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Lot 1709
A French ebonised and ormolu portico clock. 19th century, with gilt capped tapered column supports, the dial signed Baret A Boulogne, height 50cm.The movement winds but the pendulum needs some attention as it will run for a short time only, the bell striker is in working order, the housing for the movement is possibly a replacement. There is considerable wear to the plinth base with some splitting and some wear to the columns. Images of affected areas on Lays website.
Lot 122
A silver mounted brandy/whisky noggin, Birmingham, 1911, Hukin & Heath, the bell-shaped glass body to silver mounted collar and cover, together with a Victorian silver decanter label, engraved 'brandy', London, 1861, Charles Rawlings & William Summers, noggin 10.5cm high (inc. thumbpiece)Please refer to department for condition report
Lot 316
An 18th Century drinking glass circa 1765, the ovoid bowl engraved with stylised flowers above a double series opaque twist stem with two spiral tapes outside a central gauze column, raised to shallow conical foot, height 13cm, together with an earlier example with bell form bowl and air twist stem with conical foot, height 16.5cm, S/D. (2)
Lot 18
Dutch musical tall case clock, 18th c., Johannes Van Wyk, Amsterdam. The brass dial is engraved with a profusion of scrolling foliage. The engraved silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals signed Johannes van Wyk Amsterdam, foliate pierced hands and subsidiary seconds, apertures for date and moonphase with delicate Classical inspired illustrations. With twelve bells, and the hour strike on a separate bell. The case is burlwood veneered with marquetry decoration, and rests on four claw and ball feet. With a bell top surmounted by a gilt bronze figure of Atlas holding a polychromed globe, flanked by two gilt bronze winged figures. The lenticle decorated with a gilt bronze figure with an hourglass, surrounded by elaborate scrolling decoration.Provenance: Charles Kengen Antiquairs, Amsterdam; distinguished private collection, Minnesota.Height: 108 in x width: 25 1/2 in x depth: 14 in.
Lot 124
Logbook. Germany, ca. 1950.Brass, iron and wood.Mid-20th century binnacle with brass bell. In wood, where the signature of the German maker "W. HARTMANN" can be read. Consists of three pieces.Measurements: 155 x 72 x 84 cm.The binnacle is an instrument that was fixed to the deck of the ships, near the rudder, to facilitate navigation in unknown oceans. It is a piece of furniture bolted (fixed) to the roof of a ship's bridge containing a magnetic compass, held in place by means of a gimbal suspension in order to counteract the transverse and longitudinal synchronism of the ship. On the outside it carries the so-called faith line which must be aligned with the ship's centre or centreline. Magnets are placed inside to counteract the earth's magnetic field. On the sides of the cubichete, there are two spheres of soft iron, to cancel out the deviation produced by the iron of the ship itself and to make the magnetic field surrounding the nautical needle uniform so that it points to magnetic north at all times.In the past, when ships did not have a covered wheelhouse, the so-called logbook was usually kept inside the binnacle to protect it from inclement weather.
Lot 16
Louis XVI style clock; France, late 19th century.Gilt bronze.No key or bell.The lid does not close properly.Measurements: 41 x 37 x 15 cm.Clock made in gilded bronze with a base with a skilfully carved latticework, which is supported by four legs. The base, in addition to the trellis, has an oval-shaped cartouche in the centre with a relief showing a musical instrument. Above the base are two spread-winged eagles, which support the circular clock case. The dial, which stands out for its sobriety, is completed by a rounded ornamentation that runs around the outer perimeter of the case. These decorative elements are formed by bouquets of flowers that end in a group of roses at the top of the case.
