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Woolf (Virginia) Walter Sickert: a Conversation, first edition, initialed by the author and signed by Walter Sickert and Vanessa Bell with a quote "Life is colour" and the date crossed through and supplied in roman numerals on title in unknown hand, ink ownership inscription "William Bellows. Gloucester. 11.i.35" with later ink ownership inscription of E. E. ?Pullin below, original pictorial wrappers after Vanessa Bell initialed by Bell, "From W. B." to head of upper wrapper, light marking and toning to spine and covers, [Kirkpatrick A20a; Woolmer 355], 8vo, Hogarth Press, 1934.⁂ A remarkable copy, signed or initialed by each contributor, we can trace no like example. William Bellows (1873-1942), son of the printer and lexicographer John Bellows. He became joint-manager of his father's printing firm in 1902.

A LARGE PAIR OF PLASTER ASIAN FIGURES ON PEDESTALS 20TH CENTURY Both depicted seated, bell hung swept pedestal base the taller 216cm high, the bases 54.5cm wide, 36.5cm deep

A SCALE MODEL OF 'BIG BEN' THE CLOCK TOWER AT THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER BY JACK INGLIS TOLTEC STUDIO, LONDON, CIRCA 1965/1966 Painted wood, paper and fitted for electricity, 99.5cm high: in a bespoke wooden case with maker's label and accompanying press and newspaper articles and correspondence between the British Travel Association and Jack Inglis with regards the commission and construction of this model C. 1965/1966the case 104.5cm high The Clock Tower at The Palace of Westminster is colloquially known as 'Big Ben' - correctly this name applies only to the Great Bell contained within the tower. In 2012 it was officially renamed the Elizabeth Tower to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This lot was given to the present owner by the craftsman as a birthday present 17 years ago. Condition Report: This has not been removed from its storage box for 17 years. Consequently there is build up of spider webs and internal dust as the sponge lining has started to perish. Will remove from box but requires careful handling- signs to the reverse where it has been damaged slightly in the process. Some losses, lifting and fragments detached. 1 face with clock/timepiece wind-up mechanism behind but this has seized. Internal wiring leading to bulb in spire- this will require remedial rewiring and work to get working again and light switch to base with loss. Internal stamps for Luxembourg customs- case with wear from travel!Condition Report Disclaimer

Japy Freres: a French black marble mantel clock, the eight-day movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell with outside count wheel, the backplate stamped with the mark of Japy Freres and numbered 4780, with twin-tube mercury compensating pendulum, the black dial with gilt roman numerals centred by a visible escapement, with decorative cabochon bezel, the black marble case with glazed front to allow viewing of the pendulum, shaped mounts to the side and variegated marble to plinth base, ornate leaf and ring handles, gilt metal lion mask and paw feet, 59cms high.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

Raingo Freres: a large and impressive slate, gilt and bronze mantel clock, the dial with enamelled roman numerals, two train movement striking on a bell on the hour and half-hour and with outside count wheel, the backplate with maker's mark and numbered 1875, the case surmounted by a bronze sculpture after Jean Francois Theodore Gechter depicting Quentin Durward saving Louis XI from a boar entitled 'Louis XI et Quentin Durward. W. Scott', the lower case section of canted rectangular form, with cabochon scroll acanthus dog's head, putto and fruiting vine design and stag head apron, 89.5cms high, with pendulum.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

A 19th Century black slate and marble mantel clock and barometer, the upper clock with enamelled roman dial and visible brocot escapement, fitted an eight-day two train movement striking on a bell on the hour and half-hour, with matching aneroid barometer dial below, decorative compass point centre, in a domed top black and green variegated marble slipcase, 43cms high.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

An ornate late 19th Century French bronzed spelter, marble and gilt metal mantel clock, the enamelled arabic dial with two train French drum movement striking on a bell, the case modelled as a putto and marble plinth, on red marble base with swag pattern mounts, spirally fluted feet, with pendulum, 56cms high.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

A Victorian black slate three-dial calendar clock, the main enamelled roman dial with visible brocot escapement, two train movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell, calendar dial with moon phase, month, date and day subsidiary dials, and aneroid barometer, malachite inlays and engraved detail, with presentation inscription to plinth base, with separate black pedestal on brass feet, the pedestal 62cms high overall, with mercury pendulum.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

L. Frederick, Cork Street, W/Hampton: a large and impressive Victorian rosewood and mother-of-pearl inlaid wall clock, with circular roman dial, two train movement with anchor escapement striking on a bell, the octagonal hood with fluted border inlaid with mother-of-pearl scrolls, circular glazed door with brass slip, the waist door with swan neck top flanked by canted corners, swept base, with weights and pendulum, 161cms high.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

Thos Goddard, London: a 19th Century rosewood and mother-of-pearl inlaid drop dial wall clock, the circular painted roman dial with two train fusee movement and bell, the dial within an octagonal surround, with pendulum, 44 x 62cms wide.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

G & A Kuss, Newcastle upon Tyne: a Victorian rosewood and mother-of-pearl inlaid drop dial wall clock, with painted roman dial and two train fusee movement, with bell, the circular dial surround above a viewing glass, flanked by carved brackets, single drop-down door to apron, with pendulum, 71cms high.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

B. Mitchell, Cockermouth: an inlaid mahogany longcase clock, the painted roman dial with foliate spandrels centred with brass date boss '1829', with moon phase to the arch, two train movement with anchor escapement and bell, the case with fretwork frieze above arched glazed door, arched waist door centred by inlaid paterae, inlaid canted sides, panel base on bracket feet and brass finials, with weights and pendulum, 227cms high.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

Edward Stanton, London: a burr walnut and walnut longcase clock, the 10in. brass dial with silvered roman chapter ring, matted centre with ringed winding hole, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, cherub and crown spandrels, two train movement with anchor escapement with bell, the case with ornate shell, flowerhead and leaf frieze, above a glazed square door flanked by spiral twist columns, the line inlaid waist door with lenticule panel base and bun feet, with weights and pendulum, 209cms high.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

T. Gaskell, Knutsford: an ornate mahogany and satinwood banded longcase clock, the painted roman dial with foliate spandrels, moon phase to the arch, subsidiary seconds and date dials, the two train movement with anchor escapement and bell, the case with pierced and carved detail to the pediment, painted urn and scroll frieze above arched glazed door flanked by cluster columns, the centre section with triple arched waist door flanked by cluster columns, on chamfered and canted panel base and ogee bracket feet, with weights and pendulum, 246cms high.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

Robert Marshall, Newcastle: an oak longcase clock, the brass dial with decorative silvered roman chapter ring, the matted centre with nameplate, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, with Tempus Fugit boss to arch, the two train movement with anchor escapement and bell, the case with swan neck pediment, brass roundel and finial, above an arched glazed door flanked by fluted columns, shaped waist door on panel base and bracket feet, 240cms high, with weights and pendulum.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

Hedge & Banister, Colchester: a late Georgian ebonised bracket clock, with painted roman dial, with twin fusee movement, striking on a bell, ebonised and brass inlaid lancet-shaped case, on brass ball feet, height 43.5cms.

