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Lot 383
CAPT. H.C. BROCKLEHURST, F.R.G.S., F.Z.SA PRESENTATION TO H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES 'GAME ANIMALS OF THE SUDAN - THEIR HABITS AND DISTRIBUTION',Gurney and Jackson, London 1931, first edition, 'A handbook for hunters and naturalists', signed and inscribed by the author to 'To H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, in remembrance of his visit to the Sudan in March and April 1930. From the author', 170 pages with fold-out maps, twelve coloured plates, forty five sketches by Millais, Bell, Wallace, leather boards with gold gilt, with new end paper and binding.
Lot 43
A mixed collection of silver, to include silver and cut glass scent bottle, hallmarked Chester, H.11.5cm, filled white metal pepperette, H.11.5cm; a bell form inkwell, hallmarked Birmingham, H.6cm; an inkwell, hallmarked Chester; and a silver clad picture frame with easel support, 26 x 20cm (5)
Lot 223
Eleven books each signed by the author including C.T. Onions Shakespeare Glossary 1925 with laid-in manuscript letter, Daring To Hope signed Elena Bonham Carter, Martin Bell The Truth That Sticks, Terence Conran Chef's Garden, Ian Hislop Private Eye St. Albion Parish News etc Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Lot 1106
Victorian inlaid walnut drop dial wall clock, later Roman dial inscribed Andrew King Hull, twin train movement striking the hours on a bell, H71cm, and a small Victorian Vienna type wall clock, H57cm (2) Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Lot 1121
Victorian black slate and red marble mantel clock, Hry. Marc signed drumhead movement with visible escapement striking the half hours on a bell, H26cm, an Edwardian mahogany mantel clock with twin train striking movement, H27cm (2) Condition Report Damage to both dials, and to mahogany case.Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Lot 182
An Ormolu and Bronze Striking Mantel Clock, signed Alph Giroux, A Paris, circa 1880, case depicting a central urn with flowers and flanked with bronze cherubs reclining, base with white marble panels and floral scroll mounts, 3-3/4-inch enamel dial with Arabic and Roman numerals, twin barrel movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, backplate stamped Vincenti and numbered 409, 38cm by 42cm see illustration 11.02.20 Ormolu surfaces are faded, minor chips to the front white marble panels, left hand side marble panel with a small piece missing, dial with some chips, movement needs cleaning, strike working, with pendulum.
Lot 184
~ A Thirty Hour Hook and Spike Alarm Wall Timepiece, signed Whitehurst, Derby, 19th century, four pillar movement with an anchor escapement, alarm striking on a bell, hook and spikes, 6-inch circular brass dial with Roman numerals, alarm hand, 18cm high see illustration 06.02.20 Movement needs cleaning, dial is discoloured and needs re-silvering.
Lot 186
A Large and Impressive Ormolu and White Marble Striking Mantel/Centrepiece Clock, late 19th century, the highly elaborate case with a central large urn surmounted by flowers and flanked by ringed lion head masks and two winged cherubs holding a swag of flowers, scroll shaped feet, enamel dial with Roman numerals, twin barrel movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, movement backplate signed by the retailer Hemon A Paris, 97cm high see illustration 07.02.20 Ormolu surfaces are slightly discoloured and rubbed in parts, marble surfaces with scratches in parts and small chips, later dial, with pendulum.
Lot 198
~ A Mahogany Musical Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Hinderwell, Norton, early 19th century, flat top pediment, Corinthian capped columns, arched trunk crossbanded door, 13-inch painted arch dial, dial centre with seconds and signed, musical theme painted corners, arch with four tune selection Easter Hymn/Brits Strike Home/Georges Minuet/Tweed Side, large triple weight driven movement with an anchor escapement, playing musical selected tune at one, four, seven and 10 o'clock on a nest of twelve bells and a larger bell for the hours, later seatboard, 221cm high see illustration 31.01.20 Case with small chips, scratches and scuff marks in places, hood door with small signs of later repair, some veneer is lifting in parts, bottom skirting is later, dial has been re-painted in parts, movement looks clean, later seatboard, with three weights and a pendulum.
Lot 190
~ A George III Mahogany Striking Table Clock, signed Fenwick, SoShields, Circa 1780, inverted bell top with carrying handle and acorn finials, fish scale side sound frets, bracket feet, 8-inch arch brass dial signed, date dial, arch with strike/silent selection, twin fusee movement with an anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 57cm high over handle see illustrations 30.01.20 Pediment with one piece of moulding missing, some mouldings are lifting and the joints are separating in parts, case is rubbed and discoloured in parts, dial is faded and needs re-silvering, movement needs cleaning, one movement pillar is missing which has left a vacant hole to the lower side of the backplate and front plate, escapement has been converted from a verge to and anchor escapement, movement in going order.
