A 19th century French ormolu half hour striking mantel clock, the case with a urn finial with removable cover, with ram's masks and foliate swags, on a fluted arched top, fluted side pilasters with pineapple finials and a bow ended base with egg and dart moulded toupie feet, the body inset with Sevres style porcelain mounts and dial on a puce ground, the gilt Roman dial with a central painted panel depicting a putti in flight, the eight day movement signed Henry Bright of Leamington, no. 11877 and striking the hours and half hours on a bell, 13.75in (35cm) high. The minute hand has snapped off and is detached (but present). Porcelain panels all in good condition. Encrusted dirt to case and would benefit from careful cleaning. There is also some wear and tarnishing to the gilt in places. Chip to edge of glass on movement door. Winds, runs and strikes correctly.
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A 19th century French rosewood, faux-rosewood and marquetry portico clock by Troup à Paris, the signed, 4in. white enamel dial with blue Roman numerals, within a gilt brass bezel, fronting a signed, twin barrel, bell strike movement with outside countwheel strike, the case with serpentine pediment on faux-rosewood barleytwist columns, on a reel moulded plinth base, 20¼in. (51.5cm.) high, faults. Requires some restoration. The movement is not running - the pendulum spring is missing and the guide is bent. The clock does strike correctly. The minute hand is broken off (although present). Repaired chip to dial at XII and chipping to edge & crack at six. The case is dirty, with minor veneer chips to edges and dulled polish.
Two gilt brass carriage clocks with alarms for restoration, both requiring work, one French, early 20th century, with corniche case, single train movement, white Roman enamel dial with subsidiary alarm dial, with morocco travelling case; the other by Matthew Norman of London, c.1980. with leather travelling case and instruction booklet. (2) - French: Winds but runs only briefly. Alarm lacks bell from beneath case and alarm rings repeatedly when wound, so requires work. Large chip to top left of dial and hairline below alarm. Movement door lacks knob and has small chip top left of glass. Top handle detached from morocco case. - M. Norman: Not running, but alarm does function correctly. Escapement looks encrusted with dust and dirt, so may simply need cleaning. Case dirty with brass polish residue. 1½in. crack to top of dial. Leather case lacks handle. Neither clock has a key.
A 19th century French silvered cartouche shaped cartel clock, 13cm convex enamel dial inscribed Planchon, Paris, twin-winding holes, eight-day movement striking on a bell, the backplate signed and numbered 01403, the case cast in the Rococo taste with flowers, scrolling acanthus and trellis, 52cm long, c.1860
A Dutch engraved Royal armorial light baluster wine glass, circa 1750The bell bowl with the English arms of Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, supported by the lion and the unicorn, resting on a banner inscribed 'DIEU EST MON DROIT' (God is my Right), a floral spray to the reverse, the slender multi-knopped stem with a globular knop between angular knops, over a short inverted baluster and tall conical foot, 17.8cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceChris Crabtree CollectionPrincess Anne (1709-1759) was the eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach. Similar glasses with the same arms include one from Harveys Wine Museum sold by Bonhams 1 October 2003, lot 146, and one from the James Hall Collection sold by Bonhams on 17 December 2008, lot 81.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare engraved airtwist cider glass, circa 1750The slender bell bowl with a border of tasselled drapery to the rim, hung with two pairs of entwined fruiting apple branches forming two cartouches, each containing a single apple, on a multi-spiral inverted baluster stem and conical foot, 17.2cm high Footnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's, 14 April 1992, lot 131Peter Meyer Collection, Bonhams, 1 May 2013, lot 37For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good colour twist wine glass, circa 1765The bell bowl on a stem containing a solid multi-ply corkscrew edged on both sides in translucent green, encircled by alternating translucent red and opaque white spiral threads, over a conical foot, 17cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceChris Crabtree CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A cylinder-knopped baluster wine glass, circa 1720The bell bowl resting on a cushion knop and a collar , above a teared cylinder knop and small basal baluster knop, over a conical folded foot, 14.1cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 3 June 2009, lot 10With Jeanette Hayhurst, 13 October 2009Stephen 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 fine and rare Beilby enamelled opaque twist wine glass, circa 1765-70The generous round funnel bowl painted in opaque white with a towering pyramid or obelisk embellished with scrollwork and surmounted by a small urn, in a landscape of shrubs and trees, faint traces of gilding to the rim, the double-series stem with a pair of heavy opaque white spiral tapes within an eighteen-ply spiral band, over a conical foot, 15.