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A good mid 18th century provincial table timepiece with pull quarter repeat on three bellsJoseph Smith, ChesterThe bell topped case with cast brass handle over shaped and rectangular glazed side panels, the front door with elaborate escutcheon, set on a moulded base and carved ogee bracket feet (previously ebonised, now partially polished back to the fruitwood, and with some loose mounts). The 6.75 inch square brass dial with male mask spandrels framing the boldly engraved silvered chapter ring, Arabic five-minute band with lozenge half-quarter marks, minute band, Roman hours with floating fleur de lys half hour markers and inner quarter hour track all framing the matted centre with chamfered date aperture ringed winding hole and an anthropomorphic sun between. Intricately pierced blued steel hands.The single gut (now wire) fusee movement with four knopped and ringed pillars (their threaded ends screwing directly into the backplate), knife-edge verge escapement, repeating the hours followed by the quarters on three bells and hammers via the repeat cord at the base of the case, the back plate decorated with lush engraving of twelve tulips within scrolling acanthus vines. Ticking and repeating with a winding key and a book of Common Prayer hand dated 1/2/(18)83, presumably from a previous owner. 41cms (16ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A fine and rare late 19th Century French porcelain-panelled Carriage clockVictor Reclus, ParisThe Anglaise Riche case with ribbed handle over rectangular inspection panel and repeat button, set to the corners with elaborate silvered and gilt caryatide columns framing the three polychrome panels depicting Classical women and putti, on a stepped base. The white Roman chapter ring with blued steel fleur de lys hands. The two-train movement with rack striking on a gong and a silvered English lever platform escapement with timing screw adjusted balance. Ticking and striking. Together with a double-ended winding key. 21cms (8 ins) highFootnotes:An identical model, also by Reclus and numbered 127, was Lot 138 of Christie's Dr. Eugene and Rose Antelis Collection of Important French Carriage Clocks, 26 November 1998. Victor Reclus was born on 30 September 1831 in Bergerac to Marie Venencie and Antoine Tonin Reclus, the latter of whom was a cutler. He moved to Paris with his partner, Virginie Louise Leroy, at some point before 1846, the year their only child, Henriette Clarisse Amélie, was born. In 1856 he opened up a horology shop on the Rue Dauphine, and that March he filed his first patent 'For a type of meter for carts'. This meter was for use with horse drawn carts, inevitably having a limited amount of commercial success. He and Virginie were also married that same year.He moved his workshop to the Rue des Lavandières-Sainte-Opportune in 1858, then the Rue du Temple in 1860. Concurrently he took out patents for, among other things, an aerial telegraphy system (Feb. 1857) and an alarm clock (Aug. 1858). At his height, he was employing a few dozen workers in his workshop in Paris. He developed a trademark for his clocks and watches (a sunburst with the initials VR) and a separate one for his barometers (an R in a lozenge shape). In addition to the Paris workshop, he seems to have had a second home in Joinville-le-Pont. He also became politically active; in September 1869 he joined his workers in petitioning for the protection from arrest for a group of striking miners in Loire. The year before he joined the Charity board of the Palissy à Joinville-le-Pont town council. It is possible he continued his political involvement; a town councillor from Joinville was elected in 1869, with the name Pierre Victor Reclus. Pierre Victor Reclus remained part of the town council until 1871. Various mentions of 'Reclus' continue to be made in the town until the turn of the century; 'Reclus' is always involved in campaigning for or supporting the rights of workers and the poor. Whether this is the same Reclus remains unknown.He entered work in two of the Universal Exhibitions, 1878 (where he won two silver medals) and 1889 (where he won a gold). Virginie died in 1884, and it was around this time that he became increasingly interested in electric horology, and electricity in general. On 1 October 1886 he took out a patent in London (Patent #12,491) for 'Improvements in Electric Clocks'. This patent involved a four-arm cam on the escape wheel receiving impulse from two springs held electrically taught, thus imparting 'constant force'. This same year, he was admitted to the Sociétés d'Horlogerie et des Chambres Syndicales, after being recommended by Paul Garnier. In the journal announcing his membership, he described his patent at length, and included diagrams. Reclus' address was listed as 114 Rue de Turenne; when he came to renew two of his patents in 1899, he was still living at this address. In 1896, his electric clock modifications were part of the International Society of Electricians exhibition. He demonstrated an electric bell ringer he had devised, whereby an electrical impulse would trigger the bell at the correct time. He offered a set of four small electric bells, which would 'chime' the quarters and 'strike' the hour. These were for domestic use. He then had a second, larger device which could be used to sound bells of 50kg and above. By this point, his name had become synonymous with electric horology in France, so much so that the 1890 Dictionary of Industry and Arts included special entries for his electric inventions.In 1897 he was on the electric lighting admissions panel for the 1900 Universal Exhibition. By 1905, he had moved back to the Dordogne region he left as a teenager and was apparently still practicing horology. He is listed in the 1920 census for the region, but no reference to him has been found after 1926.Sociétés d'Horlogerie et des Chambres Syndicales (1878) 'Annonces', Revue Chronométrique, 256 Numéro.Hope-Jones, F. (1929) 'Electrical Impulse Dial Movements', The Practical Watch and Clock Maker, Vol. 2 (1), pg. 72.Sociétés d'Horlogerie et des Chambres Syndicales (1886) 'Chambres Syndicale de l'Horlogerie de Paris', Revue Chronométrique, 356 Numéro, pg. 262.Reclus, V. (1886) 'Nouveau Système de Pendule Électrique', Revue Chronométrique, 356 Numéro, pgs. 65-72.Allison Brothers (1886) 'Patents Connected with the Manufacture of Watches and Clocks', The Horological Journal, Vol. 29 (3), pg. 45.Hope-Jones, F. (1929) 'Self-Wound Clocks', The Practical Watch and Clock Maker, Vol. 1 (11), pg. 592.Tharel, A. (1891) Dictionnaire, Encyclopédique et Biographique de l'Industrie et des Arts Industriels: SupplémentParis: Librairie des Dictionnaires.Ministre du Commerce, de l'Industrie, des Postes, et des Télègraphes (1901) 'Décret qui proclame 185 Cessions de Brevets d'Invention:156,157', Bulletin des Lois de la République Française, 12th series (63rd tome), pg.1643.Bergonié, J. (1896) 'Exposition de la Société Internationale des Électriciens de Paris',Archives d'électricité médicale, pg. 194.Willot, B. (2018) Victor Reclus, Inventeur et Homme de Cœur. Available at: https://polmoresie.over-blog.fr/2017/09/victor-reclus-inventeur-et-homme-de-coeur.htmlThis 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 mid-nineteenth century engraved brass carriage timepiece depicting Windsor and Balmoral CastlesDent, London, No. 1036The gilt brass Anglaise riche-style case with frilled eels handle over a bevelled glass inspection panel within an elaborate pattern of engraved foliate scrolls on an engine turned ground, framed by four turned finials over reeded columns to a plinth base on three turned feet, the rear door depicting the Royal Castle at Windsor, the right-hand side showing a vase of flowers, the left showing Balmoral castle, all within elaborate borders, The 2-inch gilt rectangular Roman dial with delicate fleur de lys hands within a grapevine border. The single chain fusee movement with jewelled English Lever escapement, substantial monometallic brass balance and Harrison's maintaining power, the signed and numbered back plate with integral hand-setting knob. Ticking, together with a winding key. 19 cms (7 ins) highFootnotes:The 'House of Dent' began in 1840 as 'E.I. Dent' in reference to the founder, Edward John Dent, who had previously been in a ten-year business partnership with John Arnold. In 1841, he was awarded a Royal appointment, which lasted until his death in 1853. After this point, the business was taken over by his stepchildren who ended up splitting the business into two competing firms; Frederick William Dent inherited 61 Strand and 34 & 35 Royal Exchange shops, whereas his brother, Richard Edward Dent inherited 33 Cockspur Street. In 1854, Frederick William took over the contract to build a clock for the Houses of Parliament that his stepfather had agreed to undertake in 1852; the clock eventually being installed in 1859, along with its bell, Big Ben. Richard Edward Dent died in 1856, at which point the shop was run by his widow, Marianna Frederica, who also renamed the firm 'M. F. Dent'. Frederick William Dent died in 1860, at which point the two shops in his ownership were renamed 'E. Dent & Co.' by his sister and brother-in-law, who also took over the business. Until 1858, both firms used the name 'Dent, London'; in 1858, at the coercion of 'E. Dent & Co', 'M. F. Dent' clarified on all the products they produced that they were a separate entity to 'E. Dent & Co.' and all the accomplishments of 'E. Dent & Co.' were quite separate to those of 'M. F. Dent'. In 1921 the separated firms re-joined and continued until finally closing their doors in 1976.The clock for this lot is signed 'Dent London 1036' which complicates assigning it a definitive maker. However, it has been noted that 'M. F. Dent' seem to have started numbering both their clocks and watches at 12000, whereas 'E. Dent & Co.' began numbering their clocks from 1. This would suggest the latter company was responsible for this clock. One of their carriage clocks, numbered 693, has been dated to 1845, while another numbered 1302 is dated to 1850. If their carriage clocks were numbered sequential, which is not confirmed, it would make sense for this clock to date to around 1848. Interestingly, one of the scenes engraved on the case is of Balmoral Castle. In 1857, Frederick William Dent made a turret clock for Balmoral Castle; it might be that this clock was made to highlight that achievement, though this is purely speculative.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 late 19th century French gilt brass gorge-cased bell-striking carriage clock set with five polychrome enamel panelsNumbered 775The rippled handle over five enamel panels decorated in many colours, the top and side panels depicting pairs of lovers in Romantic rural landscapes, the rear door depicting a riverside scene, the Roman cartouche dial with blued steel hands over a still-life, all within fancy gilt borders of running flowerheads and foliage, framed by well cast gilt brass uprights on a moulded base, the twin spring barrel movement with compensated bimetallic balance, rack striking the hours on a bell. Ticking. 18cms (7ins) high. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A fine and very rare late 18th century French gilt brass Capucine-type travelling clock with original padded felt-lined leather travelling caseVegeaa, RouenThe rectangular case surmounted by a shaped handle above the bell and hammer, framed by turned urn finials on an engraved latticework and flowerhead ground, a shallow arched sunburst-cresting to the front concealing the bell from view over a long latticework dial plate, the cast bezel with hinged lock over a shaped glazed aperture to reveal the pendulum bob, the sides and rear door all glazed, mounted on turned button feet. The 4 inch white enamel dial with Arabic five minutes surrounding the minute track, Roman hours and concentric date dials, signed in the centre Vegeaa A ROUEN, with fine pierced and engraved gilt hands, blued steel date hand and off-set winding squares. The twin spring barrel movement with four plain turned pillars, anchor escapement and silk suspended pendulum, the count wheel set on the back plate and with star-shaped crossings. Contained within the original padded felt-lined travelling case, with top handle and large side turnbuckle catches over a moulded front to accommodate and protect the dial. The clock ticking and striking, 24.5cms (9.5ins) highThis 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 exceptionally rare and very fine early 18th century French ormolu travelling clock with choice of balance or pendulum controlLe Bon, ParisThe tete de poupee style gilt bronze case surmounted by a bud finial on a pierced panel backed in red silk to allow for the sound of the bell to escape, over the finely modelled head of Helios wearing his crown, the waisted sides cast with lozenges and centred by a pair of male and female Classical profile busts, on a gadrooned base and button feet; the rear panel is plain brass, and has a door hinged at the top and locking catches, the lower part of the back engraved with a subsidiary dial titled Carosse and Repos (Carriage and Rest). The one-piece 4 inch white enamel dial with outer Arabic five-minute numerals encircling a minute band, bold Roman numerals and an inner track for quarters, with good, blued steel hands, protected by a curved glass within a cast bezel and set above the applied signature plaque LEBON. The twin spring barrel movement with large plates filling the rear of the case, signed across the centre in a gentle upward curve to echo the travel of the pendulum Le Bon AParis, mounted above a subsidiary pair of plates supporting the chain fusee to the going train which terminates in a verge escapement set below a pierced and engraved bridge cock supporting the large brass sprung balance with impulse pin to its edge. The clock can be switched to a pendulum-driven clock by selecting Repos - this brings into play a series of connected pivoted levers that lower the silk-suspended pendulum with open crutch which ingeniously engages with the impulse pin on the periphery of the balance wheel. The strike dictated via solid engraved numbered countwheel acting on the bell above. Ticking and striking. 