A brass lantern wall clock with passing strike, four posted case with pierced frets, single fusee movement with an anchor escapement, passing strike on the hour on a top-mounted bell, the arched brass dial with roman numeral chapter ring, arched with a disc inscribed 'Thomas Watts LAVENHAH' (Lavenham), the dial 18th Century, the movement late 19th Century, bun feet, with pendulum and key, 38.5cms high.

William Bell, North Shields: a handsome inlaid mahogany longcase clock, the brass dial with silvered roman chapter ring, the centre dial with peripheral date markers and engraved with Venetian scrolls, name boss to arch, scrollwork spandrels, two train movement with anchor escapement and bell, the ornate case with swan neck pediment and brass finials, above an arched glazed door flanked by columns, arched waist door inlaid with shell and fan design, shell inlaid panel base on ogee bracket feet, with weights and pendulum, 246cms high.

The Mansion House Clock: a fine and historically interesting early 18th Century faux tortoiseshell year-going and striking longcase clock, the brass dial with silvered roman chapter ring, matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial, the arch with silvered disc bearing the coat of arms of Newcastle upon Tyne, and two nameplates engraved 'Math. Featherstonhaugh, Esqre. Mayor' and 'Francis Rudston, Esqre. Sheriff', with six wheel train and anchor escapement, striking on a bell, complete with a pendulum and two large weights, the circular tapered weight weighing approx 26 kilogrammes, the rectangular weight weighing approx 31 kilogrammes, with swept caddy-style hood with brass finials, ogee frieze below and arched waist door flanked by columns, the waist with rectangular door, decorated overall with chinoiserie scenes of mounted figures in landscapes, pagoda and exotic birds, on plinth base, 274cms high.Footnote: This clock was purchased during the Mayoral year of Matthew Featherstonhaugh, who was Mayor in 1711, and was a Freeman of the Merchants Company of Newcastle. He, together with Francis Rudston, Sheriff in the same year, grew wealthy from the vast amount of trade between Newcastle and London at the end of the 17th Century and the beginning of the 18th Century. From its arrival, the clock, which stood in the Mayor's chamber, was wound each year on New Year's night with great ceremony.After a Council Committee meeting late in 1834 to discuss the building's heavy expenses, the Mansion House was abandoned in 1835. The clock, together with numerous other items from its collection, was sold at auction in 1837. The purchaser was Sir Alderman Dunn of Newcastle, and it remained in his family for almost 150 years, in various parts of the country, until 1980, when it was sold at Anderson & Garland by his last surviving relative Miss A.M. Dunn. It was purchased at the auction by well known local publisher Frank Graham. Frank, lived in Jesmond but sadly passed away some years ago and his family have decided to offer the clock for auction again.The vacated Mansion House was later used for warehousing and sadly burnt down in 1895.Literature:North Country Clockmakers by C.L. Reid.Eneas Mackenzie: A historical account of Newcastle upon Tyne, including the Borough of Gateshead, pages 232-234.Pendulum Publications - Was Fromanteel the Mystery Maker? The Mansion House Clock - Keith Bates, January 1982.

An 18th Century wine glass, with bell-shaped bowl and multiple series opaque twist stem, on plain conical foot, 17cms high; a small ogee-shaped wine glass with multiple series opaque twist stem and conical foot, 14cms; and plain ogee-shaped wine glass with folded conical foot, 14.5cms. (3)

Major William Robert Foran: 'Kill: Or Be Killed. The Rambling Reminiscences of an Amateur Hunter', London, Hutchinson & Co, 1933, 1st edition, signed & inscribed to FFEP "Miss Whitaker With all good wishes from W. Robert Foran. Padworth. Berks 1934", frontis + 50 illustrations from photographs as called for, original cloth gilt (worn at head and foot and edges of spine). Big game hunting book which includes stories about fellow big game hunters James H. Sutherland, Arthur Henry Neumann, W. D. M. Bell and Chauncey Hugh Stigand, by William Robert Foran (1881-1968), British Army officer, big game hunter and travel writer, later recruited by the British East Africa Police in Nairobi in the early 1900's, becoming one of its six original officers.

Walter de la Mare, 16 titles, including: 'The Traveller', illustrated John Piper, L, Faber, 1946, 1st edition, 4 lithograph plates by Piper as called for, original cloth, dust wrapper (large part loss to rear panel), together with a duplicate copy of the same title, ex Repton School Library, original cloth, 'A Child's Day', L, Constable, 1912, 1st edition, 24 mounted plates as called for, 4to, original cloth boards, mounted illustration to front cover, 'Peacock Pie', L, Constable, 1924, 16 coloured plates by Claud Lovat Fraser as called for, original cloth gilt, 'Ding Dong Bell', L, Selwyn & Blount, 1924, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper, 'The Fleeting', L, Constable, 1933, 1st edition, orig. cloth, d/w (worn), 'News', illustrated Barnett Freedman', 1930, Ariel Poem No.31, coloured frontis by Freedman, [4]pp, original stitched pictorial wraps by Barnett Freedman, 'Self to Self', illustrated Blair Hughes-Stanton, L, Faber & Gwyer, 1928, Ariel Poem No. 11, black & white frontis by Hughes-Stanton, [4]pp, original stitched pictorial wraps by Hughes-Stanton, 'Inward Companion', L, Faber, 1950, 1st edition, orig. cloth, d/w, + 7 others (16)

John Nash (illustrated); Adrian Bell: 'Men and the Fields', London, B.T. Batsford, 1939, 1st edition, 8 coloured litho plates + black & white ills. in text by John Nash as called for, original cloth gilt

Adrian Bell: 'Seasons', London, [1933], Privately Printed edition, one of 100 copies only, a/f, lacks title page, which is supplied in facsimile, original printed wraps (lacks staples, contents loose)

Adrian Bell, a collection of 13 countryside/rural titles by the Suffolk based ruralist, journalist and author, including 'The Balcony', 1934, 1st edition, orig. cloth gilt, 'By Road', 1937, 1st edition, orig. cloth, 'Corduroy - Silver Ley - Cherry Tree [Rural Trilogy]', 1936, 1st collected edition, orig. cloth gilt, plus others including 'Folly Field', 'The Open Air', 'Sunrise to Sunset', 'A Countryman's Notebook', etc (13)