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceHenry Brown CollectionDarell Thompson-Schwab CollectionLiteratureW A Thorpe, A History of English and Irish Glass (1929), pl.CXXXIIG Bernard Hughes, English, Scottish and Irish Table Glass (1956), pl.130A handful of other Beilby glasses decorated with pyramids or similar obelisks are known. A glass with very similar decoration is illustrated by both James Rush, The Ingenious Beilbys (1973), p.143, no.85a and L M Bickerton, Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses (1986), p.336, no.1093. Another is illustrated by Christopher Sheppard and John Smith, Glass from the Restoration to the Regency (1990), p.77, no.111. A similar pyramid on a glass with a bell bowl was sold by Bonhams in Part 1 of this collection on 21 June 2022, lot 114.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very rare double drop-knopped heavy baluster wine glass, circa 1720Attractively proportioned, the slightly waisted bell bowl with a solid base containing a tear, set on a shoulder knop above two drop knops, a tear to the lower, above a small basal cushion knop, over a domed folded foot, 17cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceWith Maureen Thompson, 11 June 1988Haywood and Toynbee-Clarke Collection, Sotheby's, 5 June 2007, lot 169With Leslie Antiques, New York, 23 September 2015Stephen Pohlmann CollectionA virtually identical glass is illustrated by Delomosne and Son, The Baluster Family (1985), no.15c. See also that illustrated by L M Bickerton, Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses (1986), p.73, no.89.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 Chelsea chocolate cup and saucer, circa 1755-58Of bell shape with two scroll moulded handles, the saucer and one side of the cup painted with a variety of 'ombrierte' insects in the style of Meissen, the reverse of the cup painted with a large bird perched in a tree, the rims edged in chocolate brown, cup 6cm high, saucer 12.2cm diam, red anchor marks (2)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An early Bow white salt, circa 1750-53Modelled as an upturned shell, set on a triangular base formed of shells encrusted with smaller shells and seaweed, 11cm wideFootnotes:This form was issued in four sizes. A very similar, slightly larger shell salt is illustrated by Anton Gabszewicz and Geoffrey Freeman, Bow Porcelain (1982), p.43, no.42. Another from the Judy and Phelps Bell Collection was sold by Bonhams on 20 November 2019, lot 177.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester small mug and a bowl, circa 1756-58The first of bell shape with a broad grooved loop handle, painted in blue with the 'Prunus Fence' pattern (I.D.16), the flowering branches issuing from rockwork, 8.1cm high, workman's mark below the handle, the bowl of 'Scratch Cross' type with a strongly everted rim, also painted in blue with the 'Prunus Fence' pattern (I.D.16), a diaper border to the inner rim, 13.5cm diam, single incised line inside footrim (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An extremely rare Worcester mug, circa 1756-58Of bell shape with a grooved loop handle, finely painted in blue with an unusual version of the 'Beckoning Chinaman' pattern, the robed gentleman with his left hand raised, a boy carrying a quiver also pointing to a flock of birds in the sky above, the reverse with budding prunus issuing from the rocky landscape, 11.7cm high, TF workman's mark as well as a letter 'P'Footnotes:Whilst the 'Beckoning Chinaman' is one of the best-known patterns on Worcester mugs and tankards, it is invariably painted in bright overglaze enamels. This mug appears to be the only known example of the pattern painted in underglaze blue. The usual famille rose spray or secondary figure subject seen on the reverse of the enamelled mugs has been replaced with a continuous landscape of rocks and budding prunus. Another interesting variation seen on this blue and white example is the young attendant, who carries a quiver not seen in the polychrome versions of the pattern, suggesting that the artist interpreted this scene as the moment before the hunt.