27.5cms (10.75ins) 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 fine and rare early 19th century French Gilt and Patinated bronze Pendule L'amerique after DeverberieModelled as a seated woman wearing a feathered headdress and skirt, holding a bow and spear, one foot resting on a stylised alligator, its tail wrapped around a palm tree, raised on a 'D' ended plinth base with applied floral festoons over toupie feet, the 4.5 inch enamel Roman and Arabic dial with gilt hands, the drum movement with flattened lower edges to the plates, silk suspension and outside count wheel strike to a bell. 49cms (19ins) highFootnotes:A similar model is illustrated in Pierre Kjellberg's 'Encyclopedie de la pendule Francaise, Les editions de l'ameteur 1997, pages 352 and 353, fig. B and C, while a further example can be seen in Elke Niehuser's 'French Bronze Clocks 1700-1830', Schiffer 1999, page 147, figs 237 and 238 and page 148 fig 239.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A second half of the 18th century ebonised table clockJohn Fletcher, London The bell top with handle over a swag mount and four cone finials, the moulded top above circular and shaped side frets backed by red silk, to a plinth base with repeating mount along the front, on low ogee bracket feet. The seven-inch arched brass dial with strike/silent over a silvered chapter ring, scroll spandrels and matted centre with decorated date aperture and shaped recessed signature plaque. Twin chain fusee movement with knife edge verge escapement and rack strike on the bell, with trip repeat for the hour. 51cms (20ins) high. Footnotes:A handwritten note in the case suggests that this was the John Fletcher apprenticed in 1727, who became a member of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers in 1744.This clock is featured in Dzik, S. (2019) Engraving on English Table Clocks: Art on a Canvas of Brass 1660-1800, Wild Boar Publications, pg. 366 (F12-1).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An impressive mid 19th century walnut centre seconds, quarter chiming table clock, with pull repeatJames Murray, Royal Exchange London, Number 1393The shaped cresting with carved vines over a low arch supported on brass-mounted Corinthian columns, with fretted side panels on a stepped base heightened by carved latticework. The 7.75 inch silvered Roman dial with engraved acanthus vines and subsidiary Chime/Silent, signed to the centre James Murray, Royal Exchange, London, with blued steel club hands, and delicate counter-balanced centre seconds hand. The substantial triple chain fusee movement signed and numbered James Murray Royal Exchange London 1393 with deadbeat escapement and striking the hours on a bell and chiming the quarters on a run of eight graduated bells. Ticking, chiming, striking, and pull repeating, with a case key and a winding key. 61cms (24ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A late 17th century walnut marquetry inlaid longcase clockWilliam Clarke, LondonThe overhanging cornice on an inlaid entablature raised on (later) spiral columns, shallow convex throat moulding over a long door with three large panels of bird and flower inlay centred by an oval lenticle, on an inlaid base. The 12 inch square brass dial with winged cherubs head spandrels framing the wide silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with fancy half hour markers, matted centre, ringed winding squares and chamfered date aperture. The weight driven movement with anchor escapement and inside countwheel strike on a bell. Case possibly associated. 2.06m (6ft 9ins) 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 good late 18th century mahogany quarter chiming longcase clockJames Allen, LondonThe pagoda top with ball and spire finials sitting on ribbed mouldings, the centre with shaped apron over silk backed sound frets mounted on brass stop-fluted Doric columns over a long door with flame veneer flanked by matching quarter columns on a doubled stepped plinth with applied moulded panel. The 12 inch arched brass dial with strike/silent over a Roman and Arabic chapter ring and scroll spandrels framing the matted centre with recessed seconds and applied arched signature riband. The movement with heavy plates united by five large knopped pillars, the going train with anchor escapement, the original pendulum with brass strip and lenticular bob suspended from a substantial back cock on the backplate, striking the hours on a bell and chiming the quarters on eight bells and hammers. Together with three brass-cased weights 2.55m (8ft 5ins) high. Footnotes:James Allan, also spelt Allen, was born in Forres, Scotland likely around 1739. He seems to have been initially apprenticed to a blacksmith in Forres, and after completing his apprenticeship he moved to London. By chance, he shared a house with a sextant maker, and apparently Allan would assist the sextant maker in the evenings. Allan must have preferred instrument making to blacksmithing, as by 1786 he was making Borda circles, likely with Jesse Ramsden, whom he appears to have remained close to throughout his life. In 1790, he was listed as working at 76 New Gravel Lane, before moving to 12 Blewit's Buildings, Fetter Lane around 1800, where he would remain for the rest of his career. In 1809, he is listed in the trade directories at this address as a 'divider of mathematical instruments'. In 1816, he published his own method for making highly accurate screws and was subsequently awarded a silver medal for his screw making, by the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce. This same organisation gave him several awards throughout the years: two gold medals, one for his self-correcting dividing engine (1810) and another for a theodolite of his own manufacture (1815), as well as another silver medal for a new Reflecting Repeating circle (1811). On 3 February 1820, he received another award, of £100, this time from the Board of Longitude for his 'Self-Correcting Dividing Engine' used for the manufacturing of theodolites, sextants, etc. This engine is now in the Science Museum in London. It seems that shortly after this he moved back to Forres, where he died a year later, on 7 September 1821, his obituary being published in the Inverness Courier. James Allan would later be mentioned by Thomas Reid, in his Treatise on Clock and Watch Making: Theoretical and Practical, as a late watchmaker of London and a 'master in the art of dividing mathematical and astronomical instruments'.One of his sons, also James, served an apprenticeship to the well-known instrument maker Charles Fairbone, then worked in Ramsden's shop between 1813-1816, before transferring to Matthew Berge's shop located at 196 Piccadilly. In 1819, he and Nathaniel Worthington, a former apprentice to both Berge and Allan (Snr.) inherited the business on Berge's death, setting up the partnership of Worthington and Allan. Interestingly, James Allan, of 196 Piccadilly, was enrolled at the London Mechanics Institute between June 1825 to March 1826. The partnership between Worthington and Allan continued until 1835, after which point Worthington assumed full control, until his death in 1851. Whether Allan died in 1835, or the partners simply had a falling out, remains unknown.Another son, John, seems to have worked with his father between 1790-1794, before he established himself as a marine instrument maker in Baltimore, having left the UK in 1807. His adverts boasted that all the instruments were made using his father's improved dividing engine.Reid, T (1832) Treatise on Clock and Watch Making: Theoretical and Practical. Philadelphia: Carey & Lea.McConnell, A. (2016) Jesse Ramsden (1735–1800): London's Leading Scientific Instrument Maker. Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge.de Clercq, P. R. (1985) 'Nineteenth-Century Scientific Instruments and their Makers: Papers presented' Fourth Scientific Instrument Symposium. October 1984.The British Antique Dealers' Association (2022). Worthington & Allan-London. Available at: https://www.bada.org/object/worthington-allan-london-outstanding-flat-wall-bow-front-mahogany-stick-barometer-circa-1820Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser. Friday 25 February 1820Inverness Courier.Thursday 13 September 1821Grace's Guide (2020) James Allan (London). Available at: https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/James_Allan_(London)#cite_note-3 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 rare mid-19th century French carriage clock with chaff cutter escapementPaul Garnier, Paris number 2976The early multi-piece case with facetted handle over a bevelled glazed inspection panel (the repeat button passing through the glass), moulded uprights and a plinth base, the solid rear door with hinged shutter opening to reveal the winding and setting squares. The Roman white enamel dial with minute track and numerals picked out in light and dark blue, the centre signed Paul Garnier Hger de la Marine Paris, above blued steel trefoil hands and a subsidiary Arabic alarm dial with blued steel setting hand. The three-spring barrel movement with Garnier's own chaff-cutter escapement with three-arm monometallic balance, and extremely delicate arbors throughout, rack striking the hours and half-hours on a bell. The back plate signed Paul Garnier Paris, and numbered on the backplate under the bell, the rear door, shutter and base also repeat numbered. Ticking, striking, sounding the alarm and repeating. Together with a double-ended winding key. 18cms (7ins) highFootnotes:Paul Garnier (né Jean-Paul) was born in 1801 in Épinal, France, moving first to Luxeuil to carry out a watchmaking apprenticeship, and then to Paris in 1820 to join Lépine's workshops, before finally establishing his own business in 1825. In the 1827 Exhibition he exhibited an astronomical clock and some mantel regulators, which won him a silver medal. He would win silver medals again at both the 1834 and 1839 Exhibitions, before winning a gold medal in 1844. Around this time, he seems to have written to the formidable Antide Janvier, asking for permission to use the title 'Elève de Janvier', as Garnier, at some point, attended the free Horological school Janvier established in 1802. Janvier readily assents to this request, and Garnier used the title on his carriage clocks until about 1835, and in his written correspondences until at least 1844. Around 1835, Garnier makes use of the title 'Horloger (or Her) du Roi', which in turn is supplanted by 'Her De La Marine' after the 1848 revolution and the deposition of the monarchy.From 1830 Garnier began to make affordable, semi-massed produced carriage clocks (pendules de voyage) and could be said to have established the Parisian carriage clock industry. He was able to do this by combining a basic, easily made design with his patented 1830 escapement. This escapement, alternatively called the 'chaff-cutter', 'Gautier', or 'chopper', could be machine made, drastically reducing the time and cost of making. It is a type of frictional rest escapement, comprising of pallets in the form of a single roller (a circle with about 4/9ths of its circumference cut off at an angle and the sides ground) made of either jewel or hardened steel, the latter being more common with repaired rollers. The escape wheel is in fact two separate wheels mounted on the same arbor a specific distance apart. The wheel teeth are bevelled along the edge that interacts with the roller.The combination of basic shape and cost saving escapement meant that pendules de voyage, having previously been economically unattainable to the vast majority of people, were reduced in cost to the price of a standard mantle clock.Despite being affordable, these clocks were not poorly made, exhibiting very fine diameter pivots (even by French clock standards) and usually having rack striking, which was a desirable feature, being much easier to set than count wheel striking. The clocks would also only strike the half hour and the hour, which saved on cost compared with the more common repeaters. In the early clocks, engine turned dials, one-piece cases, and barrel stopwork were all very common. With clocks made between 1830-1840, it was common to fit a coloured-paper covered block of wood into the base of the hollow casting.In addition to carriage clocks, in 1847 Garnier presented a novel master clock and slave clock system, and at least one chronometer has been assigned to him. He also pursed scientific instrument making, his obituary eventually being published in the Society for Civil Engineers bulletin in 1869.His son, also Paul Garnier, was born in 1834 and continued the business after his father's death. Additionally, he submitted drawings and models of his father's design for a free-sprung chronometer escapement to the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers and the Revue Chronométrique. Before his death in 1916, he donated his family's collection of watches and clocks (the former including examples from the 16th century) to the Musée des Arts et Métiers.R. A. E. (1890) 'A Few Words About M. Paul Garnier's Collection', The Horological Journal, Vol. 33 (3), pgs. 33-34.Arnott, P. (2011) 'Constant Force Chronometer No. 1 Attributed to Paul Garnier', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 33 (1), pgs. 58-65.Weld C. R. (1868) 'Parliamentary Reports on the Paris Universal Exhibition, 1867', The Horological Journal, Vol. 11 (4), pgs. 43-50.British Horological Institute (1877) 'Entirely Detached Gravity Escapements', The Horological Journal, Vol. 20 (1), pgs. 4-6.Allix, C. (1993) 'Paul Garnier Revisited', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 20 (5), pgs. 411-425.Boquillon, M. (1863) 'Horology at the International Exhibition, London, 1862', The Horological Journal, Vol. 5 (8), pgs. 90-93.