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Click here to subscribeLauris, a contemporary burr walnut mantel clock in the 19th century style: the eight-day duration movement striking on a bell and signed Lauris, the brass dial having white enamel plaques with black Roman numerals, the shaped burr walnut case having a glazed front door, brass mounts and surmounted by a cast-brass floral finial, height 47cm.
Brinkman, London, a Regency mahogany bracket clock: the eight-day duration, double-fusee movement having an anchor escapement and striking the hours on a bell with pull repeat of the last hour, the backplate with border engraving and signed Brinkman, London, the round painted convex dial having black Roman numerals, a repeat signature, blued steel decorative moon hands and a 'Strike/Silent' lever at XII o'clock, the mahogany case with brass bound inset panels to the front, gadrooned moulding, canted corners with brass inset, fishscale frets to the sides with cast-brass handles, a pediment top with brass finial and all standing on brass ball feet, height 52cm inc. finial.Biography George Brinkman is recorded as working in Clerkenwell, London and Union Street, Bishopsgate from circa 1802 until circa 1840.
Ashford, London a Regency mahogany bracket clock: the shaped eight-day duration, double-fusee movement striking the hours on a bell with the backplate engraved with border decoration and makers name Ashford, London, the round convex painted dial having black Roman numerals and signed Ashford, Bethnal Green Rd, with blued steel moon hands, the mahogany case with inset quartered panels, a gadrooned pediment surmounted by a brass pineapple finial,brass frets and cast handles to the sides, with brass inlaid c-scroll decoration to the front, all standing on ball feet, height 53cm.Biography Richard Henry Ashford is recorded as working in Bethnal Green Road, London in the mid-19th century having been apprenticed in 1820 and becoming a Freeman of the Clockmakers Company in 1827.Reference Brian Loomes Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, Pub. NAG Press 2006.
A Dutch 'Frisian' wall clock: the weight-driven chain-wound movement having turned brass pillars and striking the hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the ten-inch break-arch painted brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman hour numerals, with brass c-scroll spandrels to the four corners, the cream centre having a brass alarm setting disc and signed J.F. Roersma, Dockum, with decorative brass hands, the arch having a painted rural scene with a disc set within the sky depicting the phases of the moon, the oak case with ebonised half-round pillars and break-arch pediment to the hood with glazed panels above the dial and to the sides painted with further rural scenes, the top with carved wooden finials, the hollow backboard with shaped base and housing the pendulum with the bob visible behind the brass-fronted aperture, height 150cm including finials.
A large wooden dialled Georgian wall clock: the eight-day duration, five-pillar timepiece movement with verge escapement and passing strike sounding on a bell once at each hour, the sixteen-inch cream painted dial with black Roman numerals and blued steel heart hands, the mahogany case having a heavy cast brass bezel, with later back box, diameter 47cm.
Benjamin Shuckforth, Diss, a carved oak longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell with the twelve-inch break-arch brass dial having a silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, with cast-brass vase spandrels to the four corners, the arch having a silvered boss engraved with the makers name Benjamin Shuckford, Diss, with blued-steel hands, the flat-top oak case with all-over c-scroll and floral carved decoration, all standing on bracket feet, height 220cm.Biography. Benjamin Shuckford (sometimes Shuckforth), born circa 1688, is a well-recorded maker working in the Market Place, Diss, Norfolk from before 1730 when he took John Frost as an apprentice. He married Dulcibella Dalton in 1732 and had a son also Benjamin. Benjamin Snr. died in April 1760.Reference. Clifford & Yvonne Bird, Norfolk & Norwich Clocks & Clockmakers, Pub. Phillimore & Co Ltd, 1996. Oak longcase clock illustrated plate 106.
A mahogany Westcountry longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell with the twelve-inch painted break-arch dial having black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, decorative gilt-brass hands, and floral decoration to the four corners, the arch painted with a further scene, the typical Westcountry mahogany case with boxwood and ebonised stringing, canted corners to the trunk, brass capitals to barley-twist columns to the hood surmounted by a crested moulding with eagle finials and all standing on bracket feet, height 212cm.