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Six various wine glasses, mid-18th centuryComprising a small flute-moulded glass with a bell bowl over a short inverted baluster stem and folded foot, 11.5cm high, a multi-spiral airtwist glass with a generous drawn trumpet bowl and folded foot, 17.5cm high, a plain stem glass with a drawn trumpet bowl and conical foot, 17.3cm high, a glass with an ovoid bowl engraved with a stylised basket of flowers over a swelling stem and folded foot, 12.6cm high, a small plain stem wine or cordial glass with a drawn trumpet bowl and folded foot, 12.2cm high, and a short plain stem wine glass with a generous ovoid bowl and conical foot, 12.5cm high (6)Footnotes:ProvenanceEric Pohlmann Collection (first mentioned)Sotheby's, 13 June 1977, lot 89 (part) (third mentioned)Major R M O de la Hey Collection, Sotheby's, 13 June 1977, lot 58 (part) (engraved wine)With Frides Laméris, 6 April 2017 (last mentioned)Stephen 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 highly unusual Worcester mug, circa 1760-62Of bell shape, with a grooved loop handle, painted with a large fruiting strawberry plant, flanked by colourful flower sprays and smaller scattered sprigs, 12.2cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceZorensky Collection, Bonhams, 23 February 2005, lot 38Gerald Moore CollectionStrawberries appear on many pieces of the Duke of Gloucester service made at Worcester a decade after this mug. The present lot appears to be a rare example of fruit painting in this earlier period. The flower painting is also in an uncharacteristic palette.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A silver 'Art Nouveau' influenced pendant brooch, made by one of Scotland's iconic Jewellers, Ortak. Based in Orkney and founded by Local jeweler Malcolm Gray, Ortak is highly collectable. This pretty brooch depicts a silver bell flower with accents of pearl and smoky quartz. Can be worn both as a brooch and a pendant, length 4.3cm. Condition Report:Available upon request
Bob Dylan, American b. 1941- Drawn Blank Series, 14 prints in two portfolios: Dad's Restaurant, 2018; Woman In Red Lion Pub, 2018; Sidewalk Cafe, 2018; Rose On A Hillside, 2018; Sunflowers, 2018; Motel Pool, 2018; Sunday Afternoon, 2018; Bell Tower In Stockholm, 2018; Bicycle, 2018; Man On A Bridge, 2018; Train Tracks, 2018 (pink); Train Tracks, 2018 (blue-grey); Train Tracks, 2018 (blue sky); Train Tracks, 2018 (purple); giclee in colours on 350gsm Magnani 1404 QuaForte TM wove, signed and numbered 22/295 in pencil, printed by GTZ Fine Art Editions, New York, published by Washington Green Fine Art, with blind stamp, in association with Black Buffalo Artworks, sheet: 70 x 56 cm, (unframed) Notes: together with a COA issued by Washington Green Fine Art. Please refer to department for condition report
A collection of various Chinese porcelain wares to include blue and white charger, Imari pattern charger, puce decorated floral spray bowl, famille rose cylindrical vase with figural decoration, five various blue and white plates, another cylindrical vase with figure decoration, blue and white teapot and cover, inverted bell shaped tea bowl and a similar saucer and deeper bowl, Kangxi tea bowl, two interior decorated glass bead toggles, a puce ground floral spray decorated enamel box and a black lacquered and chinoiserie decorated tray depicting figures in a garden setting with phoenix alighting
A box of sundry decorative items to include hobnail cut glass vase, a set of four blue over laid glass tumblers, Phrenology head, a pair of blue glass rinsers, table bell, enamel decorated egg ornaments, biscuit fired figure of a gentleman in 18th Century dress, Sèvres blu celeste and gilt decorated tea cup with figure decorated panel, frosted glass plafonnier, Victorian mahogany writing slope and box of various cameras and accessories
A Greek painted terracotta two-handled bowl with leaf decoration on a cream ground, 21 cm wide x 10.5 cm high, two painted terracotta attic type vases of inverted bell form (very damaged), a Roman style carved marble head of a woman with Phrygian style cap, 8.5 cm high and a painted terracotta plaque depicting figures and animals, 8.5 cm x 8.8 cm
A 19th Century Chinese inverted bell shaped bowl, polychrome decorated with scenes of figures and marine life in battle, bears blue under glazed four character "Jiaqing" mark to base (at least 5 hairline cracks and chips to rim) 5.5 cm high CONDITION REPORTS Has hairline cracks variously throughout including two stemming from chips to the top rim down towards the base x 6. Some wear and losses to the enamel decoration. General wear and tear conducive with age and use. See images for more details.
Walter Crane (1845-1915) Divers (Mermaids) A Maw & Co Pottery vase, compressed body painted with spiralling sea maidens and alternating columns of , in shades of ruby lustre on a cream ground, unsigned, painted flower motif to base 22cm. high Literature P.G Konody The Art of Walter Crane, George Bell & Sons, 1902 for the complete range of seven vases designed by Walter Crane illustrated.
