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Click here to subscribeBrass Barrel Flintlock Blunderbuss by Styan of Manchester c.1800, swollen half octagonal barrel Birmingham proved and engraved MANCHESTER, bell mouth muzzle, fitted with triangular section spring bayonet with maker’s stamp crowned DL, signed stepped bolted lock with roller bearing frizzen spring, stock chequered at small. Overall 76cms, barrel 36cms. Good condition, repairs to refinished stock, ramrod restored.
Vinyl records, singles, approximately 350 in original record cases, including James, Queen, Simple Minds, Kylie, The Seekers, The Eagles, Elton John, Wings, Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, The Tams, Archie Bell and the Drells, Michael Jackson, Take That, Rick Astley, Madonna, Scritti Polliti, etc
the swan neck pediment above a silvered and foliate engraved dial with Roman numeral chapter ring and subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, signed, the boss with a further aperture with an automaton ship labelled THE DREAD NAUGHT; the eight day twin-chain movement striking a bell229cm high, 49cm wide, 25cm deep
the silvered brass and engraved arch dial with Roman and Arabic chapters, subsidiary Strike/Silent dial and date aperture, the hood with a broken arch pediment and flanked by columns above an arched trunk door, the eight day twin-train movement striking a bell223cm high, 52cm wide, 25cm deepProvenance: Property of a gentlemen of title
the eight-day movement striking a bell, stamped B. PROMOLI A PARIS/ M.J33015cm wide, 21.5cm high, 12.5cm deepProvenance: Sir Maurice William Ernest de Bunsen (1852-1932), and then by descentFootnote: Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside Great Britain, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
the 12 in. dial with a signed Roman numeral chapter ring, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture, and twin winding holes, with pierced crown and cherub spandrels; in a caddy hood top with giltwood finials and flanked by ebony columns with giltwood capitals, above a trunk door with a brass banded lenticle and boxwood lined flower and bird marquetry panels; the month-going movement with five pillars and five wheel trains, anchor escapement and bell strike via an outside countwheel226cm high, 249cm [finials included]Footnote: Note: Edinburgh made clocks that predate 1700 are exceedingly rare. Andrew Broun [or Brown] (circa 1651-1712) was apprenticed to Humphrey Milne on 2nd February 1665. His apprenticeship was recorded thus "The second day of February 1665. The quilk day, Andro Broun, sone lawfull to umquihil Jon Broun, in Lang Newtone, is booked prentice to Umpra Milne, clock maker." Ten years later he officially ended his apprenticeship after demonstrating his skill to a committee of clockmakers and became a freeman of the Hammermen's Incorporation. He then took on several apprentices and journeymen himself throughout his career. He became Captain of the City Guard in 1685 and Master of the Hammermen's Incorporation in 1689.In 1689 and 1690 he was elected boxmaster [treasurer] of the Hammermen's Incorporation and in 1696 he became a Guild brother of Edinburgh. Although recorded as a highly capable maker, he apparently died penniless, with his son applying to the Incorporation for financial assistance on his father's death.John Smith, author of Old Scottish Clockmakers from 1453 to1850, states "In view of the long time he was in business, - thirty-five years - it is remarkable how exceedingly scarce are specimens of his art, only three have come under our notice: one being the splendid clock in the lobby of the advocates library, another that was exposed for sale in the window of a dealer in Queen Street Edinburgh, both these two having cases of beautiful and chaste marquetry; and the third one in possession of a private party in Linlithgow". Another marquetry longcase clock by Broun dating to the late 17th century sold in these rooms, 1 September, 2021, lot 18.