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 mid-19th century French carriage clock with jewelled chaff cutter escapement and hour repeatDent, Paris, numbered 2437The one-piece case surmounted by an elegantly turned handle on vase-shaped uprights over a large rectangular escapement observation window, three bevelled glazed panels and a solid rear door with hinged shutter to reveal the winding and hand-setting arbors, on a moulded base. The white enamel Roman dial with light blue minute ring framing the dark blue Roman numerals and blued steel trefoil hands, signed below VI Dent a Paris. The twin barrel movement with jewelled chaff cutter escapement, three arm gilt balance and extremely delicate arbors throughout. The frontplate numbered 2297, the backplate signed Dent a Paris and numbered 2437, the base repeat numbered. Ticking, striking, and repeating on a bell, together with a double-ended winding key. 16cms (6ins) highThis 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 very rare second quarter of the 19th century boxwood-strung ebonised travel timepiece with alarm and quarter repeatWestwood, Princes Street, Leicester Square, LondonThe arched case surmounted by a recessed folding campaign-style brass handle over a ripple moulding to the top and bottom, with geometric boxwood line inlay, supported by four brass ball feet (the two rearmost spheres with flattened backs). The 4inch signed white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with Breguet style hands and tapering alarm-setting hand, within a cast concave bezel and with three blued steel hands. The movement consisting of three brass plates united by plain turned pillars, the front pair housing the going train with maintaining power to a chain fusee terminating in an English underslung lever escapement set below a heavy plain brass balance with three timing screws; the alarm and repeat trains both set within the rear pair of plates, the former with brass double-headed hammer acting on a large bell above, the hours and quarters repeated via one large and one small brass hammer sounding on a single bell set on the top plate. All the wheelwork protected by pinned side doors and a screw-on rear plate signed Westwood, Princes Street, Leicester Square, LONDON with silvered regulation dial above. Ticking, repeating and alarm operational. With handle recessed 23.5cms (9.25ins) high; 28cms (11 ins) high with handle raised. Footnotes:Robert Westwood was born in 1784. Although there is no record of his apprenticeship, there is a James Westwood who was apprenticed to William Rose in 1771. James was from Westminster, and his late father, John, had been a solicitor. Given the dates, it has been suggested that this James Westwood was Robert's father, the latter taking his son as an apprentice when he was old enough. In 1818, Robert married Mary Priestman, who was about 22 years his senior, and promptly moved in to 23 Prince's Street, a leasehold property she owned. They went into business together; Westwood was responsible for the watches and clocks, and Priestman managed the jewellery side of the business. It is unknown if she had served an apprenticeship as a jeweller, or possibly was taught by a relative. In July 1822, the property was burgled by William Reading who stole 200 watches, with a combined value of £600, 10 watch chains, with a value of £20, and a number of miscellaneous items and some money. The total value stolen, including the watches and chains, was £652, which suggests that the couple had quite a prosperous business. The burglar apparently had a history of petty theft, though this was the first time he had been caught and prosecuted for it. He was eventually found guilty and executed. In 1824, a trade card was produced for Westwood, which showed he was still trading from 23 Prince's Street and also described him as a 'chronometer, watch and clock maker'. The card also referred to the recent, 1821-1823, Polar Expedition of William Parry, stating that the only two chronometers on the expedition which ran without fail were owned by the voyage's two surgeons, and were manufactured by Westwood. The card also claimed that several officers for the current 1824-1825 expedition had requested Westwood chronometers.Five years after the trade card was published, Westwood took out a patent for an eight-day pocket watch. The larger barrel was accommodated by splitting the train over two planes, which meant that the watch would be no larger than a standard pocket watch. This idea was used throughout the 20th century to make increasingly smaller and more delicate wristwatches, which would still run for the standard 30 hours. The Duke of Sussex, Augustus Frederick, was so taken with Westwood's eight-day watch that he had one commissioned. It was sold at auction, after his death in 1843, and was described in the catalogue as being in a gold, engine-turned case, and numbered 50. It was bought for £38 10s. This was the only device of Westwood's in the Duke possession, suggesting it was a one-off commission, however, Westwood would style himself as 'Watchmaker to His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex' throughout his career.Around 1829, Westwood had relocated the business to 35 Prince's Street, which was larger, and located opposite St. Anne's church. In 1833, another trade card was printed, with one side describing the use of Westwood's chronometer on the Polar expedition, and the other side announcing him as watchmaker to the Duke of Sussex. A watch paper from around this time also announces his Royal appointment, while still describing him as a chronometer, watch, and clockmaker. The bottom edge of the paper reads 'Watches & Clocks of Every Description Cleaned & Repaired.' In September 1836, despite the change of premises, the shop was again robbed. The burglar, Sarah Moore, was charged with breaking and entering and stealing a watch worth £30. She pled guilty and was transported to New South Wales in December.Westwood was reported in the newspapers to have quite a temper, particularly when it came to clients. One merchant ship captain came into Westwood's shop to complain about the timekeeping of his watch (possibly a chronometer). The argument grew quite heated, and Westwood eventually reached over, grabbed the timepiece from the captain's hand, smashed it to the ground, and 'stamped on it with great violence'. Westwood was taken to Marlborough Street Magistrates Court and forced to pay the captain the full sum of the timepiece. A different client once returned a watch which wasn't running properly. He requested either a monetary refund or a replacement watch. Westwood responded by taking out a pistol from under the counter and threating to 'blow out the young man's brains' if he didn't leave immediately. Again, he was summoned before the Magistrates, this time being fined for the threat of violence.After the second break-in, Westwood took to sleeping in a back room of the shop, in order to prevent another robbery. His wife, whose health was beginning to deteriorate, slept on the first floor. In the early morning of Monday 3 June 1839, Westwood was brutally murdered during another robbery. In total, around 91 watches were stolen, as well as some money from the shop; all the goods and currency were estimated to be worth about £2,000. It seemed that the thief was knowledgeable about watches, as only the very best were stolen, the cheaper watches being left where they were. It was also suggested that the person would have to be familiar with the shop, as some of the watches and money were removed from special hidden drawers in a desk, which a stranger was unlikely to know about. The residents at the time were Mary Westwood, their servant, Maria Pretty, and a lodger of about 10 years, M. Gerard who was estimated to be in his mid-70's. Two lodgers, the Stephensons, had left about a week before, with reasons for departure variously cited as marital breakup or the Westwoods taking exception to their loud and frequent rows. Westwood also employed a journeyman, James Bannister, who lodged elsewhere. In December of the same year, Mary Westwood died of heart complications. At her inquest, the coroner commented that he was surprised that her husband's killer(s) had not yet been caught. As far as can be determined, no formal arrests were ever made. One witness suggested that the robber(s) must have known about watches and would therefore have tried to sell the stolen goods in Holland. Another suggested that friends/associates of William Reading, the first burglar, killed Westwood out of a sense of revenge for their executed confederate. Yet another suggested that the culprit(s) may have been sailors; they would be familiar with Westwood through the chronometers on board and would have a ready-made getaway if they were shipping out directly after the murder. Not... For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A LATE 17TH CENTURY BURR WALNUT VENEERED LONGCASE CLOCK WITH TEN-INCH DIAL AND BOLT-AND-SHUTTER MAINTAINING POWERJOHN EBSWORTH, LONDONThe rising hood with overhanging cornice and blind cut frieze supported on twisted columns, with long side glazed panels over a convex throat moulding and long door with oval lenticle framed by quarter-veneered panels of lively figuring within a D-moulded edge, on a crossbanded base and squat bun feet. The ten-inch square brass dial with single line border framing the winged cherubs' head spandrels and silvered chapter ring, the Arabic five-minute markers set within the minute ring and enclosing the Roman hours, fleur de lys half-hour markers and inner quarter hour track, the finely matted centre with slender subsidiary seconds dial and chamfered date aperture with boldly engraved date numerals, signed along the lower edge in copperplate script John Ebsworth, Londini Fecit. The weight driven eight-day movement with six latched knopped pillars and bolt-and-shutter maintaining power to the going train with anchor escapement, the strike train regulated via an outside countwheel acting on the bell. Ticking and striking, with case key, crank winding key, pendulum and a pair of brass-clad weights. 