Lot 178
A Brass Engraved Striking Carriage Clock, signed Bolviller A Paris, circa 1840, the elaborately engraved scroll decorated case with a carrying handle, back door with winding hole shutter lever, bun shaped feet, enamel dial with Roman numerals, large seconds dial at 12 and signed Bolviller A Paris below 6, twin barrel movement with an engraved platform lever escapement, outside countwheel striking on a bell, movement backplate stamped with maker's mark Bolviller A Paris, 18cm high over handle see illustration 29.01.20 Case with small scratches, one of the feet are later made, right hand glass panel with one chip, dial with hairline cracks which are only visible under an eyeglass, strike is functioning correctly, movement in going order.
Lot 177
A Brass Striking Carriage Clock, signed Duval Rue D Orleans 8 A Paris, circa 1840, carrying handle, back door panel with winding hole shutter lever, one piece silvered dial with Roman numerals and signed, twin barrel movement with a platform lever escapement and striking on a bell, movement backplate signed to the side, 19cm high over handle see illustration 30.01.20 Case with surface scratches, surfaces are rubbed and discoloured in parts, dial is clean, movement is complete, strike is functioning, movement in going order.
Lot 202
A Fine and Rare William and Mary Walnut Marquetry Longcase Clock with Bolt and Shutter Maintaining Power, signed Daniel Quare, London, circa 1690, Barley twist columns, rising hood, throat mouldings beneath hood, side viewing windows, trunk door with D-ended floral marquetry inlaid panels, 10-inch square brass dial with a silvered chapter ring signed, finely matted dial centre with scroll engraved date aperture, seconds dial, finely pierced blued steel hands, winged cherub spandrels, six pillar latched movement with an anchor escapement and inside countwheel striking on a bell, bolt and shutter maintaining power with pull cord, later seatboard, 214cm high see illustrations Purchased by the current vendor from John Carlton Smith Antique Clock Dealer at 17 Ryder Street, St James, London. Daniel Quare (1647-1724). He was admitted as a Brother of the Clockmakers' Company in 1671 and served as Master in 1708. He was one of the most celebrated clockmakers of the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Examples of his work can be seen in major collections and museums around the world. 30.01.20 The case has good patina and good colour, hood with later pierced frets to the borders, hood with small chips to the throat moulding, veneers with cracks in parts, trunk door with small chips, marquetry panels with small crazing crack marks, both sides of the plinth with veneer lifting and some inlaid stringing is missing, silvered dial chapter ring, is slightly discoloured in parts, movement is clean and in going order, bottom left hand side movement pillar is bent and one small crack fracture, back cock screws are later, later seatboard, with pendulum and two brass cased weights.
Lot 187
A Thirty Hour Single Handed Striking Lantern Form Clock with Unusual Spike Feet, signed William Monk, circa 1720, four posted movement with an anchor escapement and outside countwheel striking on a bell, spike feet, 10-3/4-inch square brass dial with a silvered chapter ring signed Wm Monk Fecit, finely scroll and floral engraved dial centre, ringed date aperture, single hand, 35cm high see illustration William Monk (1689-1753) was born and baptised in the village church of Berwick St. John in 1689. He worked at Berwick St John and was an apprentice to James Delaunce of Frome. William worked in Berwick all his life and made the clock for the town in 1740. Other examples of this distinctive feature of spike feet can be seen on James Delaunce's work. It is though that the spiky feet introduction must have been by James Delaunce and this must have been invented to make the clock slide-proof during winding. The spikes would secure into the seatboard for a safe grip and this would have the same affect as spikes on a lantern clock when located into the wall. See (Darken & Hooper) English 30 Hour Clocks, pgs 148, 149 and 414. 11.02.20 Chapter ring is slightly discoloured, movement is complete, movement is slightly dusty, in going order, with pendulum and weight.
Lot 196
~ An Unusual Mahogany Striking Wall Clock with Lunar Dial Display, Gothic style case with a canopy pediment, trunk with recessed panels, waisted base, 12-inch dial bearing a later inscription to the centre Thos Hall Rumsey, scroll and bird engraved decoration, lunar sphere display in the arch, large six pillar movement with a deadbeat escapement and outside countwheel striking on a bell, 19th century case, later dial and movement, 182cm high see illustration 04.02.20 Case with small cracks to the veneers, veneers have been replaced in parts, some mouldings are missing, dial is discoloured, arch with some chips to the painted surface and to the lunar display, movement front plate with two vacant holes to the top right and left hand corners. With two weights, pendulum is missing.
