and back down on each strike. This sophisticated mechanism presents a lively spectacle, corresponding to a figural carillon.The Augsburg clockmaker Matthias Greylach created an example that is very similar to the present clock, at least in terms of the clock’s structure. (†)Provenance:Masterpieces from the Time Museum, Sotheby's, New York, 2 December 1999, lot 50.Literature:Peter Frieß/ Eva Langenstein (ed.), Mechanik aus der Wunderkammer, Die Vorläufer der Computer, on the occasion of an exhibition at the 41st German Art and Antiques Fair, 28 November – 4 December 1996, catalogue of the Deutsches Museum Bonn – im Gespräch mit Wissenschaft und Technik, Munich 1996.Jürgen Abeler, Meister der Uhrmacherkunst, Wuppertal 2010.Richard Mühe/ Horand M. Vogel, Alte Uhren. Ein Handbuch europäischer Tischuhren, Wanduhren und Bodenstanduhren, Munich 1976 (with ill. of a little tower clock).Bodenstanduhren, Munich 1976 (with ill. of a little tower clock).

Lot 17

Louis XV-Elefanten-KaminuhrHöhe: 42 cm. Breite: 30,5 cm. Tiefe: 18 cm.Signiert „VIGER A PARIS“.Mitte 18. Jahrhundert.Werk: Ankerwerk, Pendel an Seidenfadenaufhängung, Schlossscheiben-Schlagwerk für Halbstunden- und Stundenschlag auf Glocke. Die Werkplatine in Gravur signiert und datiert: „Viger AParis No 665“.Dass Pendulen in dieser und ähnliche Gestaltung mit exotischen Details gerade in Frankreich beliebt wurden, geht vor allem auf das erneute naturwissenschaftliche Interesse zurück. Auch die positiven kolonialen Erfahrungen, die seit der frühen Aufklärung ein neues Bild der exotischen Kontinente schufen, haben dazu beigetragen, auch in der dekorativen Ausstattung des höfischen Ambientes die neue Weltoffenheit zu demonstrieren. Nicht zuletzt hat der Chinoiserie-Stil und der Einfluss der Kenntnisse chinesischer und japanischer Porzellan- Elefanten oder -Nashörner die Schaffung solcher Objekte gefördert. Elefantenuhren gehörten nun zu den beliebten Produkten des Kunsthandwerks. Von führenden Bronziérs unter den Hoflieferanten Louis XV, wie Jean-Joseph de Saint Germain (1719-1791) sind solche Exemplare geschaffen worden, in unterschiedlichsten Detailausführungen.Bei dem vorliegenden Beispiel, einer selteneren Ausführung, wird in alten Verzeichnissen und Inventaren von einer „pendule à l’échassier“ gesprochen. Ein ähnliches Exemplar – etwa mit einem Werk von Baillon – befand sich in der Sammlung Anna Thomson Dodge, Rose Terrace, Grosse Point Farms Michigan (Christie’s, London, Juni 1971), weitere wenige Exemplare gelangten ebenfalls nur auf namhaften Auktionen in den Handel.Der Aufbau folgt einem bewährten Schema: Der Elefant, in brünierter Bronze, steht nach links mit hochgeschwungenem Rüssel auf einem vergoldeten, steinigen, mit exotischen Blättern und Blüten besetzten Terrain-Sockel. Über den Leib zieht vertikal ein vergoldetes Sattelband, auf dem floral gestalteten Sattel das zylindrische Gehäuse, umzogen von Blatt- und Blütenwerk, bekrönt mit einer Tiergruppe: Neben einem bellenden Jagdhündchen erhebt sich ein Kranich, der mit einer Kralle einen Stein hochhält. Dieses ikonografische Bildmotiv ist Symbol für die Wachsamkeit (da das Tier bei Beginn des Einschlafens den Stein fallen lässt und somit wieder geweckt wird). So steht das Figurenmotiv, zusammen mit dem bellenden Hündchen, in sinnvollem Zusammenhang mit der Uhr und dem Glockenschlag.Das Zifferblatt mit gewölbter Glasabdeckung in weißem Email, mit schwarzen römischen- und arabischen Minuten; signiert „VIGER“ – „A PARIS“. Die Zeiger filigran durchbrochen und vergoldet.In sehr guter Erhaltung und lauffähig. A.R. (†)Provenienz:Bedeutende amerikanische Privatsammlung.Literatur:Vgl. Hans Ottomeyer, Peter Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, München 1986, Bd. I, S. 124 mit Abb. (13220123) (11)Louis XV elephant mantle clock Height: 42 cm.Width: 30.5 cm.Depth: 18 cm.Signed “VIGER A PARIS”.Mid-18th century.Lever movement, pendulum on silk suspension, count wheel striking mechanism for half hour and hour strike on bell. Engraved signature and date on clockwork plate: “Viger AParis No 665”.The reason that pendulum clocks in this or similar designs with exotic details became popular in France is primarily due to renewed scientific interest. Positive colonial experiences created a new image of the exotic continents since the early Enlightenment and contributed demonstrating the new cosmopolitanism in the decorative furnishings of courtly interiors. The chinoiserie style and knowledge of Chinese and Japanese porcelain elephants or rhinos encouraged the creation of such objects. Elephant clocks were now popular artisanal products. Such specimens were created by leading bronze makers among the purveyors to the court of Louis XV, such as Jean-Joseph de Saint Germain (1719 Paris - 1791), in the most varied and detailed versions.In the present, rarer example, old directories and inventories speak of a “pendule à l’échassier”. A similar example, such as a work by Baillon was held in the collection of Anna Thomson Dodge, Rose Terrace, Grosse Point Farms Michigan (Christie’s London, June 1971), a few other examples were also only sold at renowned auctions.The structure follows a proven model: the elephant, in burnished bronze, stands to the left with its trunk raised standing on a gilt rocky base decorated with exotic leaves and flowers. A gilt saddle strap runs vertically across its body, the cylindrical case on the florally designed saddle, surrounded by foliage and flowers is surmounted by a group of animals: next to a barking hunting dog, a crane rises, holding up a rock in its talon. This iconographic motif symbolizes vigilance – if the animal starts falling asleep holding the rock will wake it up again. This figural motif, together with the barking dog, is meaningfully connected to the clock and the chiming of the bell.The white enamel dial with black Roman and Arabic minutes with a domed glass cover is signed “VIGER” – “A PARIS”. The gilt hands are in delicate openwork. In very good condition and operational. (†)Provenance:Important American private collection.Literature:cf. Hans Ottomeyer and Peter Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich 1986, vol. I, p. 124 with ill.