1.93m (6ft 4ins) high.Footnotes:Provenance:P.A. Oxley, 4 April 1997.John Ebsworth was apprenticed to Richard Aymes (also spelt Ames) in 1657, meaning he was likely born around 1643. Richard Aymes is known to have worked in Holborn, near St. Andrews Church, so it seems likely that this is where Ebsworth served his apprenticeship. A Christopher Ebsworth is also noted as being apprenticed to Aymes in 1662, and he was described as a clockmaker after his apprenticeship. It remains unknown what his relationship to John was, though he has long been assumed to be the younger brother, given his later date of apprenticeship. He was not listed in John's will, but he may simply have died before John. John gained his freedom of the Clockmakers Company in 1665, before moving into a shop 'at the Cross[ed] Keys in Lothbury'. This may have been on the same site as Knifton's former premises which were destroyed in the Great Fire, to the far south-west of Lothbury. When Lothbury was rebuilt, Ebsworth may have chosen to occupy a site well-known for clocks from Knifton's occupancy since 1646. Lothbury was a popular centre for clock workshops from the 1630s onwards; the area had long been associated with metal workers and founders. This association goes back, certainly as far as 1508, with some suggestion of going as far back as 1365, and the establishment of the Founder's Company. Given the easy access to all the raw materials, it is natural that the early clockmakers would be found here too. Interestingly, Richard Aymes was apprenticed to Peter Closon, a famed early lantern clock maker, and when Knifton died in early 1667, Aymes was one of the appraisers of his estate. Closon, Knifton, and Ebsworth all have clocks which used the 'matchstick man' casting mark. This mark has been associated primarily with Lothbury clockmakers, between the 1630's until about 1685. The mark has been variously ascribed as being the mark of the founder, the casting firm, or another specific individual. John Ebsworth is also recorded as working at 'New Cheap Side, however, the uniformity of his style makes it difficult to tell where he worked first, but any work signed from the Cross[ed] Keys is likely to date from the rebuilding of Lothbury by the early 1670s; Ebsworth had an extensive output of products which included lantern, bracket and longcase clocks, pocket watches, and even sundials.He continued to climb the ranks of the Clockmakers Company throughout his career, becoming a warden by 1695; in October of that year, he and another warden, Edward Stanton, were present when the apprentice George Graham gained his freedom of the Company. Two years later, Ebsworth was the Master of the Company. That he was financially secure at this point is seen by his investment in 1694 of £1,000 in the burgeoning Bank of England. This is the largest amount invested by any recorded clockmaker, with the exception of Thomas Tompion, who also invested £1,000. Ebsworth died in 1699, appointing his wife Susanna the sole executor of his will and Edward Stanton as the overseer, as well as instructing Stanton to provide business advice to Susanna. In total, he willed £570 to his three cousins and their children, with the promise of giving them more, should Susanna remarry within two years of his death. He was buried in St.Margaret's, Lothbury, a short walk from his home and workshop, and his memorial may still be seen there.His timepieces remain highly prized; a longcase by Ebsworth is on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum, and one of his table clocks was presented to the Duke of York in 1923 to celebrate his marriage and is still kept running at Clarence House.Nye, J. and Doherty, C. (2020) 'Thomas Knifton, beginnings, middle, ends', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 41 (1), pgs.76-82.Lloyd, H. A. (1951) 'George Graham Horologist and Astronomer', Horological Journal, Vol 93 (11) pg. 710.Will of John Ebsworth (1699). The National Archives: Public Record Office. Catalogue reference: PROB 11/452/249.The Worshipful Company of Founders (2022) History. Available at: https://www.foundersco.org.uk/historyRoyal Collection Trust (2022) Table clock. Available at: https://www.rct.uk/collection/3000/table-clock Victoria and Albert Museum (2008) Longcase clock. Available at: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O53199/longcase-clock-john-ebsworth/ Loomes, B. (2013) Lantern Clocks of the mid-seventeenth century - an examination of some with 'matchstick man' castings and 'matchstick' flower engraving. Available at: https://www.brianloomes.com/collecting/matchstick/index.html Loomes, B. (2006) 'A Lantern Clock Showing 'Thirds'', Horological Journal, Vol. 148 (3), pg. 107-108. Robey, J. (2012) 'Moorfields And Clock-Brass Founders Part 2: The Mayor Family And Other Founders', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 148 (3), pg. 622-623.Buick, T. (2020) Orreries, Clocks, and London Society Cham: Springer.Gloag, J. (1976) A Short Dictionary Of Furniture London: Allen & Unwin.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 GOOD SIGNED AND DATED LATE 17TH CENTURY BRASS STRIKING LANTERN CLOCKWilliam Holloway, Stroud 1685Surmounted by a strapped bell and five inverted acorn finials between pierced addorsed dolphin frets (the centre with engraved details and shading), the four corner finials cast as one with the pillars and squat ball feet, the wide Roman chapter ring with fleur de lys half hour markers and an inner quarter-hour track framing the signed and dated centre with single steel hand and decorated with a ring of flowers encircling the Arabic alarm-setting disc. The weight driven movement with anchor escapement and countwheel strike on the bell above. 40.5cms (15.5ins) high.Footnotes:William Holloway was born in 1633 in Market Lavington, Wiltshire. His father, John Holloway, was also a clockmaker and it is thought his father was apprenticed to John Snow(e); himself a member of a well-known horological family. A very early lantern clock made by John Holloway, dated to 1611, is known; the entire clock is made of iron, except for the brass chapter ring. William's brother John also pursued clockmaking, a lantern clock by him having been sold by Bonhams in June 2007.William moved to Stroud in his early life, and seems to have made mostly lantern clocks, though a blue lacquered eight-day longcase clock from around 1680 is known by him. The lion and unicorn on either side of a shield is a well-known fret on lantern clocks. Holloway is known to have achieved at least two clockmaking 'firsts'; the earliest, verifiable use of the lion and unicorn fret was by him in 1662, and just 8 years later his was the earliest confirmed date of a verge escapement and short pendulum used outside of London. He is thought to have died around 1693.Two of his sons, both remarkably named William, seemed to have moved to London. One was a cooper and the other a watchmaker. William the watchmaker, was made free of the Clockmaker's Company in 1697; a particularly stunning glazed balance cock watch is known by this William Holloway. He died in London around 1724/1725, though he maintained a freehold estate in Stroud Gloucestershire, which he passed down to one of his four children, William Holloway, the other children being Ann, Elizabeth, and Hannah.Robey, J. (2017) 'Adam, the Devil and the Supernatural: An unusual English lantern clock revisited', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 38 (4), p. 543.Loomes, B. (1977) 'Antique Watches and Clocks for Sale', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 120 (5), p. 22.Simpson, R. J. (1985) 'Duo in Uno', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 15 (6), pp. 602-604.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A FINE LATE 17TH CENTURY EBONY VENEERED QUARTER-REPEATING TABLE TIMEPIECELangley Bradley, LondonThe caddy top with tied bud handle and four ball finials over a well-moulded cornice and base on button feet. The 6.75-inch dial framed by well-cast winged cherubs' head spandrels framing the silvered chapter ring, the periphery of which has Arabic five-minute numerals interrupted by half-quarter marks, around a minute band and Roman hour ring with fancy half-hour markers, the finely matted centre with chamfered mock pendulum aperture and signature between V and VII. The single gut fusee movement with knife-edge verge escapement repeating the hours and quarters on three bells and hammers via the repeat cord to the side, the backplate framed by a stylised wheatear border with shaded corners enclosing a series of symmetrical anemones within foliate scrolls, signed in an open reserve in copperplate script Langley Bradley, London. Ticking and repeating. 38cms (14.5ins) high.Footnotes:Sir Christopher Wren was a key supporter of Bradley's and may have influenced the decision to award him the contract for the new clocks at St Pauls Cathedral, Hampton Court and another in the Admiralty Building. King William III presented a Bradley watch to Wren on completion of St Pauls.Langley Bradley was born in Stepney in 1671, the second of five children born to Martha Curtus and Thomas Bradley, a gardener. In 1688, Langley was apprenticed to Joseph Wise, a member of a well-known horological family. His brother, Thomas Wise, seems to have known Joseph Windmills in some capacity, the latter of whom served as surveyor for Thomas' will. Three months after Thomas' death in 1696, his widow Ann, married Langley Bradley, who had gained his freedom a year earlier. This meant that Bradley was able to buy out Thomas' son's entitlement to his father's tools and materials; the inventory included a number of clock and watch movements, cases and a large clock which hung above the shop in the street. This clock gave Wise's house and shop its name, the Minute Dyall, in Fenchurch Street: Bradley is recorded as working here after his marriage, having previously worked in Whitechapel. The same year, 1696, Bradley assisted William Derham in his writing of the landmark book The Artificial Clockmaker. In 1706, Benjamin Bradley was born; Benjamin was apprenticed to his father in 1721, eventually being made partner in 1728. In 1726, Bradley became a Master of the Clockmakers Company, a position he would hold until 1748. Interestingly, Aynsworth Thwaites, who would go on to establish the Thwaites clock company, was apprenticed to Benjamin Bradley in 1735. The output of the Minute Dyall under the Bradleys was quite diverse, including longcase clocks, lantern clocks, bracket clocks, and watches. The firm also supplied a large number of turret clocks, using techniques Bradley possibly learned as an apprentice from his master's father, a noted turret clock maker. Seventeen turret clocks are known to have been made by Bradley, including one at Blenheim Palace, installed in 1710, whose escapement was later modified by Vulliamy, and one at St. Magnus the Martyr church by London Bridge, installed in 1709. Both these clocks are still working, though the clock for St. Magnus the Martyr has had the striking train disabled. He also maintained several turret clocks he didn't supply, including one supplied by Edward Stanton to the Royal Exchange. His turret clock work was not confined to London, ranging as far afield as Cambridge and Oxford; he is also known to have manufactured his own specialty tools to help him with his turret clock manufacture. Perhaps his most famous project, however, was supplying the original turret clock to St. Paul's cathedral in 1707. It was a massive undertaking, especially as it was desired that the clock should strike and run for eight days on a single wind. Unfortunately, the clock was plagued with time keeping problems; Bradley himself blamed the public, who were allowed to view the clock movement and apparently couldn't resist trying to ring the bell. A contemporary account, however, suggests that the movement itself was not robust enough to deliver the necessary power to drive the very large hands. Consequently, the clock was removed in 1717, and replaced with a thirty-hour clock by Wright and Street. Despite this, Bradley was still appointed Keeper of the Clock for St. Pauls in 1738, a position he held until his death.Benjamin worked at the Minute Dyall until his untimely death in 1744. A year later, the 74-year-old Langley Bradley moved back to Stepney; he continued to maintain a variety of turret clocks, though he no longer worked from a shop. He died in 1753, and the entirety of his estate was passed to his sole living child, Margaret Renard (née Bradley). She would also receive the final payment from St. Dunstan's Church, for Langley Bradley's work on maintaining their turret clock.Hodgson, B. (2002) 'Langley Bradley-'A Judicious Workman' Part I: Historical Details & Domestic Output', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 26 (5), pgs. 477-499.Hodgson, B. (2002) 'Langley Bradley-'A Judicious Workman' Part II: Turrett Clocks', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 26 (6), pgs. 611-625.Hodgson, B. (2002) 'Langley Bradley-'A Judicious Workman' Part III: St. Paul's Cathedral', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 27 (1), pgs. 35-51.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A VERY FINE AND RARE EARLY 18TH CENTURY 'TYPE 3 BURR WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCKTHOMAS TOMPION AND EDWARD BANGER, LONDON, NO. 463, CIRCA 1707.The stepped caddy top surmounted by three large orb finials and twin sound frets supported by 3/4 and 1/4 brass-mounted Doric columns to the front and rear, the concave throat moulding over a long quarter-veneered door with D-moulded frame, punch numbered 463 on the leading edge, the sides with a pair of rectangular herringbone cross-banded panels, on a similar panel base and moulded apron. The 11-inch square brass dial with double screwed Indian mask spandrels enclosing the silvered chapter ring with Arabic five-minute band engraved with half-quarter marks framing the minute-track, Roman hours with meeting-arrow-head half-hour markers and an inner quarter-hour track, the finely matted centre with subsidiary Arabic seconds dial and chamfered date aperture with pin-hole manual adjustment, signed in a polished reserve Tho: Tompion/EDW. BANGER/LONDON, with typical blued steel hands. The dial feet latched to the substantial weight-driven eight-day movement united by six heavy knopped pillars, the backplate cut for the anchor and punch-numbered along its lower edge 463, the going train with anchor escapement and typical long steel crutch to a brass-rod pendulum: the strike train with internal rack acting on the bell above. Ticking and striking, together with the case key, pendulum and brass-clad weights. 2.42m (7ft 11.5ins) high.Footnotes:Provenance:Christie's, London, 14 June 2000, lot 75. Literature:Evans, J., Carter, J., Wright, B. (2013) Thomas Tompion 300 Years. Kent: White Horse Press, page 480.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