Lot 201
~ A Rare and Unusual Walnut Eight Day Longcase Clock with Newcomens Type Industrial Steam Beam Engine Automata Dial Display, signed Thompson, Whitehaven, circa 1740, broken arch pediment, hood with Ionic fluted canted columns, crossbanded trunk door, matching plinth with canted corners, 12-3/4-inch arch brass dial with chapter ring signed, dial centre with scroll and bird engraved decoration, seconds and date aperture, dial with engraved borders, dial arch with a beam engine automata, four pillar movement with an anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 237cm high see illustrations This unusual automatum shows an early example of Newcomens type steam beam engine. Newcomen invented in 1712 the world's first atmospheric steam engine. The engine was designed to pump water using a vacuum created by condensed steam. In the Industrial Revolution in Britain this became an important method of draining water from deep mines. 29.01.20 Case needs restoring, some veneers are missing and some mouldings are missing, veneers are lifting in parts, veneers with some cracks and chips in parts, hood appears to have mouldings missing around the lower edge which shows a gap when the hood is fully pushed on, front of the plinth is cracked, later feet, dial is dirty and needs cleaning, movement needs cleaning, with pendulum and two weights, pendulum bob has broken off the pendulum rod.
Lot 189
~ A George II Ebony Veneered Pull Quarter Repeating Table Clock, signed Joseph Grey, Durham, circa 1750, inverted bell top with carrying handle, side viewing windows, pull quarter repeat cord, 8-inch arch brass dial with a silvered chapter ring, arch with two dials for strike/silent and rise/fall selections, signed on a central silvered plaque, twin fusee movement with an anchor escapement, pull quarter repeat on a nest of six bells and striking the hours on a larger bell, movement backplate with scroll engraving and signed in a cartouche, 56cm high over handle see illustrations 30.01.20 Pediment with joints separating in parts, case with chips and dents to edges, surfaces are discoloured in parts, veneers with some cracks, left hand side glass is cracked, dial slightly discoloured in parts, movement escapement has been converted from a verge to an anchor escapement, movement needs cleaning, pull repeat not working, movement going train is working.
Lot 181
A French Bronze Ormolu Striking Mantel Clock, early 19th century, case surmounted by a lady in robes seated on a rocky plinth holding her hand out to a sheep, base with scroll and floral mounts, 4-inch enamel dial with Roman numerals, twin barrel movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, converted to spring suspension, 39cm high see illustration 29.01.20 Ormolu surfaces are discoloured, two securing screws are missing to both sides next to the bezel surround, dial with small chips around the left winding hole and minor scratches in parts, movement plates are dirty and need cleaning, later converted from silk to spring suspension, strike is working, movement in going order, with a pendulum.
Lot 197
~ An Oak Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed William Barnard, Newark, circa 1740, caddied pediment, side viewing windows, arch moulded trunk door with a glass lenticle, 12-1/4-inch square brass dial with chapter ring signed, dial centre with seconds and date aperture, four pillar movement with an anchor escapement and inside countwheel striking on a bell, 220cm high see illustration William Barnard (1707-1784) was one of the best-known Newark clockmakers. He was apprenticed to Nottingham clockmaker Daniel Tantum in 1724. 29.01.20 Case with scratches, small cracks and small chips in parts, front of the plinth with a small crack to the top left hand corner, dial with small staining marks, movement needs cleaning.
Lot 183
~ An Early 18th Century Thirty Hour Striking Wall Clock, signed John Sanderson, four posted movement with an anchor escapement and countwheel striking on a top mounted bell, 11-inch square brass dial with Roman and Arabic chapter ring signed, dial centre with a religious engraved verse Remember ber man that Dye thou mut And After that to Judgement Just, date aperture, engraved scroll and floral corners, 33cm high see illustration John Sanderson, a Quaker, was born at Tiffenthwaite near Wigton in Cumbria in 1671. He started his apprenticeship to John Ogden of Bowbridge in Yorkshire. In 1691 he moved back to Tiffenthwaite and started to make his first clocks, which have several distinctive features, such as religious dial verses. 06.02.20 Dial is dirty and needs cleaning, movement needs cleaning, later seatboard, no pendulum and no weight.