Lot 28

Runde Tischuhr mit StundenschlagHöhe: 8,3 cm. Durchmesser: 10,9 cm.Süddeutschland, um 1600.Werk: Eisenuhrwerk mit Messingfederhäusern, eines davon erg. Spindelhemmung Darmsaite. Schlagwerk auf Glocke. Glocke vermutlich von unten nach oben konvertiert.Gehäuse: Feuervergoldet, zylindrisch, am Korpus teilweise à jour gearbeitet, mit Blüten und Ranken graviert. Die Bodenplatte ersetzt und durch drei Schrauben gehalten. Ein Schlüssel vorhanden. In hölzerner Aufbewahrungsbox. Funktionsfähiger Zustand. Professionell restauriert.Zifferblatt:Gravierte römische Stunden und arabische Minuten mit 24-Stunden-Zifferblatt, Tastknöpfen und zentralem Blatt. Die Zeiger erg.Anmerkung:Eine formalähnliche Uhr von Alphonse Greban, Paris um 1580, wurde in Genf im Hotel de Bergues am 14. November 1993 unter Lot 5 zu 50.000-60.000 Schweizer Franken angeboten.Literatur:Eine vergleichbare Dosentischuhr abgebildet in: Libuse Uresová, Alte Uhren, Prag 1986, Nr. 45. (1341381) (13)Round table clock with hour strike Height: 8.3 cm. Diameter: 10.9 cm.Southern Germany, ca. 1600.Movement: Iron clockwork with brass barrels, one of which replaced, verge escapement gut string. Strike on bell. Bell presumably converted from bottom to top.Case: Fire-gilt, cylindrical, the body in parts in openwork and with engraved flowers and vines. Replaced base plate, held in place with three screws. With key. In a wooden storage box. In working order. Professionally restored.Dial: Engraved Roman hours and Arabic minutes with 24-hour dial, pushbuttons and central dial. Hands replaced. Notes:A similarly shaped clock by Alphonse Greban, Paris ca. 1580, was offered for sale in Geneva at the Hotel de Bergues on 14 November 1993 under lot 5 for 50,000-60,000 Swiss francs.Literature:A similar table clock is illustrated in: Libuse Uresová, Alte Uhren, Prague 1986, no. 45.