AN 18TH CENTURY WALNUT STRIKING LONGCASE CLOCK OF ONE MONTH DURATIONGeorge Graham, London, No. 590 The case with stepped caddy top flanked by twin finials over a blind cut fret, the stepped and moulded cornice over a further fret set on brass mounted Doric columns, both sides with rectangular glazed panels, the long trunk door with lively burr figuring enclosed by a D-moulded edge, the sides inlaid with two long feather-banded panels to a matching base and apron. The leading edge of the door punch numbered 590. The 12-inch square brass dial framed by Indian mask spandrels interspersed with foliate engraving, the bolt-and-shutter maintaining power lever set to the edge at IX, wide silvered chapter ring with outer Arabic five-minute numerals enclosing the bold Roman hours with typical floating lozenge half-hour marks and an inner quarter-hour track, the finely matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial over the applied oval signature cartouche and chamfered date aperture with pin-hole date adjustment, good blued steel hands and latched dial feet. The substantial movement set on built-up cheeks, (as is occasionally seen on Graham's work) and united by five heavy knopped and latched pillars, secured to the backboard via a brass L-shaped bracket, the five-wheel going-train terminating in an anchor escapement with long steel crutch to a pendulum with robust circular-section brass rod terminating in a brass-faced lenticular bob with engraved silvered rating nut: the rack striking train set in a partially skeletonised frontplate sounding the hours via a shaped brass-headed hammer and bell. The backplate numbered to the rear lower edge 590. Ticking and striking, together with the pendulum, brass-clad weights, crank winding key and door key. 2.31m (7ft 7ins) high.Footnotes:Provenance: Purchased Asprey, 14 May 1987.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 FINE AND RARE LATE 17TH CENTURY 'PHASE TWO' EBONY CASED QUARTER REPEATING STRIKING TABLE CLOCKTHOMAS TOMPION, LONDON NO. 198, CIRCA 1692The 'Phase Two' style case surmounted by a bold gilt brass handle centred with a cast foliate bud on internal pommels with flowerhead bases set on a low caddy over elaborate cornice mouldings, the sides with silk-backed sound frets and long glazed apertures to a moulded base on block feet, the rear door with central glazed panel, the front with gilt brass escutcheons. The 6 and 7/8ths inch rectangular dial with twin subsidiaries in the upper corners – the left for rise-and-fall regulation, the right for strike/not strike, flanking the signature Thomas Tompion, LONDINI, fecit within an oval wheat-ear border with further engraved scrollwork and twin rose heads in the subsidiaries, the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with sword-hilt half-quarter marks, minute band, meeting-arrow-head half-hour marks and quarter-hour track enclosing the finely matted centre with chamfered mock pendulum aperture and blued steel hands, all framed by cherubs head spandrels to the lower corners with quadrant spandrels above. The substantial eight-day movement united by seven knopped and finned pillars latched to the frontplate which is cut to accommodate Tompion's unique quarter repeating system. The going train with gut fusee to a pivoted verge escapement with long steel crutch to the pendulum with lenticular brass-bob, suspended on a spring and pinned to the massive rise-and-fall lever spanning the top of the backplate, with pendulum holdfast to the left of centre. The strike train with gut fusee and rack striking the hours via a facetted steel hammer on a large bell. The repeat train sounding the time to the nearest fifteen minutes by pulling a cord from either side of the case to engage a pair of pivoted repeat levers cocked on the left-hand side of the backplate. The elaborate backplate signed in a shaped wheatear cartouche Thomas Tompion, LONDINI, Fecit and punch-numbered 198 to the centre of the rear edge. The fully engraved foliate scroll backplate attributable to Engraver 155 (possibly Bartholemew le Maire, Engraver of His Majesty's Arms-in-Ordinary, working in Charing Cross between 1684-1698) and featuring his interlaced foliate scrolls with bold shading and crisp details in flowing patterns, with secret porpoise head in profile.Footnotes:Provenance:Sotheby's 13.12.1963, lot 87. Property of J.F.R. Peel, hammer price £3,000, together with the 'original' wall bracket. Christies 5.7.1989 lot 32. Anonymous sale, hammer price £90,000. By this time, opinion was that the wall bracket was later.Literature:Evans, J., Carter, J., Wright, B. (2013) Thomas Tompion 300 Years. Kent: White Horse Press, page 338.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A rare second half of the 19th century automata novelty mystery 'Magician' mantel clockThe clock movement by Japy Freres, numbered 839.Surmounted by the standing brass automata figure of an exotic magician with head-dress, impressive moustache, necklaces, tied robe and mules, he is able to raise his arms and is articulated at the base of his neck in order to bow in acknowledgement of his performances. Before him stands a table on turned legs set on the main clock body in gilt and lacquered brass with applied scroll mounts to the front corners over a fancy base. The 3.5-inch white enamel Roman dial with minute track and fancy trefoil hands. The spring driven movement with outside countwheel strike on a bell, the backplate stamped Japy Freres 839 and further signed in gothic script h.A.(sic). Pendulum lacking, ideal for restoration. 40cms (15.75ins) high.Footnotes:This ingenious clock shows the magician apparently making different objects appear and disappear. The interchanging props are a white dice, a red apple and a yellow bun. There is also a blank option in which the object is shown to 'disappear' all together.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A fine late 17th century walnut and laburnum veneered marquetry longcase clock with ten inch dial and bolt-and-shutter maintaining powerJohn Ebsworth, LondonThe rising hood with stepped cornice and ebonised mouldings raised on spirally twisted 3/4 pillars to the front and 1/4s to the rear, the long trunk door with ebonised moulded edge and oyster ground framing two shaped panels depicting inlaid urns of flowers, over a base with similar oval panel, raised on bun feet. The 10 inch square brass dial with winged cherubs head spandrels and single line border interrupted at the base by the signature John Ebsworth Londini fecit, silvered chapter ring with Arabic five-minute markers within the minute band enclosing the Roman hours and fleur de lys half-hour markers, with inner quarter hour track, finely matted centre with small subsidiary seconds dial over a rose-engraved centre, chamfered date aperture and matted shutters. The eight day movement with five knopped and finned pillars latched to the frontplate, anchor escapement with bolt-and-shutter maintaining power, outside countwheel strike on a bell, the hammer spring with fettled base, the whole raised on small wooden blocks on the original seatboard. Together with a trunk door key, pendulum and two period brass-clad weights 1.9m (6ft 3ins) 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 good and rare late 18th century brass-mounted ebonised quarter repeating small bracket clockHenry Long, LondonWith brass banding to the bell top surmounted by a handle and four cone finials, set over circular and shaped glazed side panels to a moulded plinth on block feet, the glass panels and doors all framed by a quarter-round cast brass moulding. The five-inch arched brass dial with twin subsidiaries for rise-and-fall regulation and strike/silent set either side of the applied silvered signature plate, silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring enclosing a matted centre with mock pendulum and date apertures. The twin fusee movement united by five knopped pillars, pivoted verge escapement with rise-and-fall regulation and rack striking on a bell. Repeating the quarters on demand via the pull cord to the right-hand side of the case on a nest of six graduated bells and hammers. The backplate engraved with a symmetrical pattern of scrolling acanthus and centred by the pendulum holdfast block. Ticking, but strike fusee chain damaged. 38cms (15ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A mid-18th century ebonised table clock with quarter chime on ten bells and hammersBenjamin Shuckforth, DissThe inverted bell top surmounted by a shaped brass handle above four brass pineapple finials on a moulded cornice, the sides, front and back door glazed panels all set in quarter-round lacquered brass frames, with upper quarter frets to the front and back doors, on a moulded base and brass ogee feet. The eight inch arched brass dial surmounted by the engraved motto Sic Transit Gloria Mundi (Thus the Glory of the World Passes) over a strike/silent subsidiary dial framed by scroll and floral spandrels, the Roman and Arabic chapter ring enclosing the finely matted centre with chamfered recessed plaque signed Benj Shuckforth Diss, over a chamfered date aperture. The triple gut (two now wire) movement with six knopped pillars and verge escapement, sounding the quarters of the hour on ten bells and hammers, the back plate engraved with acanthus vines, flower buds and a floral basket. Ticking with a case key. 58 cms (22.5 ins) highFootnotes:Comparative Literature: Dzik, S. (2019) Engraving on English Table Clocks: Art on a Canvas of Brass 1660-1800, Wild Boar Publications, pg. 343 (S15-1).Benjamin Shuckforth, also Shuckford, was born around 1688. It is unknown who he served his apprenticeship to, however, it has been noted that his clocks are characteristic of London manufacture. There is a possibility then, that either Shuckford or his master learnt clockmaking in London. Assuming he followed the standard apprenticeship path, he would have been able to open his own shop by about 1709, though the first formal record of him is in 1730, when he took John Frost, of Bury St. Edmunds, as an apprentice, charging Frost £21. Two years later, Shuckford had married Dulcibella Dalton, who was part of the landed gentry of Bury St. Edmunds, going back to the early 17th century. Their first child, Benjamin, died shortly after birth, but their second child, also Dulcibella, born in 1734, would survive both her parents.Dulcibella (Snr.) died in 1741 and it appears that Benjamin never remarried. He took another apprentice in 1753, Thomas Jolly. It should be noted that there was a John Shuckford working in Diss as a clockmaker around this time as well. He seems to have been born around 1684, and it is reasonable to assume that he was a relation of Benjamin's, possibly his older brother. One longcase clock is known by him, and the supposition is that he worked with Benjamin for the majority of his career. Shuckford's output seems to have been mainly lantern clocks and longcase clocks, though a wall clock, and a pair case watch are also known by him.John Shuckford died in 1759, and Benjamin followed less than a year later in 1760. The younger Shuckford, described in his will as a watchmaker and cider merchant, left all his wealth to his only surviving child, Dulcibella, who was to be assisted by his good friend William Woolley, a beer brewer from Ipswich. Shuckford's shop was continued by a clock and watch maker named William Shaw, who continued the shop under his own name. It seems likely that Shaw bought the shop outright, as there is no mention of him in Shuckford's will. Shaw had another shop in Botesdale; he would apparently split his time between the two shops. There is no record of him after about 1790, but it remains unknown what happened to him or Shuckford's old shop.Cloutman, E. and Millar, L. (2002) 'A Thirty Hour Clock by Benjamin Shuckforth of Diss, Parts 1 and 2', Horological Journal, Vol. 144 (6), p. 204.Loomes, B. (2013) Collecting Antique Clocks: Benjamin Shuckforth of Diss in Norfolk. Available at: https://www.brianloomes.com/collecting/shuckforth/index.html.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A late 18th century ebonised table clock of small sizeRobert Ward, LondonThe bell top surmounted by a handle and well moulded cornice over circular and shaped glass side panels, brass quarter frets on the front door and a moulded base with ogee brass feet. The 6-inch arched brass dial with strike/silent above the Roman and Arabic chapter ring, the matted centre with recessed signature plaque Robt Ward London and chamfered date aperture, all framed by foliate C-scroll spandrels.The twin gut fusee movement now converted to anchor escapement, with five knopped pillars, the back plate elaborately engraved with vines, a fruit basket and a phoenix with wings outstretched. Ticking and striking the hour with pendulum and case key. 45cms (17.5ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A late 17th century lantern clock in an oak freestanding caseWilliam Raynes, YorkThe delicately strapped bell with five turned finials between three dolphin and floral frets above four slender tapered pillars and two side doors (with slots for the pendulum) on ball feet, with iron hoop to the top plate and spikes below. The 6.25 inch silvered Roman dial, with fleur de lys half-hour markers and single blued steel hand to the Yorkshire rose engraved centre, signed above VI Will Raynes in Yorke. The movement driven by a chain and weight with verge escapement, the pendulum mounted centrally between the trains and swinging through the door slots, countwheel strike on the large bell. Contained in a 17th century oak floorstanding case of pegged construction and excellent colour. Together with two lead weights. 40cms (15.5 ins) highFootnotes:William Raynes was born near Helmsley in Yorkshire in 1638. In 1653, he was sent to London as an apprentice of the clockmaking brothers William and Ralph Almond, being freed in 1660 or 1661. Raynes remained in London, establishing himself in Butcher Row, East Smithfield; all the extant clocks from this London period are lantern clocks. In 1676, he is still listed as living in London, though by 1682 or 1683 he appears to have moved to York; he was certainly there by 1687, in which year he was made a Freeman of the City. Two of his lantern clock dials are very similar, not only to each other, but also to a dial on a clock by Thomas Cruttenden, another York clockmaker, and it seems likely that both Cruttenden and Raynes used the same engraver. William Raynes died in a riding accident on 28th December 1694. There are three lantern clocks and three longcase clocks signed William Raynes in York, one of the longcase clocks having been sold by Bonhams in October 2014. This particular lantern clock has very short collets for the wheels, the collets themselves being integral to the arbor, a practice that was popular among very early London lantern clockmakers. The frets and the centre of the dial are engraved almost exactly the same as the other two lantern clocks by Raynes, and one by Cruttenden, with a York rose in the centre and ferocious looking dolphin/sea monster frets. One of these similar clocks may be seen in Lantern Clocks & Their Makers by Brian Loomes, Figure 18.9, pg. 320.For further reading, see Loomes, B. (2017) 'William Raynes of London, York and elsewhere' Part I and II, Clocks Magazine, Vol. 40 (April, May), pgs.9-13.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 good early 18th century Ebonised quarter repeating table clock by a Knibb apprenticeGeorge Wentworth, OxfordThe inverted bell topped case surmounted by a knopped brass handle above cast brass cone finials with (later) pierced brass quatrefoil side sound frets backed in red silk, the front door with brass quadrants to the upper corners, all on a moulded base with block feet. The seven-inch arched brass dial with an early style engraved wheatear border wherein the decoration runs horizontally across the top of the chapter ring as well as in an arc around the arch. The strike/silent subsidiary with floral centre over the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with floating lozenge half-hour markers, minute band and inner quarter hour track, the centre finely matted and signed in the mock pendulum aperture George Wentworth and on an applied silvered plaque Oxon with blued steel hands and decorated date aperture. The twin gut (now wire) fusee movement with six elegantly finned and knopped pillars, pivoted verge escapement and rack strike on the bell. Repeating the quarters on demand via a pull cord to the side of the case on six bells and hammers. The backplate signed Geo Wentworth OXON in an oval wheatear cartouche over twin eagles' heads and a symmetrical pattern of foliate scrollwork flanking a basket of fruit below the (replaced) backcock. Ticking, striking and repeating. Together with two case keys and a winding key. 51cms (20 ins) highFootnotes:This clock is featured in Dzik, S. (2019) Engraving on English Table Clocks: Art on a Canvas of Brass 1660-1800, Wild Boar Publications, pg. 301 (W19-1).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A rare late 17th Century ebony table clock by a Knibb apprenticeJohn Drew, LondonThe case with elaborate foliate handle set within floral pommels on petal bases, the domed caddy set with four pierced foliate mounts and framed by berry-and-leaf finials to a moulded cornice over silk-backed cast brass sound frets to the front and sides, on a moulded base and squat bun feet, the front door with brass escutcheons. The 6inch square brass dial enclosed by winged cherubs head spandrels between foliate engraving, the silvered Arabic and Roman chapter ring with five-minute numerals outside the minute band and set with half-quarter marks, the Roman hours interrupted by elaborate half-hour markers, signed at the base Jno. Drew London, the deep blued steel hands reading against the finely matted centre. The twin gut fusee movement united by five knopped and finned pillars, knife-edge verge escapement and solid numbered outside countwheel strike on the bell, the backplate with single line border and symmetrical pattern of richly engraved floral scrolls framing the oval signature cartouche with male mask above the name John Drew Londini Fecit. Secured in the case via a pair of turnbuckles mounted to the rear of the dial. Ticking and striking with two case keys. 37cms (14.5ins) highFootnotes:John Drew was apprenticed to Joseph Knibb for eight years between September 1676 and September 1684, meaning Drew was likely born around 1662. Over the course of his career, he would train eight apprentices, though none appear to have gained their freedom. At some point in his career, likely early on, he was working out of a shop in Johnson Court, on Fleet Street. Lantern clocks and longcase clocks are known by him, including a couple of miniature lantern clocks, one with ting-tang striking. He displayed the same delicate minimalism in his work as was seen by Knibb, and it is easy to see the influence of his master in his work. In 1712 Drew was appointed Beadle of the Company, taking over from the deceased Richard George, an engraver who had held the position for over a decade. The official description of a Livery Beadle's duties was to attend every official Livery function, maintain the peace during meetings, look after robes, etc. Unofficially, at this time, the role was usually given as a source of income to members who had fallen on hard times. Many horologists and allied trades people would see their income disappear if they were to fall ill, their poverty continuing for the duration of their illness. Some trades had a higher-than-average tendency for this, for example, many engravers were known to have short careers due to sight loss; several years of very close, detailed work in pre-electric light conditions would cause them to become partially sighted. This may explain Richard George's long tenure as the Company Beadle.It is unknown why Drew became impoverished; in 1713 he began to receive charity payments from the Company in addition to his role as Beadle. He died around August of that year, though the Company would continue to support his now widow, until her death two years later. Interestingly, Christopher Gould succeeded Drew as the Company Beadle, though again, it is unknown if this was due to ill health on Gould's part. Atkins, C. E. (1931) The Company of Clockmakers: Register of Apprentices 1631-1931, London: The Clockmakers Company.Loomes, B. (2013) Collecting Antique Clocks John Drew - a really small miniature lantern clock. Available at: https://www.brianloomes.com/collecting/drew/index.html#fullThis 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