Adrian Bell, a collection of 32 titles, including nearly all published by him, plus some biographies, collections of short stories by countryside writers including Bell etc: 'Corduroy; Silver Ley; The Cherry Tree', illustrated Harry Becker, London, Country Book Club, 1951, de luxe illustrated edition, 3 volumes, colour & black & white plates throughout as called for, uniform original cloth, dust wrappers, Bell's classic rural trilogy; 'Silver Ley', Cobden-Sanderson, 1931, 1st edition, signed and inscribed by Bell to FFEP, original cloth, dust wrapper by Clifford Webb, authors 2nd book; 'The Cherry Tree', 1932, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper by Clifford Webb (with part loss at head of spine); 'Folly Field', 1933, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper by Clifford Webb (with neat tape repair/reinforcement to spine); 'The Balcony', 1934, 1st edition, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper (by John Nash); 'The Open Air an Anthology of English Country Life', 1936, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper; 'By-Road', 1949, 3rd impression, original cloth, dust wrapper; 'The Shepherd's Farm', 1939, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper by Clifford Webb (with some small part losses); 'Apple Acre', 1947 reprint, original cloth; 'Sunrise to Sunset', 1944, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper; 'The Budding Morrow', 1946, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper by Asgeir Scott; 'The Black donkey', 1949, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper; 'The Flower & The Wheel', 1949, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper (with some small part losses); 'The Path by the Window', 1952, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper; 'Music in the Morning', 1954, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper; 'A Young Man's Fancy', 1955, 1st edition in wrapper; 'A Suffolk Harvest', 1956 1st edition in wrapper; 'The Mill House', 1958 1st in wrapper; 'My Own Master', 1961 1st in wrapper; 'A Street in Suffolk', 1964 1st in wrapper; 'A Countryman's Notebook', Ipswich, Boydell Press, 1975, 1st edition in wrapper; 'The Green Bond', Boydell Press, 1976 1st in wrapper, Adrian Bell autograph postcard signed loosely inserted; plus proof copy of 'Music in the Morning', 1st Reynolds Stone illustrated edition of 'The Open Air', 1949, in wrapper, 'Countryside Mood; Countryside Character; Country Company', 1945, 1946, 1949, 1st editions, 3 volumes, all original cloth, all in dust wrappers, contributions from Adrian Bell, J. Wentworth Day, Henry Williamson, A.G. Street, H.J. Massingham etc, plus 3 others. Adrian Bell came to Suffolk from London in 1920. He was first a farm pupil and then a farmer and lived in various parts of the County for the next 60 years until his death in September 1980. During that time he wrote 25 books, most of which were based on his life and work in Suffolk. His work on farms included the rebuilding of a near-derelict 89-acre (36 ha) smallholding at Redisham, near Beccles. His first book, Corduroy, published in 1930, vividly describes his early years on the land when farming depended on the horse to do what man could not. He also contributed many articles to various magazines and for 30 years his 'Countryman's Notebook' was a feature of the Eastern Daily Press, he was also the first 'setter' of the Times crossword and is credited with help develop its cryptic style. (32)

Graham Greene & Dorothy Glover: 'Victorian Detective Fiction: A Catalogue of the Collection Made by Dorothy Glover & Graham Greene, bibliographically arranged by Eric Osborne and introduced by John Carter, with a preface by Graham Greene', London, The Bodley Head, 1966, 1st edition, limited edition (150/500), numbered & signed by Graham Greene, Dorothy Glover and John Carter, with further Typed Letter Signed from Graham Greene to Ronald Arthur Brimmell (1917-1993), actor, antiquarian bookseller, artist and author/publisher "Dear Mr Brimmell, I enclose a cheque for the Jules Verne...About the question over The Hansom Cab. I agree with you that the figures do seem suspect as far as the further copies are concerned...Nobody would have thought that it would become a collector's item. I can't remember how Eric Sinclair Bell's bibliography reached me. It is now fourteen years ago....I regarded Bell as an authority but on whose recommendation I cant remember now. Perhaps the files will show. Graham Greene", dated 17th June 1980 on La Résidence des Fleurs, Antibes headed paper

(Feminism), Frances Swiney: 'The Cosmic Procession, or the Feminine Principle in Evolution, Essays of Illumination', London, Ernest Bell, 1906, 1st edition, xii,238,[2]pp, introduction leaf with vertical tape repair to margin, leaf between title and introduction appears to have been excised, original cloth gilt, top edge gilt. Third book by the early British feminist, writer, and theosophist Rosa Frances Emily Swiney (1847-1922), who, in addition to fighting for women's suffrage and control of their own sexuality, espoused what has been termed a 'Theosophical matriarchalism,' a precursor of the 'Goddess movement'

Virginia and Leonard Woolf, biography, letters etc, including Quentin Bell: 'Virginia Woolf A Biography. Volume One Virginia Stephen 1882-1912; Volume Two Mrs Woolf 1912-1941', London, The Hogarth Press, 1972, 1st edition, volumes 1 & 2, uniform original cloth gilt, dust wrappers (d/w's worn); Leonard Woolf: 'An Autobiography, 1880-1969. 5 vols complete and all published. (Vol. I: Sowing 1880-1904; Vol. II: Growing 1904-1911; Vol. III: Beginning Again 1911-1918; Vol IV: Downhill all the Way 1919-1939', L, Hogarth Press, 1967-1969, 5 volumes, volumes 1-4 3rd editions/3rd impressions, volume 5 1969 1st edition, uniform original cloth gilt, dust wrappers (d/w's slightly worn); plus Angela Harris 'Virginia Woolf', Thames & Hudson, 2011, 1st in d/w, Frances Spalding 'Virginia Woolf Art, Life and Vision', NPG, 2014, orig. pictorial wraps, Christopher Ondaatje: 'Woolf in Ceylon. An Imperial Journey in the Shadow of Leonard Woolf 1904-1911', 2005, 1st edition in dust wrapper (10)

A VICTORIAN THREE PIECE SLATE CLOCK AND OIL LAMP GARNITURE the clock with 8-day French movement stamped 'Bernard Lyon a Paris' striking on a bell, 25cm wide 32cm high, the oil lamps with clear glass reservoirs, 72cm high Condition Report : very good condition, wth key and pendulum and currently running, no losses or damage to slate, a split to metal mount on one oil lamp (just above slate), no other damage noted Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

A BELL METAL HAND BELL with a turned ebony handle, the mouth 15cm diameter.

A LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY BLACK ENAMEL AND SEED PEARL PENDANT the circular pendant with bell drop feature, set with a black enamel and three seed pearl centre in unmarked yellow metal, length excluding the bale 4.5cm, width 3.5cm, weight 11.3g

A CERAMIC CASED 'LA SOCIETE NATIONAL HORTICULTURE DE FRANCE' MANTLE CLOCK, with Hermle ting tang bell strike movement, H 26 cm

A GILDED BRONZE FEMALE FIGURAL BELL STRIKE MANTLE CLOCK, comprising a neo-classical female draped over the clock head reading a book, the ornate base having various floral swags with inset blue ceramic panels, the S. Marti 8 day movement striking on a slivered bell, H 30 cm, W 36 cmCondition Report:Damage to the clock face.