Pinn, Exmouth, an oak longcase clock: the thirty-hour duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the square eleven-inch painted dial with floral and scroll decoration to the four corners and a ruined castle scene to the centre, with black Arabic numerals and signed Pinn, Exmouth, the oak case with mahogany cross-banding, the hood with a swan-neck pediment, three-quarter pillars and brass ball-and spire finials, height 202cm.Biography Richard Pinn is a well recorded maker working in Fore Street, Exmouth. He married Jane Bayley in 1797 and in 1811 had his shop broken into being robbed of fourteen gold & silver watches. He kept the Chapel clock in order prior to his death in July 1834.Reference Clive N. Ponsford Devon Clocks & Clockmakers David & Charles 1985.
Thomas Hill, Lambourn an oak longcase clock: the thirty-hour duration bird-cage movement striking the hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the twelve-inch square brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals and signed Thos. Hill, Lambourn, with the centre engraved with floral and c-scroll decoration, with cast-brass c-scroll corner spandrels and blued steel hands, the flat-top oak case having turned quarter-columns to the hood, height: 200cm.Biography Thomas Hill is recorded as working in Lambourn, Berkshire from 1721 until circa 1771 and after.
Watkin Owen, LLanrwst an 18th century oak longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell and having an thirteen-inch square brass dial with the raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black roman numerals, the centre having a subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture and engraved with c-scroll decoration and makers name Watkin Owen, Llanrwst, the oak case having a shaped trunk door and fluted corners, with a shaped raised panel to the base, the hood having a typical Llanrwst architectural pediment top with brass ball-and spire finials and frets within the frieze, with cast-brass capitals to the turned pillars, height 224cm.Biography Watkin Owen was a member of the well-known Owen family of clockmakers working in Llanrwst and the son of the fine maker John Owen who died in 1776 leaving the twenty-year old Watkin to take on the running of the business.. An in-depth study of the family is published in The Clockmakers of Llanrwst, Colin & Mary Brown, Bridge Books 2002, Chapter II The Owens and Chapter IV The Clocks of Watkin Owen, pages 77-96.
Peter Clare, Manchester. a Georgian walnut moonphase longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the thirteen-inch break-arch brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals and with the makers name P. Clare, Manchester, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds and date dials, and engraved with floral decoration, with cast-brass female-head spandrels to the four corners, the arch having a painted moonphase disc with the silvered plate to the arch showing moon setting and time, the typical North-west style walnut case having three-quarter columns to the trunk and shaped moulding to the door as favoured by the Clare family, with canted corners to the base, the hood having a swan-neck pediment with turned wooden finials, with cast-brass capitals to the pillars and ogee moulding to the door, height 232cm.Biography The Clare family were well-known clockmakers in Manchester with Peter, born 1729, taking on an apprentice, John Grundy, in August 1761. He married Mary Whitall in June 1772 with his address given as 119, Deansgate. A Quaker, he was married a second time to Alice having moved to number 69 Deansgate and died in July 1799. In his time he was described as not only a clockmaker, but also smoke-jack inventor, scientific lecturer, bell-founder and lightning-conductor fitter.Reference Edmund Davies Greater Manchester Clocks & Clockmakers, Pub. Mayfield Books 2007, with a full biography on pages 74-82 and including illustrations of two moonphase longcase clocks signed by Clare including fig. 6.18 having a near-identical dial. Also shown is a portrait of Peter Clare by Joseph Allen.
R. Lear Pinhey, Plymouth Dock, a mahogany moonphase longcase clock: the twelve-inch break-arch brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman hour numerals, the centre further engraved with c-scroll decoration, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture and makers name R. Lear Pinhey, Plymo. Dock, with cast-brass c-scroll spandrels to the four corners, the arch with moonphase disc painted with stars and moon, and showing High Water at Plymo. Dock and moon dates, with blued steel hands, the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the arch-topped mahogany case having fluted canted corners, the hood surmounted by three eagle-and-ball brass finials, all standing on bracket feet, height 214cm.Biography Richard Lear Pinhey is recorded as working at Plymouth Dock from circa 1770 being a witness to the marriage of his sister Mary to the clockmaker William Lancaster in November 1771 and was witness to Lancaster's will in 1815.Reference Clive N. Ponsford Devon Clocks & Clockmakers Pub. David & Charles 1985.