Lot 107
Led Zeppelin: An 'Electric Magic Show' Concert Poster For The Empire Pool, Wembley,20th November 1971,printed on paper for their London concert, graphics by Paper Tiger, 39 1/2in x 30in (100.5cm x 76.5cm)Footnotes:Provenance:Acquired by the current owner when they attended the 'Electric Magic Show' on the 20th November 1971.Led Zeppelin performed for over two and a half hours to a sell-out crowd of around 10,000, supported by Stone the Crows with Maggie Bell.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 3453
GILBERT THURLOW. An archive of 24 personal diaries of the late Very Reverend Gilbert Thurlow, from 1929 to 1953, formerly Canon of Norwich Cathedral and Dean of Gloucester, subjects covered include bell ringing, curacy at Wokingham, appointments to Norwich churches and the cathedral, as well as national events, together with a quantity of ephemera and photographs including boy scouting, Aythorpe Roding Essex, Wokingham, St Nicholas Church Great Yarmouth, Norwich and Gloucester, his cement model of a cathedral, guidebooks, bells, bell ringing, and passports showing European travel.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.
Lot 3120
CHICHESTER. A collection of approximately 64 postcards of Chichester and its West Sussex environs, including photographic postcards titled 'Re-Opening of Royal W Sussex Hospital Chichester by H.M. the King Aug 2/13', 'Sussex Yeomanry Camp, Chichester 1913', 'Chichester Corn Exchange', 'Northgate Coronation Arch, Chichester', 'View from the Bell Tower, Chichester' and 'H.C.Y. Church Parade'. Provenance: the estate of the Late Rendel Williams.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.
Lot 275
A collection of jewellery, to include a sapphire and diamond half hoop ring, (hallmark rubbed), a synthetic colour change sapphire single stone ring, with foliate shoulders, a garnet and white stone cluster ring, 9ct gold mounted, an oval locket pendant, of foliate scroll design, suspended from a curb-link chain, 9ct gold mounted, a cultured pearl set gilt metal locket pendant, suspended from a 9ct gold trace-link chain, and further items, first ring size H (qty)Approximate gross weights only: sapphire and diamond half hoop ring 2.1gm, synthetic colour change sapphire ring 5.9gm, garnet and white stone cluster ring 3.6gm, 9ct gold oval locket pendant on chain 8.8gm, two 9ct gold trace-link chains 3gm, two other 9ct gold mounted dress rings 3.9gm, red stone ring stamped '10K' 1.8gm, 9ct bell earrings 1.4gm (items not hallmarked are untested for metal standard)
Lot 389
A late Victorian silver easel dressing table mirror, with embossed lobed decoration, by William Comyns & Sons Ltd, London 1895, 26cm high, together with a silver desk bell, on square base, Birmingham 1913, a silver spill vase with weighted base, and an American silver mounted weighted desk spike, stamped sterling. (4)
Lot 598
20thC School. Caen St Etienne, etching print, 30cm x 21cm, J. W. (20thC) Cottage on a summer's day, watercolour, Alan Oliver watercolour, other similar pictures, prints, frames, Tony Wistin Concentration Graphite portrait, various others by local artists, David Bell print, Trevor Dakin shopping print, David C. Bell limited edition print and another H Prospector, London. (a quantity)
Lot 100
Manningham (Coote). Military Lectures Delivered to the Officers of the 95th (Rifle) Regiment, at Shorn-Cliff Barracks, Kent, during the Spring of 1803, London: printed for T. Egerton, 1803, half title, 76 pp., modern green half morocco, 8vo, together with Kincaid (John). Random Shots from a Rifleman, 1st edition, London: T. and W. Boone, 1835, 4 pp. advertisements, a few faint marks (leaves washed?), modern half calf, 8vo, plus [Sherer, Major Moyle]. Recollections of the Peninsula, 1st edition, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1823, occasional light spotting, small ink stamp at foot of title, previous owner signature of C.W. Bell(?), Lt.-General, contemporary blue half calf, a little rubbed, 8vo, with four others including Memoirs of the Late War: Comprising the Personal Narrative of Captain Cooke... 2 volumes, 1831, Memoirs of Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton, by H.B. Robinson, 1835, and Letters of Captain (afterwards Major-General and C.B.) Thomas William Taylor, of the 10th Hussars, during the Waterloo Campaign... reprinted by W.H. Smith and Son, 1912 QTY: (9)
Lot 50