FALLS, Captain Cyril; MACMUNN, Lieutenant-General Sir George, and BECKE, Major A. F. (editors): 'Military Operations Egypt and Palestine Volume One: From the Outbreak of the War with Germany to June 1917. Volume Two (comprising two volumes): From June 1917 to the End of the War', London, HMSO, 1928-1930, set of 3 text vols and 2 cloth drop front map boxes, text vols original cloth gilt, dust wrappers (with some part losses), vol II pt I with folding map of Palestine in rear pocket as called for, and numerous other folding plates, maps, plates to text vols, map volume I with 15 folding maps as called for, map vol II with 23 folding maps as called for, these original cloth gilt, map vol II a/f. An exhaustive examination of Britain's role in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, compiled from official documents by direction of the historical section of the Committee of Imperial Defence. From the estate of Gawain Westray Bell (1909-1995), British colonial administrator who became the Governor of Northern Nigeria, with his ownership signatures in pencil to FFEP of each text volume. Bell served in Sudan between 1931 and 1954, with secondments to Palestine in 1938 and the Arab Legion during the Second World War. In 1956, he was appointed political agent in Kuwait, surviving an assassination attempt, before serving as governor of Northern Nigeria between 1957 and 1962, where he oversaw the end of British rule. In 1965, following failed talks and an Adenese walkout from the Federal and Federal Supreme Council, Bell and Sir Ralph Hone (1896-1992) were approached by the federation's leadership travelled to Aden to act as constitutional advisors. During the course of their visit they recommended that Aden become the capital of a new United Republic of South Arabia, with enhanced representation in the legislative and executive branches. Following his work in south Arabia, he led other missions to Oman (1966 and 1974) and the Trucial States. Provenance by descent (5)

Bertram Thomas: 'Arabia Felix: Across the Empty Quarter of Arabia', foreword by T.E. Lawrence, London, Cape, February 1932, 2nd impression, large folding coloured map of Southern Arabian Desert, + 2 maps and numerous plates, many from photographs, as called for, original cloth gilt. Pencil ownership signature/inscription to FFEP "Gawain Bell Kassala. June 1932". From the estate of Gawain Westray Bell (1909-1995), British colonial administrator who became the Governor of Northern Nigeria. Bell served in Sudan between 1931 and 1954, with secondments to Palestine in 1938 and the Arab Legion during the Second World War. In 1956, he was appointed political agent in Kuwait, surviving an assassination attempt, before serving as governor of Northern Nigeria between 1957 and 1962, where he oversaw the end of British rule. In 1965, following failed talks and an Adenese walkout from the Federal and Federal Supreme Council, Bell and Sir Ralph Hone (1896-1992) were approached by the federation's leadership travelled to Aden to act as constitutional advisors. During the course of their visit they recommended that Aden become the capital of a new United Republic of South Arabia, with enhanced representation in the legislative and executive branches. Following his work in south Arabia, he led other missions to Oman (1966 and 1974) and the Trucial States. Provenance by descent

(Travel, Middle East, Arabia, North Africa), a collection of 13 titles and a map relating to the Middle East and North Africa, including Ahmad ibn Ali al-Makrizi & Etienne Marc Quatremere: 'Histoire des Sultans Mamlouks de l'Égypte', Paris, The Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain & Ireland, 1837-1845, 1st edition. 4 parts in 2 volumes, vol. I xix,253,[1]pp;278pp, vol. II vi,288pp;324pp, ex Repton School Library, 4to, contemporary green morocco gilt, inner dentelles gilt, all edges gilt. Scarce; Yacoub Pasha Artin: 'England in the Sudan', translated George Robb, L, Macmillan, 1911, 1st edition, folding map + ils. from photos as called for, original cloth gilt; Edward Stanford Ltd (published): 'The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan', engraved folding map, coloured in outline, dissected & backed onto linen, printed at the War Office, December 1921, approx. 91 x 69cm, folding into original cloth slipcase, printed paper label to front; Sir Martin Conway: 'Palestine and Morocco, Lands of the Overlap', L, Edward Arnold, 1923, 1st edition, 8 plates as called for, ex Repton School Library, orig. cloth gilt; Freya Stark: 'A Winter in Arabia', London, John Murray, 1940, 1st edition, 3 maps (of which 1 folding), plus numerous photogravure illustrations by the author as called for, original cloth gilt (spine faded), dust wrapper (with tape repair, else 16s price intact and generally VGC). The author's beautifully illustrated account of her time in the Hadhramaut (in what is now Yemen), at a time when very few men, let alone women, had fully explored the vast hinterlands of Arabia. One of the most important pieces of literature on the region and a book that placed Freya Stark in the pantheon of great writers and explorers of the Arab World; Budgett Meakin: 'The Moors, a Comprehensive Description', L, Swan Sonnenschein, 1902, 1st edition, lacks front and rear endpapers, ills. throughout, original cloth gilt (worn/soiled); T.E. Lawrence: 'The Seven Pillars of Wisdom', L, Cape, 1935, 1st trade edition, folding maps & plates as called for, 4to, original cloth gilt; Bertram Thomas: 'Arabia Felix', L, Cape, February 1932, 1st reprint, large folding map + numerous photographic plates, ex Repton School library, orig. cloth gilt; Richard Burton: 'Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah', L, George Bell & Sons, 1898, 2 volumes, colour frontis to volume 1 + 3 folding maps/plans + 14 black & white plates as called for, uniform original cloth gilt. Disguised as a Pashtun Muslim and supported by the Royal Geographical Society, in 1853 Burton undertook a hajj journey to the two Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina, this two volume work recounts that journey. Burton spent years in preparation, mostly during his time in India. Although Burton was not the first non-Muslim to perform the hajj, the accuracy of his well-documented account, including his measurements of the Kaaba in Mecca and his Victorian-era observations on Muslims (especially his copious notes on manners), brought him immediate fame; two mid 19th Century Murray's Handbooks for Travellers in Egypt (1858) & Turkey (1854), each with folding maps/plans etc, each original cloth gilt (slightly worn), plus 1 other (14)

Fred Burnaby: 'A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia', London, Cassell, [1876], 1st edition, 3 folding maps as called for (all housed in rear pocket), xviii,487pp + [4]pp publisher's ads at end, original pictorial cloth gilt, recased retaining original cloth. From the estate of Gawain Westray Bell (1909-1995), British colonial administrator who became the Governor of Northern Nigeria. Bell served in Sudan between 1931 and 1954, with secondments to Palestine in 1938 and the Arab Legion during the Second World War. In 1956, he was appointed political agent in Kuwait, surviving an assassination attempt, before serving as governor of Northern Nigeria between 1957 and 1962, where he oversaw the end of British rule. In 1965, following failed talks and an Adenese walkout from the Federal and Federal Supreme Council, Bell and Sir Ralph Hone (1896-1992) were approached by the federation's leadership travelled to Aden to act as constitutional advisors. During the course of their visit they recommended that Aden become the capital of a new United Republic of South Arabia, with enhanced representation in the legislative and executive branches. Following his work in south Arabia, he led other missions to Oman (1966 and 1974) and the Trucial States. Provenance by descent. Very scarce