Windmills, London, a marquetry longcase clock: the eight-day duration, five-pillar movement striking the hours on a bell with the twelve-inch square brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman hour numerals, fleur-de-lys half-hour markings and engraved with the makers name Windmills, London, with the matted centre having a date aperture and subsidiary seconds dial, with cast-brass corner spandrels, border engraving and blued steel hands, the walnut veneered case with all-over bird-and-flower marquetry inlaid decoration, the hood with a shallow caddy-top surmounted by brass finials, ebonised quarter pillars with cast brass capitals, height 234cm including finial.Biography Thomas Windmills of St Martins-le-Grand, London, was the son of the great clockmaker Joseph Windmills and became a member of the Clockmakers' Company in 1695 and Master of the Company in 1718, following in the steps of his father who had been Master in 1702 having been made a Freeman of the Company in 1671 and a Warden in 1699. The two were in partnership together from circa 1700 a period of time at which the use of the signature Windmills without initials may well have come into use.A lacquer longcase clock signed Windmills, London is displayed in the Victorian & Albert Museum, London.Reference J.A. Neale Joseph & Thomas Windmills Pub. Antiquarian Horological Society 1999.
° ° Kingsley, Charles - The Water Babies, illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith, 1919; Shakespeare, William - The Merry Wives of Windsor, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, 1910; Barrie, J.M - Peter Pan and Wendy, illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell, 1931; Wain, Louis Wain - Cats at Play, The Alexandra Publishing Company, c. 1930; Putnam, N.W & Jacobsen, Norman - Winkle Twinkle and Lollypop, 1918 and Wilde, Oscar Mrs et al - A Long Time Ago, illustrated by Eddie J. Andrews and R.A. Bell, 1900, (6)**CONDITION REPORT**PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Victorian mantel clock, cylinder movement striking on a bell, 22cm, other miscellany including pewter, etc.Condition report:The clock has no key or pendulim, the frace has some cracks to the enamal around the edges. The wooden case is also cracked on both sides on the front. The other items in the lot are mixed condition.
Mahogany longcase clock, the hood with swan neck pediment, turned columns, case with short door, box baser, fourteen inch arched painted dial, with floral lunette and spandrels, subsidiary seconds and date dials, signed J Rigby, Liverpool, eight-day movement striking on a bell, 232cm.Condition report:There are damages and chips to the wood in places, one of the swan neck ends has snapped and is detached. The sides are rubbed and marked. The dial has some some crasing and there are some patches of flaking paint. There is no key for the door, and it is untested. Comes with pendulim and weights.
Georgian pan-top ale glass, engraved bowl, air-twist stem, 16.8cm; another opaque air-twist bell bowl ale glass, 1z6.5cm; and two other glasses, one with engraved bowl.Qty: 4Condition report:There are some surface scratches to the smallest ale glass. The other three ale glasses are in very good condition. Please see additional uploaded images.
Inlaid mahogany longcase clock, the hood with architectural pediment, turned Corinthian columns, trunk with long door and ogee bracket feet, twelve inch arched painted with with hunting scene to the lunette and floral spandrels, signed Shepperley & Pearce, Nottingha, eight day movement striking on a bell, height 219cm, with pendulum and weights.
A George III ebony and ebonised bracket clock, arched brass dial signed James Green in the lunette, pagoda top, chapter-ring with Roman numerals, pendulum and date apertures cast spendrels, double fusee movement with crown wheel escapement striking on a bell, and with repeat function, the case with a moulded casket hood and metal grilles to the door spendrels, height 54cm.
Owen, Richard, brit. Mediziner, Zoologe, Anatom, Physiologe und Paläontologe, schuf den Begriff "Dinosauria", Superintendent der naturgeschichtl. Sammlung des British Museum und erster Direktor des Natural History Museum (1804-1892). Eigh. brief m. U. "Richard Owen". 1 S. Doppelblatt. 8vo. (London), Royal College of Surgeons, 22.II.1834.An den britischen Zoologen Thomas Bell (1792-1880), dem er einen Katalogband sendet. "... Will you allow this volume to be added to your library in the name of the Author?, and with his best wishes, and thanks for many kindnesses received ...". - Owen, der mit der Katalogisierung der gigantischen Sammlung Hunter betraut war, hatte 1833 den ersten Band der "Physiological Series" herausgebracht.