the arched brass dial with a silver Roman numeral chapter, subsidiary seconds dial, and date aperture, the arch boss signed JOHN BROUN EDINBURGH, in a swan-neck hood with brass finials above a shaped trunk door flanked by fluted quarter columns, the twin-train eight-day movement striking a bell221cm high, 41cm wide, 25cm deep
A 19th century French Louis XVI style gilt-brass 8-day mantel clock, by Japy Freres, white enamel dial with blue painted Roman numeral hour markers, column pillar supports, inset blue porcelain panels and urn pediment, with movement striking on a bell, case height 33cm, not seen working, no pendulum or keyMovement - not seen workingDial - several large chips around keyholesGlass - light surface marksHands - goodCase - general wear to gilding particularly on high pointsNotes ? no key or pendulum
A Victorian silver table bell, pierced and relief embossed foliate decoration with lion paw feet, by Samuel Walton Smith, hallmarks Birmingham 1888, diameter 9.5cm, working orderAll 3 feet are bent inwards, both cartouches have engraved initials and emblems, high points are quite worn with a few minor dents, bell working, hallmarks rubbed
TEN MOSTLY 9CT GOLD CHARMS (10)Including; two fish, a Royal Navy crest, a bell, a bean and a top hat, combined weight 8.4 gmsOverall condition fairly good, the suspension loop to the Navy crest is slightly twisted, the bell lacking a suspension loop, one or two tiny shallow dents to the back of the cross, one or two tiny shallow dents to the rim of the top hat
A FRENCH BOULLE MANTEL CLOCKThe movement stamped 'MIROY FRES A PARIS'A French Boulle and gilt metal mounted mantel clock, the 4 inch white enamel dial with Roman numerals, twin train movement striking on a bell stamped 'MIROY FRES A PARIS', with pendulum, 35cm highCondition report;Movement runs when wound, glazed dial door does not stay shut, slight lifting and cracking to the veneer, tarnishing to gilt metal mounts
A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY, CROSSBANDED AND OUTLINED LONGCASE CLOCKBy Thomas Harris, BathThe arched pediment with three brass finials, above glazed door, flanked by Corinthian fluted columns, the trunk with banded inlay and a door, on base with bracket feet, 12in. silvered dial, signed, with subsidiaries for seconds and calendar, twin train movement with strike on a bell, 225cm high Condition report: Dial: slightly bent minute hand.Case: in overall good condition, polished and cleaned. Repair to the inside of the hood to the left side with a later side of timber applied, this side also with a silk back cut-out roundel. The movement: possibly later associated, will need to be inspected and no guarantee of its working order. The bell stamped W.H & Co. Bristol. Two cast iron weights, one pendulumGeneral scuffs, knocks and some dents and bruises commensurate with use and age.
A SCOTTISH GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCKSigned John Jeffray, GlasgowThe case with a broken arched pediment, blind fret ornament, fluted three-quarter columns, above a trunk with arched inset door and plain plinth on bracket feet, the 12in. arched brass dial, with strike/silent, seconds subsidiary (replaced disc) and signature panel below with calendar aperture, twin train movement striking on a bell, 233cm highCondition reportTwo brass cased weights, one pendulum
A LATE GEORGE II WALNUT & OUTLINED LONGCASE CLOCKSigned William Hill, Junr., WalsinghamThe case with a moulded pediment, arched glazed panel door, above the trunk inset with a break-arched door, on plinth base, the 12in. arched brass dial, signed on a roundel in the arch, with seconds subsidiary and calendar aperture, twin train movement striking on a bell, 220cm high, movement and case associatedCondition report:The case: base reduced and later plinth added. Some Veneer lose, marks and knocks consistent with age. Case dirty requires a wax. Attractive colour overall especially panel door. There is a shrinkage crack at top where cleat meets main door panel, usual with age. Movement appears to be complete and cared for, now dirty and will require a service. Two brass cased weights, one pendulum
A POSSIBLY UNIQUE MUSICAL LANTERN CLOCKBy Thomas Archer, Moreton in Marsh, circa 1690/1720The dial: 10 1/2in. square brass dial with cherub mask spandrels, the brass chapter ring signed Tho Archar Moreton Inmahis, with single outer line, Roman chapters between fine tridents, and twin inner lines with quarter marking, enclosing a matted centre with single pierced steel hand The movement: With posted frame surmounted with four vase-shaped finials, and a large bell with cutaway section for the carillon carriage, supported by a quatrefoil strap and turned finial, three train movement with anchor escapement, hourly strike from an internal countwheel and musical movement on a carillon of eight bells with eight shaped hammers with a secondary countwheel on the central rear post, played from a wooden barrel with steel pins and brass wheel work The case: In a later oak case with a moulded pediment above dentil ornament, with glazed door flanked by Corithian columns, above teh trunk with rectangular panel door outlined with a parquetry design, on stepped base inlaid with a marquetry foliate oval205cm highThis magnificent and rare clock by Thomas Archer is charmingly signed using a variant of the family surname. It is highly likely that authorship can be attributed to the father: it may, however, be by his first-born of the same Christian name, or possibly even by them both! Thomas Archer (b. 1641), a blacksmith and gunsmith, (sometimes written Archar or Archard) lived in Moreton-in-the-Marsh. He died in 1721. His eldest child was also Thomas (b. 1670) and followed his father in the blacksmith and gunsmith trade at Moreton. In the father’s Will of October 1720 (Thomas Snr.) he leaves his tools to be shared between his two sons, Walter (b. 1674 - d. 1742) and Charles (b. 1676). The implication of this is that Thomas (Jnr.) had predeceased his father by this date. Walter and Charles are known to have moved from Moreton in the last years of the 17th Century and worked as partners in Stow-on-the-Wold. A good deal has been written about the Archers by Loomes and Smith. COMPARATIVE LITERATUREBarnaby Smith, The Archer Family of Stow, Antiquarian Horology, Winter 1998, p. 345-352.Brian Loomes, Clocks, January 1986, January 1989, October 2000, September 2001, April 2002, June 2011 and March 2012, for a variety of articles on the Archers.Brian Loomes, Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700, Ashbourne 2014, p. 17.Antiquarian Horological Society, Time and Place, English Country Clocks 1600-1840, an Exhibition at the Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford, November 2006. See page 81 for a musical movement by Edward Bilbie of Chew Stoke of around the same date.