Lot 195
~ An Unusual Mahogany Centre Seconds Striking Drop Dial Wall Clock with Moonphase Display, signed Jos Finney, Liverpool, late 18th century, nicely figured case with top hinged door, trunk door with barber pole inlaid stringing, inset fluted pilasters, 15-inch silvered dial signed, inner date ring and a central moonphase/sailing galleon apertures, centre seconds hand, large five pillar movement with rack striking on a bell, 132cm high see illustration 06.02.20 Case is faded in parts, case with dents and scratches in parts, front door with some veneers missing and chips next to the lock plate, top left hand side of the trunk with a later piece of spliced wood added, underside of the base is missing, dial is dirty and needs cleaning, movement needs cleaning, with pendulum and two weights.
Lot 185
An Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Striking Mantel Clock, signed Lemaistre A Paris, circa 1880, surmounted by an urn shaped finial, figural canted corners with acanthus leaf borders, multi-coloured champleve enamel panels, base with lion head masks and paw feet, 4-inch champleve enamel dial with Roman numerals and signed, twin barrel movement striking on a bell, movement backplate with maker's mark Japy freres and numbered 311, champleve enamel pendulum bob numbered 311, 47cm high see illustration 30.01.20 Ormolu surfaces with minor discolouring in parts, champleve enamel surfaces with minor scratches, glass panels are clean, dial with minor scratches, movement in going order, with original pendulum numbered 311.
Lot 188
~ A George III Mahogany Striking Table Clock, signed Charles Bayles, London, circa 1780, inverted bell top pediment with carrying handle and acorn finials, fretwork side sound frets and viewing windows, bracket shaped feet, 7-inch arch silvered dial signed, date aperture, arch with strike/silent selection, twin fusee movement with a verge escapement and rack striking on a bell, movement backplate elaborately engraved with a central basket of flowers and scroll and floral decoration, 53cm high see illustration 30.01.20 Case in need of restoration, surfaces are rubbed and discoloured in parts, top side of the case with moulding joints separating and lifting, top back right hand corner with moulding missing, left hand side sound fret is missing and the opposite side sound fret is damaged, veneers with cracks, repeat cord is missing, dial is discoloured, movement needs cleaning, in going order.
Lot 199
~ A Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Wetherald, BPP Wearmouth, circa 1780, arched pediment, stop brass fluted Corinthian columns, arch trunk door with carved swag and floral relief, 13-inch arch brass dial, floral engraved dial centre with seconds and date dials, tidal moonphase aperture in the arch and signed above, four pillar movement with an anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, later case, 252cm high see illustration 29.01.20 The later case is faded in parts, case with small scratches and dents in parts, dial with staining marks in parts, movement needs cleaning, with pendulum and two weights.
Lot 1431
A mid-19th century French Rococo Revival gilt bronze cartel clock, surmounted with a mandolin playing Asian boy over a convex white enamel dial (restored), with twin winding holes for a replacement French brass eight day cylinder movement striking on a bell, the case cast with acanthus leaves, flowers and foliage, having pierced sound grilles, h.63cm
Lot 1453
J.W. Benson of Ludgate Hill, London - a Victorian walnut cased mantel clock, having a signed white enamel dial with twin winding holes for a French brass eight day cylinder movement, having outside countwheel and striking on a bell, the case with ebonised mouldings, all raised on bun feet, h.27.5cm
Lot 1443
Eardley Norton of London - an 18th century walnut cased bracket clock, the signed arched brass dial having silvered strike/silent dial to the arch, the silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals and inner alarm scale, twin winding holes for a brass wire driven eight day verge fusee movement, with pull-repeat, engraved backplate, and striking on a bell, the case having caddy top, gilt brass mounts, and on gilt brass scroll feet, h.57cm (handle down).Case is period and movement is period, but possibly associated because the seatboard looks wrong.Signs of some old fixings to inside of door frame.Brass mounts to case possibly later.
Lot 1005
COOK, Moses, The Manner of Raising, Ordering And Improving Forest Trees…... Eliz. Bell, John Darby et al, London, 1724 3rd Edition. 8vo. Presented in full calf binding.Raised bands and gilt title to spine. Blind tooled panelling to boards. Engraved frontisand 4 folding plates. [1]Condition report: Professionally rebacked, original backstrip relaid. New spine label. New rear endpapers. Foxing to frontis and title page
Lot 1501
A 19th century mahogany framed settee, the whole upholstered in a striped silk damask, the moulded downswept arms with flower head carvings, all raised on bell-flower carved square tapering supports with spade feet, w.184cm, d.72cm, h.91cm.Stands well, frame strong.No breaks to forelegs.Back legs possibly replacement.Colour good, full and consistent.Some tears and stains to upholstery, but filling is good.