Extremely fine hand-tooled piece of Ottoman pierced silver with removable plain silver liner and on white metal base. 19th century. Liner with Tughra Mark of the Sultan & Standard Mark. Both pieces also bear the zigzag mark (tremmolier-strich).  The flower shaped bowl has eight scallops or lobes to the upper edge and eight pierced panels to the sides of the basket.  These have been hand cut using a small saw, a lengthy and laborious process. The holder is shaped like a flower or inverted bell with a milled edge around the base. It sits upon a plain silver knopped stem above a plain stepped foot with a beaded edge all supported by an integral rococo style pedestal stand. Condylis Collection Dimensions: 4.5 in. (H) x 5 in. (W)

To be sold without reserve 2 volumes Signed, inside cover 'F. D. Godman' John W. Draper History of the Intellectual Development of Europe London Bell and Daldy 1864 Dimensions: 9 in. (H) x 6 in. (W)

To be sold without reserve 2 volumes Novum Testamentum Graecum Cambridge and London Deighton, Bell and Partners; Whittaker and Partners; Bell and Daldy  1872 Dimensions:  6 in. (H) x 4 in. (W)

To be sold without reserve A Collection of forty-four Books: Sir Alexander Grant, The Ethics of Aristotle Thomas Gray,  Poetical Works James T. Farrell, Judgment day John Milton, Poetical Works, 1916 Harold Wheeler, The Waverley Children’s Dictionary Charles Reade, It is Never to Late to Mend Louis Aragon, Les Beaux Quartiers Dindorf, Sophocles Tragoediae Superstites Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls  Osbert Sitwell, Great Morning Peter's Letters to His Kinsfolk Katherine Lee Bates, The English Religious Drama Laws of the State of New York Alexander Dumas, Les Quarante-Cinq  M. Colnet, L’ Hermite du Faubourg Saint-Germain George Eliot, Adam Bede  Samuel Maunder, The Treasury of Knowledge Alexander Pope, Poems Sir William Jardine, The Natural History of Selborne  Thomas Dick, Works Ernest Legouvé, Soixante Ans de Souvenirs  J. J. Reiskius, Indices Graecitatis Livius Crevier, T. Livii Patavini Historiarum  Jacob Haafner, Travels on Foot Through the Island of Ceylon Edna Lee, The Web of Days Mikhael Soloviev, When the Gods are Silent Robert Crichton, The Secret of Santa Vittoria New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ  Rev George Burnfield, Voices from the Orient Flügel's Complete Dictionary of the German and English Languages Johanne Luise Heiberg, Et Liv Edward A. Freeman, William the Conqueror  Captain A. T. Mahan, Admiral Farragut Charles Frederick Holder, Big Game at Sea William Burder, A History of all Religious of the World John Milton, Poetical Works, 1916 William Makepeace Thackeray, The Adventures of Philip on his Way Through the World  An American’s Book of Accounts George Lillo, Fatal Curiosity Erik Flensted Jensen, Med Niels Bukh Jorden Rundt  Mission Scientifique du Bourg de Bozas Georgiana M. Stisted, Captain Sir Richard F. Burton Richard F. Burton, Falconery in the Valley of the Indus William Kurelek, The Last of the Arctic, 1978