A MODERN FRENCH BRASS FOUR-GLASS MANTEL CLOCKBy L’EpeeIn a polished brass case flanked by three-quarter Corinthian fluted columns, bevelled glass panels, with white enamel dial, signed, the twin train movement, signed, with strike on a bell, and glazed twin-tube mercury-filled pendulum33.5cm high
A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED WHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCKIn the Louis XVI style, Circa 1870The case surmounted by an urn, above the 3 1/2in. white enamel dial with Roman numerals and signed 'Leroy Paris', with silk suspension, striking on a bell, the backplate stamped ‘Medaille D'Argent Vincent 1855’33cm highOne pendulum Condition report:Chips to marble, wear and tarnishing to the gilding, bell later replaced and does not fit correctly, movement runs when wound. Spare holes in backplate and a rectangular cut-out indicating the original escapement was replaced to a platform escapement and has now been reconverted back to pendulum.
A FRENCH ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCKIn the Louis XV style, Last quarter 19th CenturyThe shaped case cast with foliage, with a 3 1/2in. white enamel dial with Roman numerals, twin train movement with countwheel strike on a bell, on a stepped shaped base30cm high, with a pendulumCondition report:- Movement currently functioning but will require a service- Loss of gilding throughout - Flower and leaf finial is rather loose 31cm high; 21cm wide; 11cm deep
A FRENCH ORMOLU AND MARBLE MANTEL CLOCKIn the Louis XVI style, last quarter 19th CenturyModelled with a lady holding a garland about a winged cherub, on a bow-fronted plinth with trophies and inset panel, with 4in. diameter white enamel dial, drum-shaped movement with countwheel strike on a bell32cm highCondition report:The dial and movement probably associated to the case. The movement will require a service.Width 28cm; depth 13.5cm; height 33cmOne pendulum
A FRENCH ORMOLU AND SEVRES-STYLE PORCELAIN-MOUNTED MANTEL CLOCKIn the Louis XVI style, last quarter 19th CenturySurmounted by a pair of Bacchic cherubs, on an arched top, with a bearded mask and two Bacchic goats’ masks below, the arched dial with blue surround, inscribed about the centre JULIEN LEROY A PARIS, the twin train movement, also inscribed, with silk suspension and countwheel strike on a bell, on a bow-fronted base, with laurel wreath and floral-filled vase ornament, on bun feet33cm highCondition reportWith a pendulum.The case has three vacant holes to the upper side. The porcelain panels are in good order. The minute hand is very slightly mis-shaped. The movement may require a service.