Dayes (Edward). A Picturesque Tour through the principal parts of Yorkshire & Derbyshire..., 2nd edition, London: John Nichols & Son, 1825, engraved frontispiece, additional engraved title and 11 plates, armorial bookplate of William Gilstrap to upper pastedown, original sheep-backed boards, printed title label to spine, spine & extremities lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Skrine (Henry), A General Account of all the Rivers of Note in Great Britain ... concluding with a minute description of the Thames, and its various auxiliary streams, London: Printed by T. Bensley for P. Elmsly, 1801, folding sepia aquatint frontispiece, 17 engraved maps, some offsetting and browning, armorial bookplate of Elizabeth Bell to upper pastedown, contemporary half calf, gilt decorated spine with morocco title label, 8vo,Warner (Richard), A Walk through some of the Western Counties of England, Bath: R. Cruttwell, 1800, sepia aquatint frontispiece and one plate, few woodcut maps to text, upper margin of title with early signature Sarah Howard, bound with Excursions from Bath, Bath: R. Cruttwell, 1801, few woodcut maps to text, some browning, endpapers renewed, contemporary marbled calf, rebacked preserving original spine, 8vo,Warner (Richard), A Tour through Cornwall, in the Autumn of 1808, Bath: Richard Cruttwell, 1809, sepia aquatint frontispiece, upper margin of title with early signature of Francis Eyre, some browning and scattered spotting, edges untrimmed, 20th century half sheep, morocco labels to spine, 8vo, plus Webb (Daniel Carless), Observations and remarks, during four excursions, made to various parts of Great Britain, in the years 1810 and 1811..., London: Allen & Co., 1812, some spotting and browning, contemporary half calf, rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spine, 8vo, and The New Harrogate Guide..., 3rd edition, Harrogate: Printed for, and sold at Langdale's Library, 1822, engraved frontispiece repaired to lower blank margin, three engraved plates and folding map, woodcut illustrations, modern cloth-backed marbled boards, 12mo in 6sQTY: (6)
Lot 511
Antiquarian. A large collection of mostly 19th-century literature & reference, including English Botany, Or Coloured Figures Of British Plants, 13 volumes, by J. Sowerby, 3rd edition, London: George Bell & Sons, 1899, numerous colour plates, ex-library copies with associated marks, mostly disbound, original uniform green cloth, 8vo, Prescott's Works, by William H. Prescott, 13 volumes, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1864, original uniform gilt decorated half calf, 8vo, plus others, mostly contemporary leather bindings, some original cloth, some odd volumes, overall condition is generally fair/good, 8vo/4toApproximately 125 volumesQTY: (6 shelves )
Lot 87
Harley (Captain John). The Veteran, or Forty Years in the British Service: Comprising Adventures in Egypt, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Holland, and Prussia, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: published by the Author's Widow, 1838, half title to volume I, lithograph portrait frontispiece, contemporary ownership inscription, 1839 to volume II pastedowns, bequeathal label from Philip Askell Benton (died at his post in Nigeria in 1918) and ink withdrawal stamps to front pastedowns, original blindstamped cloth, rebacked with original spines relaid, faded with labels removed from foot, 8vo, together with Landmann (George Thomas). Adventures and Recollections of Colonel Landmann, Late of the Corps of Royal Engineers, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Colburn and Co., 1852, half title in volume II, 16 pp. catalogue at end of volume I, slight toning to textblock, previous owner inscriptions of George More, 1854 to front endpapers, original blindstamepd cloth, rebacked with original spines relaid, faded, 8vo, plus Larpent (Sir George, editor). The Private Journal of F.S. Larpent, Esq. Judge Advocate General of the British Forces in the Peninsula. Attached to the Head-Quarters of Lord Wellington during the Peninsular War from 1812 to its close, 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1853, half titles, hinges reinforced, original cloth, rebacked with original spines relaid, spines a little darkened, 8vo, with two others: The Life and Opinions of General Sir Charles Napier G.C.B., by Lieut.-Gen. Sir W. Napier, 4 volumes, 2nd edition, 1857, and Rough Notes by an Old Soldier, during Fifty Years' Service, from Ensign G,B, to Major-General, C.B., [by George C. Bell], 2 volumes, 1867 QTY: (13)
Lot 220
Signed England 1970 World Cup official itinerary, also covering the pre-tournament tour to Colombia and Ecuador, signatures mostly to the inside back cover in blue biro, not quite fully-signed by the playing squad but 23 signatures including coaching staff, Charlton, Moore, Ramsey, Bell, Lee, Peters, Shepherdson, Cooper, Cocker, Hurst etc.