Hemingway, Ernest. For whom the bell tolls. 5 Bl., 471 S. 21 x 14 cm. OLeinen (etwas stockfleckig() mit illustr. OSchutzumschlag (kleinere Randläsuren). New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. Erste Ausgabe des Martha Gellhorn gewidmeten Romans. Die große Journalistin und Kriegsreporterin war mehrere Jahre mit Hemingway verheiratet. - Vortitel mit Widmung; fl. Vorsatz mit Besitzvermerk.
The detachable dome-shaped cover surmounted by a horse and rider, urn-shaped body with opposing leaf-capped, scrolling and moulded acanthus handles, opposing cartouches surrounded by bell flowers, one embossed with horses and riders, the stem mounted with three lion masks, on a stepped circular base chased with acanthus and beads47cm high, 1691g
NOT SUITABLE FOR EXPORT The seated boy smiling at a kitten lying on its back while grabbing hold of a dangling ball, the kitten fitted with a collar suspending a bell, the boy clothed in a geometric-patterned robe, age crack, chip, staining4cm high PROVENANCEThe Dr. & Mrs. D. Davies Collection
A COLLECTION OF ASSORTED CLOCKS AND BAROMETERS, comprising ten modern mantel clocks, Seiko, Charnwood, O. Comitti & Son, etc, two desk calendars, a barometer, a Smith's Sectric alarm clock, a Hermle brass skeleton weight driven wall clock, eight day movement with passing strike to exterior bell, white enamel dial with Roman chapter ring (with Key and pendulum), an Actim silver coloured and teak sunburst style wall clock, a Junghans RC2 radio controlled analogue quartz clock, height 20cm, a Taylor Humidiguide (18)
An Edwardian spherical silver baby bell/rattle with celluloid teething ring, marks for Birmingham 1904, makers mark rubbed, sold together with two silver napkin rings, two silver thimbles, two silver pickle forks and a silver spoon, and two Charles Horner thimbles, one silver one marked Dorcas 7, gross silver weight 88grams.
A George V silver mounted three piece brush set, comprising comprising hair brush, hand mirror and comb, the silver mounts embossed with fan, ribbon and bell flower pendant designs, marks for Birmingham 1916, maker William Neale & Son Ltd, some bending and denting, scratches etc. Sold together with a solver squat candlestick with rubbed marks for Birmingham, 8cm 166grams gross weighted.
Roman Empire, Ca. 1-300 AD A candlestick unguentarium in a yellowish glass, featuring a short bell-shaped body, a long cylindrical neck, and a mouth with a rolled rim. Unguentaria usually contained perfume and oil, both precious materials during the Roman Empire which were used both in private life and public ceremonies and even funerals. Candlestick unguentaria are among the most widespread glass shapes and have been recovered across the Roman Empire. For a similar see The Fitzwilliam Museum, Unguentarium: GR.GL.21. Size: L:146.4mm / W:51.6mm ; 24.09g Provenance: From a private collection in southern Germany WF, Munich. In Germany since before 2000.
Collection of mixed ceramics to include a Staffordshire dog figure, French Faience twin-handled serving dish, Majolica candlestick, two Mintons dinner plates, 19th century Crown Derby plate, Staffordshire porcelain bell, etc, together with a Japanese circular silk screen depicting a cat and an insect, with stand, glass figure of a flower and a paperweight
Wedgwood ' Wild Strawberry ' pattern ceramics, over 75 pieces, to include 6 teacups (1 a/f) & saucers, 6 coffee cans & saucers, 8 tea plates, milk jug, sugar bowl, fruit bowl, cake plate, 2 sandwich plates, cruet set, 2 ginger jars, 2 plant pots, 10 vases of varying shapes and sizes, 4 candleholders, 4 ashtrays, a bell, preserve jar & cover, 2 storage jars (1 a/f), and various trinket boxes, trinket dishes and pin dishes
Mid Victorian 8-day mahogany longcase clock with a painted dial and moon phase disc to the break arch, convex dished dial with Roman numerals, and minute markers, makers name indistinct, non-matching stamped brass hands, calendar aperture and seconds dial, spandrels depicting the four seasons, veneered mahogany case with a swans neck pediment and inlay, canted corners to the trunk with a wavy topped door, square plinth and applied skirting, rack striking movement with a Walker and Hughes cast false plate, striking the hours on a bell. With weights and pendulum.Dimensions: Height: 230cm Length/Width: 50cm Depth/Diameter: 25cm
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