A George V silver bell shaped inkwell with hinged lid, Birmingham 1922 by A. & J. Zimmerman Ltd, height 7.5cm, and another silver inkwell, the hinged lid inset with a piqué inlaid tortoiseshell panel, London 1917, height 4.5cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
RICHARD SYMONDS, LONDON. A QUEEN ANNE FIGURED WALNUT EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCK with 12" square brass dial fitted with crown and cherub spandrels enclosing a silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and matted centre, date aperture and seconds dial. Fronting an eight-day five pillar weight-driven movement with countwheel strike on a bell and anchor escapement. The case with applied pillars and long trunk door on a plinth base.215cm highThe movement and dial belong to each other, the movement is complete and has brass weights and a pendulum, it is dirty and would require a service to get function correctly, there are moulding and veneers which have become loose in the hood, these are present. the trunk door is slightly warped and has a missing piece of moulding, the base is original but has a replaced plinth.
A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE CLOCK GARNITURE the 4" enamel dial with Arabic numerals, fronting an eight day spring driven movement striking the hours and half hours on a bell. The case with putti surmount and ribbon decoration above reeded columns and glazed panel; standing on a white marble plinth with turned feet. The matching side double branch candelabra with leaf casting and square bases.23cm wide 35cm high clock, 17cm wide 23.5cm high garnitureThe clock ticks when wound and strikes correctly on a bell, but may need a service. It retains all of its original gilding but would benefit from a clean. The marble is also in good condition. The pendulum is original and there are no cracks or chips to the dial. Missing one sconce from one of the garnitures. Ther is a winding key present.
A 17TH CENTURY STYLE CONTINENTAL EBONY VENEERED AND GILT BRASS MOUNTED BASKET TOP BRACKET CLOCK the 7" square fabric backed gilt brass dial with cherubs head spandrels and Roman chapter ring with outer minute markers fronting an eight-day spring driven 19th century movement with outside countwheel strike on a bell. The basket top case with folding handle and leaf cast sound frets to the sides; on brass bun feet.42cm high handle down.In very good condition, with no damage or losses to the case other than a dent to the right edge of the door. The dial is in good condition and the clock ticks when wound and strikes the correct hours and half hour, but will need a service. We do not guarantee mechanical parts or functionality.
WILLIAM THOMPSON, CHESTER. A GEORGE II EBONISED PULL QUARTER REPEATING BRACKET CLOCK with inverted bell top pediment and hinged brass handle above a glazed door enclosing a 7" arched brass dial with gilt masked spandrels and silvered chapter ring surrounding a matted centre with calendar aperture, the silvered arch plaque with engraved easel and makers name fronting an eight-day fusee movement with knopped pillars and anchor escapement repeating the quarters and hour on three bells, signed backplate43.5cm high handle downthe clock case, movement and dial are all original to one another, the case is very dry and the ebonised finish is worn through on the edges, the front and back locks are missing from the doors, and the movement is complete, striking on three bells and has an original anchor escapement, which is positioned unusually close to the backplate.
A LATE 17TH CENTURY ITALIAN CHAMBER CLOCK the rectangular brass leaf engraved dial with Roman numerals and pierced engraved crest fronting a weight driven posted frame movement with verge escapement striking on a bell; on later wood bracket29cm high not including bracket The clock is complete. the pendulum has been replaced but has the original verge escapement. The dial is original to the movement but the hands are later additions.
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE EARLY 19TH CENTURY FIGURAL BRONZE AND SIENNA MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK the patinated bronze sculpture modelled as a Classical Greek philosopher holding a stick standing beside a bronze mounted Sienna marble column with relief bronze ring showing the signs of the zodiac enclosing a 3.5" enamel dial with Roman numerals fronting an eight-day spring driven movement with outside countwheel and silk suspension striking the hours/half hours on a bell89cm highThe clock is in very good original condition having very good color and patina to the bronze figure. The sienna marble is in good order with no losses or breaks. The dial has no cracks or restoration. The movement is complete, chiming on the bell with the original pendulum but it is dirty and would require a service. We do not guarantee mechanical parts or functionality.
LEFERVRE & FILS, PARIS. AN UNUSUAL 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ONYX AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL MANTEL CLOCK the 4.5" dial with enamel centre and Roman numerals fronting a spring-driven eight-day movement striking the hours and half hours on a bell with anchor escapement - stamped by Lefevre & Fils Paris numbered 4168. The architectural temple-shaped case with champleve enamel panels and tile effect roof having pierced gilt brass gallery and amethyst glass jewels; raised on leaf cast bracket feet.43cm wide 40cm high
A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BOULLE AND ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK the tortoiseshell and brass inlaid case with rococo style mounts enclosing a 5.5" gilt and enamel dial with Blue Roman numerals and black Arabic outer markings fronting an eight day spring driven striking movement35cm highThe clock does tick and strike but is missing its bell and will need a service. The top of the case is missing a small amount of brass inlay otherwise in good order.it does come with an old winding key but not the original. All the ormolu mounts are in very nice condition.