(London), collection of 7 titles on London, including Rendle & Norman: 'The Inns of Old Southwark and Their Associations', London, Longmans, 1888, folding map (from Rocque's 1746 map) + 11 other full page plates and numerous ills. in text as called for, rebound half calf gilt; Philip Norman: 'London Vanished & Vanishing', L, A & C Black, 1905, limited edition de luxe, signed by Norman and numbered (128/225), 75 colour plates as called for, 4to, original cream cloth, lettered in gilt, top edge gilt; George Hennessy: 'Novum Repertorium Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londinense, or London Diocesan Clergy Succession From the Earliest Time to the Year 1898', L, Swan Sonnenschein, 1898, 1st edition, fewer than 120 copies subscribed for, 4to, original black cloth gilt; Walter George Bell: 'Fleet Street in Seven Centuries', L, Pitman, 1912, 1st edition, 46 ills., rebound half calf gilt; John Diprose: 'Some Account of the Parish of Saint Clement Danes (Westminster) Past and Present', L, Diprose & Bateman, 1868, map frontis, orig. cloth gilt, rebacked retaining orig. backstrip; Walford: 'Greater London', Cassell, [nd], c. late 19th Century, 2 vols, uniform half calf gilt (worn); plus 1 other similar (8)

An African gourd xylophone, length 57cm, a pair of earthenware and leather drums, a pottery jar, a bell and a bamboo chime.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A small group of mixed collectors' items, including a Regency papier-mâché wine coaster, a Regency brass hand bell, a carved wooden model of a hand and a Spode ceramic bin label, inscribed 'Marcella'.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

An early 20th century oak-cased 30-hour longcase clock, with square painted dial, 43cm x 179cm x 23cm, dial 27cm x 27cmGood overall condition, movement original. Some blistering to enamel, where pins are located. Strikes on bell, chain wound fully, cannot attach weights to determine if GWO. Some loss to wood surrounding movement. General surface wear and scratches.

A mixed lot of brass ware including bell, candlesticks etc.,

Mixed era vintage fashions to include a late 60s paisley print evening gown with bell sleeves, a 1990s safety pin dress in red by Bernshaw in the style of the designer dress by Elizabeth Hurley, a late 60s borderie anglaise prairie dress, two pairs of long gloves, a school boater and a large navy-blue rabbit fur collar with cuffs (qty)