Merrilee Rush - Angel Of The Morning ( MBLL 109 , rare first UK mono pressing, 1968, Bell Records, VG+) (vinyl record)

Gonçalo Mabunda (Mozambique, né en 1975)Sans titre (Throne)2015fer, armes démilitarisées et matériaux de récupération soudésiron, demilitarized weapons and welded scrap materials136 x 92 x 64cm.53 9/16 x 36 1/4 x 25 3/16in.Footnotes:ProvenanceJack Bell Gallery Collection privée, Pays-BasFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Mona Hopton Bell (1867-1940) British, a young lady examining her jewellery, oil on canvas, signed, 30" x 34" (76 x 86cm).

Small metal and bronze models to include a signed Parisian deer, a signed duck and a signed bell, ed. M. SandozLocation: RWM

A Worcester creamboat, circa 1775 and a coffee cup, circa 1758The 'dolphin ewer' creamboat with crisp shell moulding and a lamprey handle, painted with flowers and scattered sprigs and leaves, a gilt line at the rim, 8.3cm high, the bell-shaped cup with a 'wishbone' handle, painted with a full floral bouquet in Meissen style and two smaller sprays, 5.8cm high (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceGerald Moore CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A good Lowestoft mug, circa 1765Of bell shape with a turned foot and S-shaped handle with a thumbrest, painted in dark blue with a Chinese landscape of a flowering tree beside a fence, a bird and insects in flight to the reverse, a 'lattice and flower' border below the interior rim, 11.5cm high, painter's numeral 2 inside footrimFootnotes:ProvenancePhillips, 11 June 1986, lot 288Bernie and Lydia Starr Collection, Sotheby's New York, 23 October 2019, lot 39For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Beilby enamelled opaque twist wine glass, circa 1765-70The bell bowl painted in white with a border of fruiting vine, the rim with traces of gilding, on a double-series stem with a pair of spiral tapes encircled by a sixteen-ply spiral band, over a conical foot, 16.3cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceWith Alan Milford, 3 December 1977Stephen Pohlmann CollectionA very similar glass was sold by Bonhams on 21 June 2022, lot 122. See also lot 38 in this sale.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 Beilby enamelled opaque twist wine glass, circa 1765-70The bell bowl painted in white with a border of fruiting vine, the rim edged in gold, on a double-series stem with a pair of spiral tapes encircled by a sixteen-ply spiral band, over a conical foot, 16.1cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceStephen Pohlmann CollectionThe gold rim is unusually well preserved on this glass. A very similar example was sold by Bonhams on 21 June 2022, lot 122. See also lot 37 in this sale.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