Lot 171
Two 19th century large Minton Parian groups, "Ariadne and the Panther" and "Una & the Lion" first c.1850 after Dannecker, impressed mark, incised numbers, 7.52 No 163 second "Ariadne and the Panther" after John Bell, bearing applied John Bell lozenge and registration kite mark with date code for 1871, impressed Minton, (2)First height 37cm, length 30cm.Condition:The first base has been broken into several pieces and restored. Chip to right hand rear corner. Small loss to break to front of plinth base. Loss to right foot - big toe and side of foot absent.The second has had its head detached and repaired, as has the right arm. Right foot has a loss, and has been restored.
Lot 207
Two mid 18th century gin glasses c.1730first flared bell shaped bowl, on an inverted balustroid stem with tear inclusion with basal knop on a conical folded foot, the other similar but small on a plain stem, (2)first height 12.5cm., second height 10.6cmCondition:Good condition, without chips or damage
Lot 215
An 18th century engraved wine glass and other 18th century and later drinking glassesfirst the bell shaped bowl engraved with P : Tate, a fiddle and floral swag, on a plain stem with folded foot together with a dram firing glass with oversewn foot, another firing glass with deceptive bowl, a dram glass with moulded basal flutes on folded foot, a pair of fluted funnel shaped dram glasses engraved with fluted vine on knopped stems, another dram glass with deceptive bowl, pair of plain ale glasses, an 18th century style glass with airtwist stem and a wrythen funnel, etc., (11)first height 15.5 cm.Condition:All in good condition except, the another dram glass with deceptive bowl, it has a chip to rim.
Lot 272
A group of assorted antiquitiesto include: five Roman coins, a Roman bronze dice, ten bronze Roman, Byzantine and Celtic brooches/fibulas, including a silver example, and a boxed example with glass insets, and an axe form example, a bronze quatreform brooch, also an intaglio, and an intaglio ring, three arrowheads, one bronze and two iron, a terret or rein ring, a hare and hound knife handle, a pendant/brooch with blue enamel, an earring, four keys, one for a casket, a bronze pipe tamper, a clay coin mould, boxed, a small ewer, a small bronze bell and various other items, (qty)Hatpin length 10cmCondition:All appear to be in good order. A few in boxes, most are not. There are two empty boxes in the lot and overall about 45 items with the coins on top. They have come in privately and we do not know how they were found.
Lot 1217
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY DROP-DIAL STRIKING WALL CLOCKSigned Huband, LymingtonWith 12in circular painted dial, the twin train chain fusée movement striking on a bell, anchor escapement51cm highWith its pendulum. This clock is in unrestored condition. Overall the clock requires attention, as there are cracks to the case, the bottom door is loose. The movement is very dirty and oily. The dial is dirty and with some paint loss. A second set of three dial screw holes have been drilled. The old holes match up underneath on the bezel, so it seems original to the case.