A fine late 17th Century Ebony veneered 'Phase III' table clockJoseph Knibb, London The archetypal case with facetted tied-bud handle in plain pommels on circular bosses over a low cushion moulded caddy applied with pierced floral mounts to the front and sides, the flat-topped cornice with moulded underside over rectangular glazed sides below silk-backed pierced sound frets, the front door with similar long sound fret and cherub's head escutcheons, on a moulded base. The 6.25inch square brass dial signed in flowing script along the lower edge Joseph Knibb, London, the silvered chapter ring with Arabic five minutes within the band, Roman hours and an inner quarter hour track interrupted by fleur de lys half-hour markers, the pierced blued steel hands reading against the finely matted centre with delicate chamfered date aperture below XII, all framed by winged cherubs head spandrels. Secured to the movement via four latched dial feet. The twin gut fusee movement united by five vase shaped latched and finned pillars, knife edge verge escapement, outside numbered countwheel striking on the bell, the backplate richly engraved with a symmetrical pattern of tulips, anemones and bulbous buds above and below the copperplate signature set in a slight upward arc Joseph Knibb, Londini Fecit. Secured in the case via a pair of rotating collars mounted on the rear of the dial plate. Ticking and striking, together with two case keys, one of which opens both front and back doors. 35cms (13.5ins) highFootnotes:Another clock by Joseph Knibb with a similar backplate is featured in Dzik, S. (2019) Engraving on English Table Clocks: Art on a Canvas of Brass 1660-1800, Wild Boar Publications, pg. 405 (K1-3).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A good first half of the 18th century ebony veneered quarter repeating table clockQuare and Horseman, London, No. 229The inverted bell top surmounted by a knopped handle over tall arched glazed side panels on a moulded plinth and brass block feet. The 6.5inch arched brass dial set with a large subsidiary date ring over smaller dials for rise-and-fall regulation (marked 0-40 in 5s) and strike/silent, the main Roman and Arabic chapter ring with lozenge half-quarter markers, minute track and inner quarter-hour track encircling a finely matted centre with mock pendulum aperture and polished signature reserve Dan. Quare Ste: Horseman, London, 229 , blued steel hands, all framed by cast pierced spandrels. The twin gut fusee movement united by six knopped and finned pillars, with verge escapement and rack striking on a bell, the quarters repeated at will on a secondary bell on the pulling of a cord. The backplate signed and numbered in an oval cartouche surrounded by exquisite engraving of a pair of standing Classical figures, a female mask, twin mythical masks in profile, foliate scrolls, strapwork and bell-flower husks all framed by a stylised wheatear border, the pendulum bob and holdfast block also engraved. Ticking, striking and repeating, together with a door key. 47cms (18.5ins) highFootnotes:Two other clocks by Quare and Horseman (numbers 248 and 186) with very similar backplates are featured in the supplement to Dzik, S. (2019) Engraving on English Table Clocks: Art on a Canvas of Brass 1660-1800, Wild Boar Publications, (Q2-12) and the book itself (Q2-4), respectively. Both backplates feature human/cherub figures to either side of the signature cartouche. Number 186 also has a mask above the cartouche, as seen in this clock.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A rare miniature walnut table clock with published provenanceThe movement and dial by Charles Gretton, late 17th century, the case a 20th century bespoke replacement the case with shallow caddy surmounted by a turned brass handle and four brass pierced mounts, moulded cornice, silk-backed sound frets to the front door and sides over glazed rectangular panels on a moulded base and block feet, veneered all over in panels of well-figured walnut, both doors with working locks using the same key. The 5.25inch square gilt brass dial mounted with four winged cherubs head spandrels framing the silvered chapter ring, five-minute Arabic numerals engraved within the minute band, the Roman hours interspersed by meeting arrow-head half-hour markers, with inner quarter hour track, signed between V and VII Char. Gretton London, blued steel sculpted hands, strike/silent lever at III. The twin gut (now wire) fusee movement with high-set fusees between the plates measuring 13.7cms x 11.6cms (5 7/16ths x 4 9/16ths) united by five knopped and finned pillars (centre one replaced), the going train terminating in a knife edge verge escapement with short pendulum set behind an elaborately pierced and engraved apron; the striking train with rack and pull repeat for the hours on the single bell, the backplate with stylised wheatear border framing a symmetrical pattern of climbing foliage including a pair of chrysanthemums and roses around the oval signature cartouche Charls= Gretton, London. Ticking, striking and repeating, together with a case key and a pierced floral 17th century style brass winding key. 31cms (12.25ins) high.Footnotes:Literature: Radage, D. et al (2016) Charles Gretton Clock & Watchmaking through the Golden Age. Vancouver: Three O'clock Publishing. Item SC12, pages 326-329 inclusive.Another clock by Charles Gretton with a similar backplate is featured in Dzik, S. (2019) Engraving on English Table Clocks: Art on a Canvas of Brass 1660-1800, Wild Boar Publications, pg. 323 (G1-1).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Fine And Rare Quarter Chiming And Repeating Padouk Table Clock Of Small SizeGodfrey Poy, London. The case almost certainly by John Holl, casemaker. The inverted bell top with brass mouldings and five ball and spire finials over side handles and arched sound apertures protected by the original pierced and engraved sound frets depicting a floral urn amid scrolls and a wheatear border, the base further set with a wide brass band to ogee bracket feet, the 5inch arched brass dial signed in a silvered boss over the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with lozenge half-quarter marks, the finely matted centre with chamfered date and mock pendulum apertures, the triple gut fusee movement with rectangular plates united by knopped and ringed pillars, with verge escapement on a knife edge, the brass rod terminating in an engraved octagonal rating nut numbered 1-8, rack striking the hour on a single bell and the quarters on a run of six bells and hammers, the backplate centred by an engraved basket of fruit framed by symmetrical foliate scrolls and a single line border, the side brackets and cock also engraved, with cord to the side to repeat the hours and quarters at will. 41cms (16ins) highFootnotes:Provenance:Sotheby's 8 November 1968.R.A. Lee, 12 July 1971.Bonhams 16 December 2015, lot 89. Part of the Estate of Peter Van Cortland Moore, M.D.Godfrie Poy worked in at least three addresses in the centre of fashionable London from 1718 to 1753 which included Pall Mall 1742-47 and Haymarket in 1753. His work was often exceptional - as in the current lot. 'A very fine musical clock with an ebonised case, brass mounts and engraved brass sound frets. Circa 1740.' is illustrated in Barder: The Georgian Bracket Clock ACC 1993, plate II/34. Another table clock by Poy, in an ebony case signed on the pierced fret 'John Holl, Casemaker' was sold in these rooms on 13th December 2017, lot 103. Comparing the ebony clock with the current lot, it is not unreasonable to suggest that both emanated from Holl's workshop.Roger Smith writes: John Holl was an immigrant cabinet- and clock-case maker who lived in the same parish of St Anne Soho as Godfrie Poy. His full name was Johan Diederick von Holle, and he appears to have been part of a wider circle of immigrant craftsmen from North Germany and southern Scandinavia associated with Poy. Although Holl's Will, proved in 1757, names various close relatives, it does not give their location, apart from an unmarried sister living with him in Soho. [1] However, one of his executors was the well-known chaser, engraver and metal worker Diederick Nicolaus Anderson (d. 1769), who was probably from Flensburg in Schleswig, which was then part of Denmark but is now in Germany. [2]. Holl's other executor was a 'Gunner Mathison' - perhaps for Gunnar Mathieson in Danish. Interestingly, Godfrie Poy's daughter married another immigrant German cabinet and clock case maker, Valentine Anscheutz. [3] This might suggest that Poy had a preference for the work of casemakers from this region. [4]Notes.1. The National Archives: PCC Wills, Prob 11/827. Will of Johan Holl, otherwise Johan Diederick Von Holle, proved London 3 January 1757.2. For Anderson's work, see Nicholas Goodison, Matthew Boulton: Ormolu (2nd ed. 2002), p. 38 and the references given there.3. Anscheutz, who was an Elder of the German Lutheran church in the Savoy, married Mary Ann Poy 20 May 1754, at St Martin's in the Fields, Westminster. He is known to have done work for Gray and Vulliamy in the early 1760s, and for James Cox of Shoe Lane in the 1770s. When he died in 1796, one of his executors was the immigrant Swedish silversmith Andrew Fogelberg.4. There is an interesting discussion of German cabinet makers working in 18C London in Christopher Gilbert and Tessa Murdoch (eds), John Channon and brass-inlaid furniture 1730-1760 (Yale 1993), chapter 4 - 'The Continental context: Germany' by Helena Hayward and Sarah Medlam, pp. 24-36.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A very fine mid 18th century English walnut table clock of small sizeJohn Ellicott, LondonThe case of particularly good colour and patina, the inverted bell top with turned handle and four lobed finials over a moulded cornice, side sound frets and glazed panels to a moulded base and block feet. The 5.75inch arched brass dial with calendar subsidiary flanked by cherub mounts, over a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with half-quarter marks and crown-and-sceptre spandrels, strike/silent lever at IX, the matted centre with signature plaque and mock pendulum aperture. The movement with knopped and ringed pillars, pivoted verge escapement and rack striking on a bell, the quarters struck on command via a pull cord to the side acting on six bells and hammers, the backplate signed within a symmetrical foliate design framed by a wheatear border. Running, striking and repeating. Together with a door key and winding key. 41cms (16ins) high.