Two Derby ice cups, circa 1795-1800Of Camden Service type and of inverted bell shape with scrolled handles, painted below the rims with a band of pink roses, above a distinctive green ground, gilt dentil rims, 6.9cm high, crown, crossed batons, D marks and pattern number 185 in puce (2 )Footnotes:ProvenanceG C Bond CollectionA set of six similar cups together with a matching tray is illustrated by John Twitchett, Derby Porcelains (1980), p.180, pl.212For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Barr, Flight and Barr pastille burner vase, cover and pierced inner liner, circa 1808-13The bell-shaped bowl supported by bronzed caryatids, attractively painted, in the manner of William Billingsley, with a border of flower baskets alternating with bird's nests and other birds in flight, bronze scroll ornament below, the underside of the bowl with a pale blue ground, the pierced cover with a sphinx finial, 18cm high, printed mark including Coventry St. address (3)Footnotes:ProvenanceLord and Lady Flight CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester pastille vase and cover, circa 1820With topographical decoration, the inverted bell-shaped vessel supported on three gilt satyr mask and paw feet, the pierced cover with a sphinx finial, painted with a view titled 'Flesk Bridge, Killarney, Ireland', on a claret ground, the base of the bowl pierced to ventilate the burning pastille, 19cm high, full script marks and title in black (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceLord and Lady Flight CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A large engraved ceremonial airtwist goblet, circa 1750The generous, slightly waisted, bell bowl decorated with a continuous band of fruiting vine below the rim, on a multi-spiral stem trailed with a central vermicular collar, the air threads extending into the solid base of the bowl, over a conical foot, 21.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceBoothman-Smallwood Collection, probably Christie's, April 1989Christopher Fish Collection, Bonhams, 19 May 2010, lot 14 (part)With Leslie Antiques, New York, 22 August 2015Stephen Pohlmann CollectionThis 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 and unusual cut and engraved opaque twist wine glass, circa 1765The bell bowl elaborately decorated with swags of fruit and flowers suspended by three pigtailed female masks, their hair issuing elaborate acanthus scrollwork, a polished 'OXO' border below the rim, the base cut with three large stiff leaves in high relief with engraved veining, issuing elaborate stylised floral palmettes, the double-series stem with gauze core within a pair of spiral tapes, deeply cut with a spiral twist, the step-cut conical foot with a scalloped edge and decorated with a band of polished circlets within radiating lines to the underside, 15.9cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceWalter F Smith Collection, Pennypacker Auction Centre, Pennsylvania, 1968Dwight P Lanmon CollectionWith Alan TillmanPeter Lazarus Collection, Christies, 26 November 1991, lot 141A C Hubbard Jr Collection, 30 November 2011, lot 126Stephen Pohlmann CollectionLiteratureArthur Churchill, Glass Notes, no.10 (December 1950), p.7, fig.9ExhibitedBristol Museum and Art Gallery, loan no.173This remarkable glass would appear to be unique. The profuse style of the decoration and many of the motifs, including the use of mask heads, swags of fruit and flowers, palmettes and foliate scroll decoration, is seen on much glass engraved in Silesia and northern Bohemia in the earlier part of the 18th century. Whilst the date of the decoration remains unclear, it seems likely that a continental hand was responsible, probably Bohemian and perhaps working in England.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 baluster wine glass, circa 1725-30The bell bowl with a solid base enclosing a small tear, resting on a cushion knop above a teared inverted baluster stem terminating in a basal knop, over a folded conical foot, 17cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceWith Delomosne and Son, 5 December 1981Patrick and Mavis Walker Collection, Bonhams, 1 December 2021, lot 74Chris Crabtree CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A rare double 'B' handled moulded jelly glass, circa 1740The slightly waisted bell form entirely diamond-moulded, applied with double 'B' loop handles, resting on a triple-annulated knop, the domed foot with similar diamond moulding, 11.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceTim Udall CollectionWith Delomosne and Son, 8 October 2011Patrick and Mavis Walker CollectionLiteratureTim Udall, 'Glasses for the Dessert II', Glass Circle Journal 5 (1986), p.55, fig.33fDelomosne and Son, 18th Century Glasses for the Dessert (2011), no.6bFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Five airtwist wine glasses, circa 1750With single-series multi-spiral stems set on conical feet, comprising one with a generous round funnel bowl, 18.5cm high, one with a bell bowl on an inverted baluster stem, 16.4cm high, one with a bell bowl with air threads extending into the solid base, 17.2cm high, and two with drawn trumpet bowls, 16.6cm and 16.8cm high (5)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Three various wine glasses, circa 1740-50Comprising a balustroid glass, the drawn trumpet bowl with a solid teared base, on a teared inverted baluster stem and conical foot, 16.6cm high, a moulded-stem glass with a tall, slightly waisted bell bowl on an eight-sided pedestal stem containing an elongated tear, over a folded conical foot, 19cm high, the last with a drawn trumpet bowl engraved with a band of fruiting vine below the rim, on a plain stem and conical foot, 17.5cm high (3)Footnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 23 June 2021, lot 13 (balustroid)Chris Crabtree CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A pair of silver goblets, Sheffield 1967, the bell shaped cup to a baluster stem on spreading foot, 14.5 cm high, 396 g (12.7 troy ozs) gross total

A pair of silver goblets, Sheffield 1967, the bell shaped cup to a baluster stem on spreading foot, 14.5 cm high, 396 g (12.7 troy ozs) gross total

Dr. Who - The Happiness Patrol, a 10x8 colour photo signed by 7: Sylvester McCoy, the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace, Shelia Hancock, Georgina Hale, Rachel Bell, Tim Barker and Mary Healey. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Dave Fellowes, Flt Lt Geo Dunn DFC and Steve Bethell Signed The Royal Air Force 50th Anniversary FDC. Further Signed on Reverse by Jo Lancaster and John Bell. 5 British Stamps with Two 16 Sept 1986 Postmark. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

'The Canopy Clock': a large silver carriage clock, by Garrard, London 1993, of typical form with crown finials above fleur de lys and acanthus pillars, the roman dial with gilt flowers of the United Kingdom and inscribed 'Garrard Crown Jewellers 1843-1993, fitted a twin fusee eight-day movement, key wound and striking on a bell, inscribed limited edition no.106/150, 20cms high, with certificate of guarantee bearing same number and dated 17 March 1994, as well as certificate of authenticity, also with same number and date, signed by Managing Director and Crown Jeweller, in gilt tooled fitted case with key to base, and in outer card box.

A set of five Elizabeth II silver goblets, C. J. Vander Ltd., London 1975, the bell shaped bowls on knopped and ring turned stems to a pedestal foot, 5¼in. (13.3cm.) high, weight 26.4 tr.oz. (6). * * Condition: In very good condition, with no faults.

An early 19th century mahogany eight day longcase clock, the bell strike movement fronted by a circular Roman dial with subsidiary seconds at noon, indistinctly signed, the architectural case with peaked and eared cresting on scroll carved brackets, over a plain trunk and plain plinth base, 83 ¼in. (211.5cm.) high.,

An early 19th century West Country inlaid mahogany eight day longcase clock by Thomas Honey of Launceston, Cornwall, the shaped and boxwood strung arched hood with fluted columns, enclosing an arched brass dial, with Tempus Fugit eagle to arch, engraved floral spandrels and Roman chapter ring, enclosing a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, signed 'Thos. Honey Launceston', 8 day bell strike movement, on a boxwood strung base with bracket feet, 82 ½in. (209.5cm.) high, in running order., * Provenance: Miscellanea (Cornwall) Ltd., Truro, 1964,

A George III mahogany 8 day longcase clock by John Distin of Guernsey, the bell strike movement with four knopped pillars, fronted by an arched brass dial with moonphase and 'High Water at Guernsey' to the arch, gilt floral and foliate spandrels and silvered Roman chapter ring, the brass centre signed and engraved with flowers and swags, with subsidiary seconds dial and date arch, the case with arched pediment on fluted tapered columns, on a later plinth base, 81in. (205.8cm.) high, glass cracked.

A George III 30 hour longcase clock by Francis Pile, Honiton, the weight driven brass birdcage movement with bell strike, fronted by a square brass dial with matted centre, engraved with two birds in flight, with gilt mask spandrels, single hand and silvered Roman chapter ring, the plain oak case with flared moulded pediment, turned half-columns and cross banded trunk door and base, 76½in. (194.5cm.) high.

A fine English gilt brass double fusee carriage clock with hour strike, mid-19th century, unsigned, the slightly convex, 6.5cm. white enamel Roman dial within a deeply engraved, gilt brass mask with scrolling foliage, fronting a double fusee movement with substantial plates united by four turned gun barrel pillars, below a gilt platform with 'Slow' Fast' adjustment to the back edge, the steel balance over an underslung lever escapement, the hours striking on a bell, in a column case with bevelled glass panels to the front, sides and top, solid removable rear door, plinth base and adjustable counter feet, turned, the octagonal section handle on S-scroll uprights, 6 5/8in. (16.8cm.) high. Not currently running - runs extremely briefly and hesitantly when moved or the hand set knob is turned, but clearly requires some attention. Strikes correctly. The dial has a small demi-lune crack at the edge of the dial between 8 and 9, otherwise good. The case in clean and bright overall, with just a little spotting and some small scratches to the gilt finish in a few places. Both side glass panels have a chip at the lower edge in the centre.