Lot 1229
A FRENCH ENGRAVED GORGE CASED CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH PUSH REPEATCirca 1880With large glass bevelled panel to the top, silvered platform lever escapement with push repeat on a bell, enamelled dial with gilt engine-turned mask, the backplate numbered 2889, and between the plates 89 and 387817cm highWith a double-ended key. The engraving on the case is worn. The enamel dial is possibly repaired. The movement is dirty and will require a service.
Lot 1234
AN ENGRAVED GILT-BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH PUSH REPEAT AND ALARM FOR THE CHINESE MARKETRetailed by L. Vrard & Co. Shanghai Hankow, circa 1900The channelled case with oval bevelled top panel, engraved all over, signed white enamel dial with ‘Breguet’ moon hands and sweep centre seconds above the alarm dial, original silvered platform lever escapement, the striking work mounted on the backplate, striking on a bell, with the alarm bell in the base19cm highThe case might benefit from a light wash. The movement is not functioning and does not tick, so a service will be required. We can confirm that the escapement is not broken.The dial is in good condition.
Lot 1236
A RARE AND UNUSUAL FRENCH ENGRAVED GILT-BRASS BELL STRIKING CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH PUSH REPEAT ON A GONG AND ALARMBy Charles Oudin, 52 Palais Royal, circa 1855And incorporating an ébauche for quarter-repeating, signed Breguet à ParisThe Corniche case with engraved side panels and back door, with shuttered winding apertures, engraved all over with scrolls and foliage, enamel dial with ‘Breguet’ moon hands and alarm subsidiary, platform escapement with club tooth lever, the push repeat activating on a watch ebauche signed Breguet a Paris, with gong mounted between the dial and front plate, striking the hours on a bell mounted on the backplate and the alarm sounded on a bell in the underside of the base, together with its original leather travelling case18cm highCharles Oudin trained under the greatest watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet in the late 18th century in Paris. Establishing his own business at the turn of the century, he supplied clocks and watches of the highest quality. Occasionally referencing the great master, his work is sometimes found with his signature and then an homage élève de Breguet. The two firms evidently continued a close relationship, as found here, with Oudin using the push/repeat work of a Breguet watch to incorporate into this top-end engraved carriage clock.Together with a leather travelling case.The clock appears to have been recently restored and the case regilded, the movement cleaned and oiled. It ticks and the repeat and alarm function.
Lot 1237
A RARE AND UNUSUAL GILT CAST-BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH PUSH REPEAT AND ALARM FOR THE CHINESE MARKETBy Drocourt, Paris, No 6594, circa 1875The Empire style case cast in relief with foliage, a large bevelled glass top panel, the enamel dial with ‘Breguet’ moon hands and sweep centre seconds and alarm dial, large silvered platform lever escapement, the backplate stamped with Drocourt’s DC and carriage clock cachet and numbered 6594, and a circular Chinese stamp, striking on a bell, the inner side of the front plate also numbered 6594 and again on the base plate17.5cm highA carriage clock signed Grohé, in a virtually identical case was sold in the rooms, 17 November 2021, lot 727. The clock is in good condition. The strike and repeat functions, and the clock ticks.