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCKBy Thomas Delasalle, London, circa 1770The bell top case with handle surmount and four finials, above arched glazed door and brass grille side panels, on plinth base and brass bracket feet, the 8in. arched brass dial with strike/silent in the arch, above silvered chapter ring, enclosing signature panel, the twin train movement with foliate engraved backplate, later anchor escapement and strike on a bell54 cm highCondition report:With pendulum and key
A RARE AND UNUSUAL GEORGE III AUTOMATON STRIKING BRACKET CLOCKBy Thomas Bray, Westminster, circa 1770The bell top case with handle surmount and four turned and engraved finials, above a glazed panel door with brass grille panels to the sides, on plinth base and brass bracket feet, the 6 3/4in. arched brass and painted dial with a scene of a farrier’s yard, furnace and two horses being shoed, above the silvered chapter ring enclosing the signature, above calendar aperture, blued steel hands, the twin train movement with foliate engraved backplate, fully signed Thomas Bray, Next St. Margarets Church Westminster, with verge escapement and strike on a bell54cm high Condition report: The case is in good condition. There are some small veneer repairs as would be expected in places. The finials and mounts to the pediment may be later replacements? The dial is in good condition. There is some slight loss to edges on the painted automata panel. The movement has been maintained well. The automata engagement rod from the pendulum appears to be missing a soldered piece so partially works. The other fine tapered metal wires appear to engage with each other. The movement ticks when wound and strikes.
A GEORGE III OAK STRIKING LANTERN CLOCKBy Stone, AylesburyThe case with a shallow arch and glazed dial aperture, above the slender trunk, inset with a door, on a stepped base and plain plinth, the 5 1/2in. arched brass dial, with signature roundel to the arch, the posted frame movement with verge escapement and countwheel strike on a bell186cm highCondition report:A charming the piece. The case of slim proportions. In good condition, marks and knocks consistent with age. Some old repairs in places. The movement is dirty and dusty. Dial spandrels worn through polishing. Movement will require conservation. The back feet and back finials have been partially removed to allow fitting to the case. With a brass cased weight.
A BRASS LANTERN CLOCKIn the 17th Century styleOf typical form, surmounted by a bell and five finials, above pierced frets, with 7in. chapter ring, with anchor escapement, striking the hours via a countwheel, with a wall bracket33cm highCondition Report:With a pendulum, weight and wall bracket
A BRASS VERGE LANTERN CLOCKIn the 17th Century style, modernOf typical form, surmounted by five finials and a bell, above posted frame with pierced frets, with 6in. chapter ring and engraved centre, with countwheel strike, with a wall bracket38cm highCondition Report:No pendulum. With wall bracket and an old weight.Movement is oily and it would be a suggestion to have it cleaned before running. It will require a pendulum.
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRECHE VIOLETTE MARBLE CLOCK GARNITURE (3)Circa 1900The four-glass clock surmounted by a striding lion, above a stepped serpentine pediment, above fluted uprights, on stepped shaped base on toupee feet, the 3 1/2in. circular enamel dial decorated with garlands, pierced latten hands, with twin train drum-shaped movement striking on a bell with countwheel, glazed mercurial pendulum; ensuite with a pair of twin-handled baluster urns, on conforming basesThe clock 56cm high; the urns 46cm high
A GEORGE II LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT WITH 12IN. SQUARE DIALBy Peter Mallett, LondonThe twin train movement with five turned pillars, rack strike on a bell, together with an associated oak longcase, in need of restorationCondition ReportThe movement and dial are dirty and require cleaning. The case is in a poor state and requires restoration.1 pendulum, two brass cased weights
G.H. MORTON & SON LTD.: AN EDWARDIAN OAK PARTNERS’ DESKCirca 1900, with kidney shape top over six pedestal drawers opposing cupboards and further end cupboards, ivorine makers’ label ‘G.H.MORTON & SON LTD., BOLD STREET, LIVERPOOL’, 244cm wide; 108cm deep at the knee hole, 129 cm deepest pointThe design of this desk is influence by 18th Century furniture patterns. Condition report: Later tooled green leather top, replaced at some point but with marks and wear and rubbing commensurate with use and age. Carved with a Vitruvian scroll to the frieze with four sections later converted to form buttons or to connect to a bell system housed inside the one end cupboard. Two with recessed buttons, the border of one is loose, the outer two are painted over. General knocks, chips and some losses commensurate with use and age. Notably a section missing to the inside of the knee hole at the bottom edge, a patch repair to one of the drawers, various small veneer chips to edges and wear to the feet, commensurate with use and age. Minor shrinkage cracks in areas. See extra images.
Scramble Bell. WWII "Battle of Britain" period aerodrome station bell, with Air Ministry crown motif dated 1940, additionally stamped ATW with broad military arrow on the crown, with original clapper and rope, 29cm high x 28cm diameterQty: (1)Footnote: Sold on behalf of Newbury Cricket Club and all proceeds to help with the upkeep and maintenance of the club. The bell has been in the storeroom at the club for many years, its former history is unknown.
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