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A good first half of the 19th century brass-mounted rosewood table clockMitchell, 80 Argyll Street, GlasgowThe lancet case surmounted by a gadrooned finial on a shaped and stepped block over architectural Gothic arched red silk-backed sound frets to the sides and cluster columns to the front, on a plinth base and button feet. The repainted 6.75 inch Roman dial with Breguet style hands. Twin chain fusee movement with anchor escapement rack striking on a bell the signed backplate with engraved border. Ticking, striking, with case key and winding key. 50cms (1ft 8ins) high.Footnotes:John and William Mitchell began advertising in Glasgow directories as 'watchmakers and jewellers' in 1833, with their address being listed as 80 Argyll Street. In 1835, it was noted that their house was at 6 Abbotsford place. By late 1842, they had relocated the shop premises to 2 Argyll Street. It is interesting to note that this residence had previously been used by Alexander Mitchell; it remains unknown if there was any relation between John and William, and Alexander Mitchell. Considering that Alexander preceded John and William, it is possible that they were his sons, or perhaps younger cousins. Two years after relocating the shop, their personal address was changed to 16 Holland place. In 1846, John Mitchell is listed in his own right, as living at 16 Holland place, and working at J & W Mitchell, who are now described as 'watchmakers, jewellers, and goldsmiths'. A year later, William Mitchell is also listed on his own in trade directories, living at the same address as John. By 1850, the shop had again been relocated, this time to 119 Buchanan Street. John Mitchell is listed separately, and at the same residence, 16 Holland place, but there is no mention of William, though the shop continues to be called 'J & W Mitchell'. Around 1860, John Mitchell relocates his personal residence to 19 India Street, where he remains for 14 years, before moving again to 4 Melrose Street in 1875.In 1877, the description of the shop has expanded significantly, becoming 'goldsmiths and jewellers, watch, clock, and chronometer makers'. A year later, a William James Mitchell is listed as living at the same house as John Mitchell, 4 Melrose Street, as well as working at 'J & W Mitchell'. It is unknown if this is the same William Mitchell, who had previously lived in 16 Holland place, or perhaps William James Mitchell was the son of William Mitchell. Possibly, William Mitchell died around 1850, when his son, William James, was quite young, and unable to join John Mitchell in the shop until 1879. Alternatively, William Mitchell may have left Glasgow in 1850 to work elsewhere, returning to the shop in 1879. A William Mitchell, watchmaker, was listed as working in 7 Elizabeth Street, Sloane Street, London in 1852; he is not listed in directories before or after the Glasgow William Mitchell's absence, though it cannot be confirmed that this was the same person. In 1884, John and William James Mitchell would relocate their personal residence for seemingly the last time, to 12 Queen's Terrace. Less than a year later, the shop premises had also been relocated, to 140 Buchanan Street. For the first year of occupation, this was noted as a 'temporary premises', though it would remain their shop address for 12 years, and the 'temporary premises' was dropped after 1886. In late 1889, early 1890 John Mitchell is no longer listed as being part of 'J & W Mitchell'; he is still listed in the trade directories, and is recorded as living at 12 Queen's Terrace, but no trade is given or association with 'J & W Mitchell'. It is possible that he and William James had a falling out, but it seems more likely, given his presumed age, that he retired. Shortly after, in late 1893, he is removed from the trade directories entirely. In 1895, the shop description is changed to 'goldsmiths, jewellers, silversmiths, watch, and clock makers', though William James is still living at the same address. The last mention of 'J & W Mitchell' is in 1896, though William James Mitchell continues to be listed in the directories until 1898, with only his name and 12 Queen's terrace given. In 1900, a 'William Mitchell, watchmaker' is recorded as working at 10 Lambhill Street. Whether this is a relation of 'J & W Mitchell' remains unknown.Kelly, W. (1852), 'Commercial Directory', Post Office London Directory, p.887, London: W. Kelly and Co.National Library of Scotland (2012) 1828-1912 - Post-Office annual Glasgow directory. Available at: https://digital.nls.uk/directories/browse/archive/91168983?from_row=1This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A good late 18th century ebonised table clock with deadbeat escapementVulliamy, London, Number 395The shallow inverted bell top case surmounted by a brass handle over fine mouldings and tall arched fishscale side frets backed in red silk, on a moulded base and brass-clad block feet, the 6.75inch arched brass dial signed on a silvered plaque flanked by subsidiaries for strike/silent and rise-and-fall regulation with engraved floral detailing over the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, the matted centre with silvered date aperture, all framed by scroll spandrels, with good blued steel hands. The very substantial twin gut (now wire) fusee movement with five knopped and finned pillars, deadbeat escapement and rack striking on a bell, the heavy pendulum suspended on a pair of tear-drop shaped cocks and secured via a locking nut in a block, the plain backplate engraved signed Vulliamy, London 395 42.5cms (16.5ins) high.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A fine and rare late 18th century mahogany automaton longcase clockRichard Comber, LewesThe arched hood with three ball-and-spire finials over brass-mounted Doric three-quarter and quarter columns, the long arched trunk door with well moulded edge on a panel base and an apron. The 12 inch arched brass dial set with a painted scene to the top depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, each of them wearing a grass loincloth and offering the other an apple as the clock ticks - to the centre sits the Tree of Forbidden Fruit with an automata serpent coiled around it and spiralling upwards as time passes, the group surrounded by various exotic animals including a tapir, elephant, tiger, lion, ox and stag. The silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring framed by foliate scroll spandrels, with very finely matted centre with recessed subsidiary seconds ring and shaped nameplate. The movement with five knopped pillars, anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell. Together with a pendulum, two brass weights, a door key and crank winding key. 2.25m (7ft 5ins) high.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A mid-18th century quarter chiming automata table clock by Stephen RimbaultStephen Rimbault, LondonThe bell topped case surmounted by a handle and cone finials over four cast male term mounts to the canted corners, terminating in a moulded base bound by a brass band on ogee bracket feet, with large, glazed side panels revealing the movement within. The seven-inch arched brass dial with a painted scene depicting a musical soiree comprising ten adults and a young girl, all in period clothing, centred by a seated male cello player, to the left stands a violinist, and to the right a woman sits at the piano - all three figures rhythmically moving their arms in time with the swing of the pendulum. The silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring framing the finely matted centre with recessed signature plaque, date aperture and engraved and burnished initials A.N. below a crown with central mount flanked by four spheres, with good, blued steel hands, strike/not strike lever at IX and tune selection lever at III. The large triple wire fusee movement with knife-edge verge escapement rack striking the hours on a bell and playing one of two tunes on a run of eight bells and fifteen hammers, the backplate decorated with interlaced foliate scrolls and strapwork framing the signature, the cock, fly and barrel bridge similarly engraved. Ticking, striking and playing music; the automata figures moving freely. 52cms (1ft 9ins) high.Footnotes:Another clock by Stephen Rimbault with a similar backplate is featured in the supplement to Dzik, S. (2019) Engraving on English Table Clocks: Art on a Canvas of Brass 1660-1800, Wild Boar Publications, (R1-15).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An 18th century and later quarter chiming table clock with Chinoiserie decoration on a cream groundThe movement and dial by Eardley Norton, London, number 134The impressive associated case decorated all over with Chinoiserie scenes including figures and buildings within a landscape, on a cream ground, the bell top with handle over four finials, shaped and circular side apertures with pierced soundfrets, to a moulded base and block feet. The 18th century 6.75 inch arched brass dial with strike/silent subsidiary flanked by scroll spandrels over a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, the matted centre with recessed silvered signature plaque and chamfered date aperture. The substantial triple gut fusee movement united by six knopped pillars, rack striking the hours on a bell and chiming the quarters on eight bells and hammers, with trip repeat, the going train with knife edge verge escapement. The backplate signed in a foliate scroll cartouche amid asymmetric scrolls and flowers, numbered in the lower right hand corner 58cms (22.5ins) high. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An extremely rare and impressive early 19th century year duration striking longcase clockHardeman & Son, BridgeThe remarkable case with shaped cresting mounted by three ball and spire finials on reeded uprights, the arched cresting supported on tapering reeded brass-mounted free-standing Corinthian columns over a broken arched trunk door with flame veneer and moulded edge flanked by matching quarter columns over a base with applied moulded panel, further set on a separate double-apron with moulded bracket. The 16inch one-piece silvered dial with month subsidiary in the arch framed by engraved foliage, the corners similarly decorated so as to frame the minute band and Roman chapters, signed across the centre with blued steel hands (the minute counterpoised). The extremely substantial movement with plates measuring 28cms x 23.5cms (11ins x 9.25ins) united by six very heavy knopped pillars; the going train of six wheels and high count pinions, terminating in an anchor escapement to a pendulum with light brass flat strip rod and light brass bob; the strike train with outside countwheel mounted on the backplate and striking every hour on the bell. The squar-section lead weights weighing 49kgs(108lbs) and 46kgs (101lbs). 2.72m (8ft 11ins) high. Footnotes:Samuel Hardeman was likely born in Kent, to Stephen and Sarah Hardeman, the former of whom was a musical instrument maker. He had one sibling, a brother named Stephen. It is not known where Samuel served his apprenticeship, but he appears to have spent all of his working life in Canterbury. At some point he married Ann, and they had two children, Edwin (Samuel) and William. Both Edwin and William would become horologists. The family seems to have been quite prosperous, as Samuel owned several properties in Canterbury, including, his shop with living quarters above. Whether this largess was gained through inheritance (his father leaving the entirety of his estate to Samuel and his brother, after Sarah's death) or horological renown is unknown. It also appears that Samuel was a grocer, and owned a shop in this capacity, though whether this was inherited or simply a side interest is not clear.On Samuel's death in 1843, he left instructions that all his stock in trade as a grocer was to be left to Ann. He also indicated that Ann, Edwin, and a John Paren were to have full use of the building he lived in, presumably for the continuation of business. It is quite interesting to note that William Hardeman, is emphatically banned from using the premises in any capacity, especially as a clock and watch maker. It seems there was a falling out between father and son at some point, possibly over a debt owed by William to Samuel of £80, which is detailed in Samuel's will. This might also explain why the business was referred to as 'Hardeman and Son' despite both sons being horologists.Edwin Samuel Hardeman was advertising as a watchmaker in 1847, working out of 2 St. George's Street. He married Sarah, and they had two children: Sarah and Charlotte Elizabeth. Edwin died relatively soon after his father, in 1857, of a sudden illness. He left instructions that all the property and stock, presumably much of the property that he inherited, should be sold and the money to go to his wife and grown children. No mention is made of his mother or brother.William Hardeman was advertising as a watch and clock maker in 1855, working out of Bridge, Canterbury. By 1882, a William Henry Hardeman was advertising, also as a clock and watchmaker, and also working out of Bridge. It is possible that this is the same William Hardeman who was Edwin's brother, but it is also possible that this was William's son. There is no mention of any horological William Hardeman after 1903. It is interesting to note that a Canterbury resident was interviewed in 1946 by the Antiquarian Horological Society, regarding 'Hardeman and Son'. The only horological Hardeman she knew in the area was 'elderly Billy Hardeman who was a watch and clock-maker and repairer in the village 50 years ago and whose family had been in business there for many years'.One, possibly two, other year-going clocks are known by Hardeman and Son, both made around 1810. Both are around 9 feet tall and use a similar train layout to the current clock. They require driving weights of around 44 kg per train. It is unknown if these year-going clocks were made for a specific purpose or were simply offered in different sizes.The Hardemans are known to have made and repaired turret clocks as well, including one such clock with rack striking and dead-beat escapement. Several longcase clocks are also known from all three horologists.Heimann, P. (2004) 'Long-Running Clocks', Horological Journal, Vol. 146 (11), pg. 402.British Horological Industry (1946) 'Canterbury Clockmaker', Horological Journal, Vol. 88 (12), pg. 563.Shenton, K. (1993) 'Southern Section: 3 April', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 21 (1), pgs. 29-30.Bundock, M. (1987) 'Turret Clock Group: 2nd-4th July', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 17 (2), pg. 160Probate of Stephen Hardeman (1810). The National Archives: Public Record Office. Catalogue reference: IR 26/300/106Will of Samuel Hardeman (1843). The National Archives: Public Record Office. Catalogue reference: PROB 11/1979/189Will of Edwin Samuel Hardeman (1857). The National Archives: Public Record Office. Catalogue reference: PROB 11/2253/265University of Leicester (2022) Historical Directories of England & Wales: Kent 1824-1918. Available at: https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/search/searchterm/Kent/field/place/mode/exact/conn/and/order/period/ad/asc/page/1This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A small mid 19th century mahogany drum-shaped table clockDent, London, number 612The drum shaped case set over applied carving and a recessed panel base on a plinth and squat button feet. Six-inch gilt engraved Roman dial with outer minute track framing the electroformed gilt centre depicting a Chinoiserie scene with a male figure, buildings, flowers, butterflies and lattice work, with fleur-de-lys blued steel hands and strike/silent lever above XII. The shaped rear door (with pierced wooden sound fret backed in red silk) opening to reveal the large circular movement united by tapering 'cannon barrel' pillars, the anchor escapement rack striking on a bell, the long pendulum with screw adjustment. Ticking, striking train in need of attention. 35cms (14ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A rare late 19th century French gilt and patinated brass automata Industrial steam hammer clock garnitureGuilmet, ParisThe centrepiece based on an industrial steam hammer, and mounted with a 3inch silvered dial with applied Roman numerals over the silvered hammer traversing up and down in time with the pendulum, mounted between two large supports with attendant workman standing on a platform to the left-hand side, all raised on a stepped slate base with brass block feet, together with the original side pieces based on mills, or roller presses, with twin candle sconces on threaded supports, both raised on matching stepped slate plinths. The clock movement stamped GLT, Medaille D'Or, SGDG, Paris and further stamped Japy Freres 923 striking on a bell. The clock 45cms (17.5ins) high, the side pieces 16cms (10.25ins) high (3)Footnotes:Comparative Literature: Roberts, D. (1999) Mystery, Novelty & Fantasy Clocks. Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Figure 22-19, page 260.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An 18th century mahogany bracket clock with pull repeat and calendar functionCrane, BromsgroveThe case surmounted by a cast brass handle atop the severely concave bell top with four small pineapple finials above the glazed sides, front and back doors, with upper quarter frets to the front door, supported by a moulded base, on moulded block feet.The fully silvered arched Roman and Arabic dial with engraved floral spandrels and a subsidiary calendar ring above VI and raised oval cartouche under XII, engraved Crane above an elaborately engraved Bromsgrove, all under skeletonised blued steel hands with a large strike silent dial in the arch and a blued steel pointer.The twin gut fusee movement with five knopped pillars and knife-edge verge escapement, the backplate with floral and urn engraving. Ticking with two case keys and a pierced bracket. 79cms (31ins) high with bracket, 53cms (20.5ins) withoutFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An extremely rare 18th century continental tortoiseshell, cut and engraved inlaid brass and pewter weight driven quarter striking wall clock with moon phase indicationSurmounted by a cast finial and brass-bound caddy, over flared sides terminating in scroll feet, the brass inlaid sides with open back. The swag engraved arched dial with outer Latin engraving, Aspice Postremam qui cunctas aspicis horas Hodie Mihi Cras Aibi, and calendar aperture, the outer Arabic brass minute ring encircling the silvered moon phase dial, itself enclosing the silvered Roman hour dial, below a shaped blued steel hand. The weight driven movement with inverted anchor escapement and quarter striking on a bell. With an associated wall bracket, crank key and engraved pendulum. 21cms (8ins) highFootnotes:Provenance:The family collection of J. Drummond Robertson.The Latin inscription reading 'Consider the one who remains to watch all the hours' on the top half and 'Today, I will be there for tomorrow' on the bottom half.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A rare mid 18th century Cornish ebonised table clock with tic-tac escapementWilliam Anthony, TruroThe inverted bell top case with single handle and four cone finials over shaped glazed side panels on a plinth base and block feet. The 7.75 inch arched brass dial with strike/silent subsidiary over foliate scroll spandrels, the Roman and Arabic chapter ring, matted centre with apertures for mock pendulum and date, signed on an applied arched plaque. The twin gut fusee (gut on the going train broken) movement with tic-tac escapement and rack striking on the bell, with hour pull-repeat cord to the underside. The thick plates united by five knopped pillars, the backplate centred by an engraved pagoda within foliate scrollwork 54.5cms (21ins) high. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com