Lot 1243
A MONTH-GOING SEAWEED MARQUETRY WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCKThe movement by Jonathan Lowndes, London, early 18th century and laterThe stepped domed hood with pierced sound frets above three-quarter columns, glazed hinged door and glazed sides, above panel door and stepped base, the sides with chequer inlay; the 12in square brass dial, cherub and crown spandrels, signed silvered chapter ring, seconds subsidiary, calendar aperture and harboured winding holes, the twin train movement with six ringed and finned pillars, anchor escapement and inside countwheel strike on a bell, case and movement possibly associated 236cm highJonathan Lowndes, recorded by Loomes as working 'At the dial in Pall Mall', 1680 to 1710.With two gilt-painted cast-iron weights, a modern winding key, brass bob pendulum.The movement: the dial and movement are in good original condition. It will require a service as the plates are dirty and the oil sinks show old oil now darkening. Seatboard is a replacement. It is 32mm thick in oak.The case: this has been subject to restoration in the past. The backboard is 95% complete. Overall it has been repolished and little of the original patina remains. Some reveneering. Cheeks reduced slightly. Incorrect use of a polish to the internal carcass. Door hinges replaced. Long lateral carcass crack to panel door on right-hand edge. Cleat shrinkage damage at top and bottom with each area having replaced veneer panel which is decorated to match the marquetry. Unusually the original oval cut-out for the glass has been removed and an oak panel of matching grain has been inset, whilst the front side has an oval marquetry inlay which is a very close match to the rest of the door. It was well done and appears very old work. Marquetry base plinth has a lateral crack. Plinth moulding is not original nor are bun feet. Overall losses and repairs to veneers and marquetry.
Lot 1246
A WALNUT, SEAWEED MARQUETRY STRIKING LONGCASE CLOCKThe dial inscribed Robert Sly, King Street, Westminster, early 18th century and laterThe hood with later swan-neck pediment above a square glazed panel door, flanked by fluted columns and Corinthian capitals, above a panelled door inlaid with three outlined marquetry panels, on a stepped base with marquetry on moulded base; the 12in square brass dial, with crown and twin cherub spandrels, silvered chapter ring, enclosing a matted centre with seconds subsidiary, the twin train movement with four knopped and finned pillars, with anchor escapement and strike on a bell (movement and case associated, case substantially restored and with altered elements, the chapter ring associated)238 cm high overallProvenanceChristie’s, London, 6 December 2006, lot 75.Robert Sly is recorded as apprenticed in 1707 and as a member of the Clockmakers' Company in 1720. He was working in King Street, Westminster. 1 pendulum. 2 winding keys. 1 case key. The clock has been subject to ‘restoration’ in the past. This would benefit possibly from some consolidation: however, it’s very much subject to personal preference.Taking the clock from the top:The swan-neck decoration to the hood is later, as is the rectangular marquetry panel between the glazed door and pediment. The walnut fillets to the dial edge are probably replaced if one considers the movement associated. A piece of veneer from the lower right side of the hood is loose, also other veneer losses to the left side. The pillars and capitals to the door are not period. The cheeks do not seem reduced. There is a badly filled carcass crack to the marquetry above the panel door, also some associated damage to the left and right side panels. The marquetry door has a filled repair to the top and the bottom which is due to the door cleats drying. The hinges are replaced and should be iron. Both sides are likely to have been reveneered. The backboard runs complete to around 12in from the floor with another old board filling most of the remainder, with the grain running horizontally. The back of the backboard has had a wash put on it. From the rear, the construction and mouldings look period. The plinth side veneers look old. The 5/8in. slip at the base is later. The movement is rack striking with four turned pillars. It appears in good order. There are two filled holes and a vacant hole visible to the back of the dial which evidences the chapter ring being changed. The present chapter ring does not cover the dial maker’s score line. The spandrels have been changed and previous drilled holes for these are filled and re-drilled. It appears to be be clean and well cared for: however, we would suggest a service. The seatboard is oak but not the original. An interesting Camerer Cuss label fixed to it is dated 1964.
Lot 1247
A GEORGE II WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCKThe movement signed Robert Sadler, LondonThe arched hood with a deeply-moulded edge above fret panel, arched glazed door flanked to each side by a three-quarter column, the sides with a rectangular glass panel and quarter-column, the trunk enclosing an arched door, crossbanded and herringbone outlined, on a base with stepped moulding and twin plinths; the 12in. arched brass dial with convex signature roundel, above foliate mask spandrels, silvered chapter ring with chevron half-hour markers, enclosing a matted centre with seconds subsidiary and calendar aperture, the twin train movement with five ringed and knopped pillars, anchor escapement and strike on a bell (replacements and restorations, movement probably associated)242 cm high overallThe case has been subject to extensive restorations and partial reveneering. The base and hood with evidence of reconstruction. The minute hand to the dial is a replacement. The movement will require a service. with a brass bob pendulum.