A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH EBONISED AND BOULLWORK MANTEL CLOCK of typical shouldered tapering form on leafcast splay feet, the embossed gilt brass dial with inset enamel Roman numerals above a glazed pendulum aperture enclosing an eight day spring driven striking movement - bell and pendulum lacking.36cm high
JONATHAN HOCKER, READING. A RARE QUEEN ANNE WALNUT AND ARABESQUE MARQUETRY EIGHT-DAY VERGE BRACKET CLOCK WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT the eight inch square brass dial with wheatear border, gilt cherub's head spandrels and silvered Roman chapter ring with Arabic minute markings enclosing a matted centre with cut engraved date aperture and dished mock pendulum, the border with a strike/not strike lever fronting a substantial eight day fusee movement with six substantial ringed baluster pillars uniting the rectangular plates. Verge escapement with fine shaped and fret-cut engraved brass pendulum cock, hour strike on a single bell and pull quarter repeat on a series of six bells - the signed backplate with fine scroll leaf engraved all over decoration within a herring banded border. The rounded caddy top case with elaborate cast gilt brass folding handle above a cross grain veneered border and matching plinth base raised on leafcast shallow brass bun feet, with partly fret-cut and long glazed side panels.38.5cm high handle downThe case is in good original condition with nice colour and patina, and the movement and dial are original to the case. The gilded dial is in good condition, and the movement is complete but the fusee gut has snapped on both trains so will require attention, all bells are present and have the original verge escapement. The bell staff and hour strike bell have been replaced, there are 2 vacant holes where the original bell staff would've been attached, and no other plugged holes.
A 19TH CENTURY GILT BRASS AND ROUGE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK with folding handle enclosing a silvered combined thermometer and compass above a 4" gilt brass dial with silvered Arabic numerals and gilt raised flower spray centre fronting an eight-day spring driven movement striking the hours and half hours on a bell, with balance wheel escapement.28cm high handle up
DANIEL DE SAINT LEU, WATCHMAKER TO HER MAJESTY, LONDON. A GEORGE III MAHOGANY VERGE BRACKET CLOCK the case with inverted bell top pediment above a glazed door with pierced brass sound frets enclosing a 7" arched brass dial with rococo spandrels and silvered chapter ring surrounding a matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture, the foliate engraved arch with subsidiary Strike/Silent and regulation dials fronting an eight-day double fusee movement with original rise and fall verge escapement and signed foliate engraved backplate striking the hours on a bell.47cm high
A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH EBONISED CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH MOONPHASE the rectangular case with brass string inlay and hinged brass handle enclosing an enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary alarm dial, the centre with a gilt engraved rotating moonphase fronting an eight-day spring driven movement with alarm mechanism and cylinder escapement striking the hours/half hours on a bell17.5cm highThe revolving disk shows the moon and the sun, it does a full rotation once a day. In good overall condition. The inner edge of the front frame has some losses to the left side. The dial has no chips, just a possibly repaired crack to the top corner. the movement ticks when wound on the original escapement. the movement is dirty and will require a clean and service. We do not guarantee mechanical parts or functionality.
JOSEPH WILLIAMSON, LONDON. AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY SOLAR TIME LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT the 12" arched brass dial with gilt spandrels and silvered chapter ring surrounding a matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture, the arch having a solar time dial fronting a 5 pillar eight-day weight driven movement striking the hours on a bell43.5cm high 30.6cm wideMovement is original to the dial which is complete with no missing wheels. It is lacking a pendulum, seatboard and weights. The calendar wheel is loose and the silvering is discolored to the chapter rings.
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH EMPIRE ORMOLU FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK the 4.5" convex enamel dial with Roman numerals and outer minute markers fronting an eight-day spring driven movement with silk suspension and anchor escapement, striking the hours and half hours on a bell. The high quality gilded case with seated maiden and rococo decorated leaf work, mounted on a shaped plinth with classical figural panel; raised on turned feet.43cm high 33cm wideIn very good condition, with high-quality gilding and no losses. There are no cracks chips or restoration to the dial. The movement is original to the case and is in working condition, striking the correct hours but may need a service. Very well cast and of good quality.
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