Lot 1158
A George III silver bell shaped tankard, the whole later chased with C-scrolls, flowers and foliage, having inscribed cartouche, acanthus leaf capped flying S-scroll handle, 12.1oz, maker Hester Bateman, London 1790, h.13.5cm.Marks good.Stands well.No splits or repairs.Decoration and inscription are later.A good example.
Lot 1441
A late 19th century French gilt and bronzed spelter mantel clock, the ornate case modelled as an Indian elephant with howdah 'The Mahout fending off a tiger', the dial with enamelled Roman numerals and twin winding holes for a brass eight day cylinder movement, having outside countwheel and striking on a bell, h.44cm.Case complete, no breaks or losses.Some handling wear to paint, and the whole has a cleaned highly varnished finish.No pendulum.
Lot 1434
A mid-19th century French gilt bronze mantel clock, the dial flanked by a winged cherub and surmounted with a swing mirror, having white enamelled chapter ring (with losses and hairlines), engine turned centre, twin winding holes for a brass eight day cylinder movement having outside countwheel and striking on a bell, the case further adorned with leaves and flowers, all raised on bun feet, h.27cm
Lot 1444
A late 19th century French white marble and gilt bronze mantel clock by Henri Marc of Paris, having 4¼" white enamel chapter ring, with skeletonised centre within floral cast surround, the column of circular half-fluted form to further integral square plinth, having exposed twin train movement striking on a bell, with pendulum and key, all housed in a later gilt brass and glazed fitted case, clock h.30.5cm, case h.37.5cm
Lot 1435
A Rococo Revival gilt brass mantel clock, the balloon shaped swept case having central dial with white enamel raised Roman numerals, twin winding holes for a brass eight day cylinder movement with outside countwheel and striking on a bell, the case further adorned with a musician faun, h.40cm
Lot 1436
Daniel Moore of Coventry - an early 19th century oak and mahogany longcase clock, the painted and signed arch dial (w.14") having Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, and rolling date dial, with twin winding holes for a brass eight day weight driven four pillar movement striking on a bell, the hood having turned pilasters, the case with marquetry conch-shell and floral inlays, h.233cm
Lot 1438
Kirkham of Holywell - a walnut longcase clock, the 11" arched brass dial having rocking ship automata to the arch, over silvered dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, signed Holywell to the dial and Kirkham to the centre, having silvered rolling date dial, twin winding holes for a brass eight-day four pillar movement striking on a bell, the whole housed in reproduction walnut case in the mid-18th century style, h.231cm
Lot 1430
A 19th century French gilt bronze and white marble clock garniture, the clock modelled as three cherubs supporting a blue enamelled globe, with Roman numerals, twin winding holes for an eight day brass cylinder movement striking on a bell, h.39cm, the garniture each modelled as a cherub supporting a three light candelabra modelled as flowering branches, each raised on quatraform platforms, h.41cm
Lot 1439
George Lumley (1723-1784) of Bury (St Edmunds) - an 18th century oak longcase clock, the 11" square brass dial signed to the engraved silvered centre, with silvered chapter ring having Roman and Arabic numerals, thirty-hour weight driven movement striking on a bell, the case having double arch door to a boxbase, h.202cm
Lot 1437
John Ives of Banham Markett (Burnham Market) - an early 19th century oak longcase clock, the 12" arched brass dial having Old Father Time automata to the arch, signed silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, twin winding holes for a brass eight-day movement striking on a bell, the case having arched panelled door to a boxbase, all on bracket feet, h.226cm
Lot 893
•DONALD BAIN (SCOTTISH 1904-1979) STILL LIFE AND WINDOW Ink, watercolour and coloured crayon, 21 x 27cm (8 1/4 x 10 1/2") Tom Bell Fine Art label verso Condition Report: The paper is very uneven in appearance. There is a small area of erroneous looking pigment located in proximity to the top left corner which may be as a result of a little restoration. There is a pin hole in the paper located outside of the black outlined image in the bottom left corner.,
Lot 479
PETER WYLIE DAVIDSON (1870-1963) ARTS & CRAFTS BRASS WALL FRAME of rectangular form with relief decoration of a longboat in full sail, and with aperture for picture, signed, 32.5cm x 15.5cm together with a pair of Art Nouveau firedogs and a hand bell (4) Condition Report: Available upon request
Lot 381
Two boxes of predominantly Great Western Railway related books, to include The Great Western Railway by Locomotives by A. M. Bell, Tales of the Old Railwaymen by Tom Quinn, Per Rail, Churchward Locomotives, A History of GWR Goods Wagons, Historical Railway Modelling and Great Western Steam in Action (2).
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