Lot 1247a
A GEORGE I WALNUT STRIKING LONGCASE CLOCKThe movement by Daniel Quare, London, the case early 18th century and laterThe hood with caddy top and brass finials, above a fret panel and moulded pediment, with glazed square door, flanked by brass-capped three-quarter columns, the sides each with a glazed panel and quarter-cut column, above the trunk with rectangular panel door, on stepped plinth base; the 11 ½ in. square brass dial with crown and cherub spandrels, silvered chapter ring, enclosing the matted centre with seconds subsidiary, harboured winding and calendar apertures, the movement with five knopped, ringed and finned pillars, anchor escapement and internal countwheel strike on a bell, the case with restoration and replacement, case and movement possibly associated246cm highPROVENANCE: Bonhams, London, 9 July 2014, lot 55.Daniel Quare (d. 1724), one of England's greatest clockmakers from the 'golden era' of English Clockmaking. George I offered him the post of the King's watchmaker; however his Quaker faith made him unable to swear an oath of alligence. Nevertheless the King told him that he could visit at any time, so his nickname 'Quare of the back stairs' was coined as the Yeoman of the Guard were instructed that he could only use the back stairs.His commercial success can be measured in part from the guest list of his daughter, Anne's wedding, which included envoys from many of the Royal houses of Europe.The case has been subject to restoration. It is repolished. The upper part of the hood may have some reconstruction which is well done. The frets are replaced. The door hinges have modern screws. The hinges are likely replacements, of the correct type. Old screw holes for each butt on the inner edge of trunk. The plinth has been rebuilt. The backboard has a replacement part at this point. Possibly moulding around the trunk door is replaced. The movement is dirty and will require a full service.There are two brass bound weights and the pendulum.
Lot 1251
A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT AND MARQUETRY LONGCASE CLOCKBy John Greenhill, Maidstone, circa 1695The hood with a moulded cornice above a fret with glazed panel below, flanked to each side by turned handed columns, with a quarter-column to the back, the trunk inset with a panel door with three bordered marquetry panels cut with abundant flowers, scrolls and birds, centred with a glazed aperture, the inside of the door with an engraved silver presentation panel dated 1961, the base with conforming panel, on bun feet; the 11in square brass dial with cherub head and foliate spandrels, silvered chapter ring, signed John Greennhill, Maidston Fecit (sic), enclosing a matted centre with rose engraved centre, seconds subsidiary, harboured winding holes and calendar aperture above the six, the twin train movement with five knopped and finned pillars, anchor escapement and internal countwheel strike on a bell203cm highJohn Greenhill III, recorded 1655-1712. Pearson states Greenhill was a man of some substance in Maidstone for, in addition to being in business as a gunsmith and clockmaker, he was a member of the Corporation and had substantial land holdings.COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:Michael Pearson, Kent Clocks & Clockmakers, Ashbourne 1997, p.71.Two brass cased weights and its pendulum. The clock was running before consignment and has been carefully maintained. It is in very good condition.The case has been the subject of some sympathetic restoration, mainly to the base. The sides of the base may be reveneered and each has a slight vertical crack, due to carcass movement. Some of the banding to the marquetry base panel seems replaced. There is an old repaired crack laterally across the base marquetry. This is fairly usual and indicates originality. There is a small amount of ‘repainting’ on this area. The trunk door hinges appear original. The lock is a brass replacement. The seatboard cheeks have not been reduced. There are nail holes (square handmade nails) to the inner side of each cheek and the surface of the oak board here is not so oxidised. The seatboard is possibly replaced. The fret panel to the hood is a replacement. The backboard is 90% complete.In summary a charming clock which presents very well.
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