Lot 66

An Edwardian brass adjustable desk lamp with orange bell shaped shade. H.58 W.23cm.

Lot 180

A Sèvres pink-ground breakfast bowl and saucer, dated 1821The pink ground edged with a dark purple border of stylised triangles, gilt formal bands of foliate bell-shaped flowers under the gilt rims, the saucer centre with a gilt floral motif, the bowl: 14.8cm diam.; the saucer: 20.3cm diam., interlaced LL monograms enclosing a fleur-de-lys/Sevres/21 stencilled in blue, incised marks and gilt M 2 av (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 774

Tischglocke, Meissen, 20. Jh.Porzellan, Weinlaubdekor. Schwertermarke, 2 Schleifstriche. H. 11,5 cm Porcelain bell, foliage of vines pattern. meissen, 20th ct. H. 11,5 cm

Lot 263

Trevor Bell (1930-2017)Way Out Blue, 1961signed and dated (lower right)acrylic on paper335 x 41cm.

Lot 264

Trevor Bell (1930-2017)Untitled, 1964signed and dated (lower right)acrylic on paper56 x 38cm.

Lot 283

Trevor Bell (1930-2017)Improvisations on a Medieval Theme, 1959signed and dated (lower right), titled (to reverse)ink34 x 23cm.

Lot 578

Don Jones (1936-2019) at Winchcombe PotteryThree jugs, a large bowl, a vase, and a bell (an apprentice piece)each with impressed potter's and pottery sealsthe bell 21cm high; and a Don Jones bowl and vase (8). Provenance:The collection of Ron and Lorna Wheeler.

Lot 748

Quentin Bell (1910-1996) at Fulham PotteryFooted plateDecorated with a Maiden within a gilt bordersigned and with Fulham Pottery stamp22.2cm diameter.Condition good. Later pen inscription to the reverse in marker pen.

Lot 848

Pauline Solven (b.1943) Large trail bell-shaped bowlstudio glass with orange and yellow groundsigned 'Pauline Solven RH 1986' to the base18.5cm high. Minimal overall display wear and small scratches, most notably to the base, otherwise seems ok.

Lot 61

A SOUTH INDIAN MACE (PIYAZI) FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, 17TH/18TH CENTURY, with two-stage onion-shaped head, solid haft, grip with a bell-shaped moulding at the top and a compressed spherical moulding at the bottom, and pierced moulded finial, 67.5 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number E10. ¦¦A near identical example formerly in the collection of Colonel John Bidulph (1840-1921) is preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum (acc. no. IM.170-1922). Another, reputedly taken at the siege of Adoni in 1689, is preserved in the Bikaner Armoury, Rajasthan. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦

Lot 285

An 18th Century Chinese polychrome decorated mug of inverted bell form decorated with carp and goldfish amongst seaweed 8.5 cm diameter x 12.5 cm high

Lot 352

A pair of 19th Century Chinese coral red decorated porcelain bowls of inverted bell form, raised on a circular foot, the main body decorated with lotus medallion and scrolling foliage, bear six character "Jongzheng" mark to base (one with large hairline crack, the other very damaged but pieces extant) 7 cm high CONDITION REPORTS Bowl 1 - with two sections dislodged, previously mended but have come loose. One large firing crack and firing faults to the base. See images for further detail. Bowl 2 - large firing crack vertically from the rim towards the centre, visible particularly from the inside, not so much from the outside. Small firing fault / dot to one flower. See images for further detail.

Lot 38

A George III mahogany longcase clock having an arched top with turned finials, twin columns flanking the arched top painted dial having a white dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, the 8 day movement striking on a single bell

Lot 64

A reproduction Elliott mahogany arched top mantle clock retailed by Garrard & Co Ltd, the gilt dial having applied spandrels, silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, blued hands and engraved to the centre, the 7 jewel 8 day movement striking on a bell and numbered 16098, 20.5cm high x 17.5cm wide

Lot 75

A 20th century French boulle work mantle clock having applied gilt metal C scroll and floral mounts with brass inlaid, the white enamel and gilt metal dial having black Roman numerals, the 8 day movement striking on a single bell, 56cm high x 31cm wide

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