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Lot 47
A large Dutch-engraved armorial goblet c.1760, the bell bowl engraved with a crowned shield enclosing six castles around smaller shields, flanked by dragons holding flags, the base of the bowl cut with facets and raised on a baluster stem above a domed folded foot, 23.3cm. Provenance: the Honeybourne Museum, no. 21.
Lot 459
Seven Worcester blue and white coffee cups c.1758-65, two bell shaped and painted with the Warbler and the Cannonball patterns, with wishbone and scroll moulded handles, one of Warmstry fluting and painted with the Prunus Root pattern, another with the Cormorant pattern, one with the Candle Fence pattern, one printed in the Plantation pattern, the last with the Man in the Pavilion pattern, some faults, 6.6cm max. (7) Provenance: the Jean Lucas Collection.
Lot 260
A Derby part botanical service c.1795, painted in pattern 142 with named botanical flower specimens from William Curtis's Botanical Magazine, within borders of pink roses over a narrow gilt band, titled in blue to the undersides. Comprising: two oval dishes and six plates. (8) The oval dishes titled 'Pelargonium Tetragonum' and 'Lavatera Trimestris'. The plates titled 'Canterbury Bell', 'Madagasker Periwinkle', 'Golden Flower'd Henbane', 'Perewnnial Lupine', 'White Jessamine' and 'Pulmonaria'.
Lot 434
Three Derby coffee cups c.1756-60, of bell shape with wishbone handles, one painted with confronting cockerels and a Chinese family, another with a bird perched on flowering peony, the last with European flowers, some faults, 6.5cm. (3) Provenance: the Jean Lucas Collection. The first with a paper label for the Watney Collection.
Lot 479
A rare Worcester blue and white mug c.1765, the small bell shape printed with the second version of the Cabbage Rose Sprays pattern, some restoration, 8.5cm. Provenance: the Robert and Celia Morris Collection. Cf. Branyon, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, IIC.12A, which describes at the time of publication just one other recorded example of this version.
Lot 301
Jn Farmer, Oxford Street George III mahogany lancet bracket clock, white enamel dial, double fusee movement striking on a bell, the back plate engraved Jn Farmer, Oxford Street, the case lancet shaped with brass grilles and loose ring foliate handles, 46cm.Footnote: John Farmer, London 1817-24.
Lot 788
A 19th century French gilt-metal and porcelain French 19th century mantel clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the backplate stamped with the serial number 14837, the blue porcelain dial having black Roman hour numerals, gilt-brass hands and with floral painted decoration to the centre, with a matching shaped panel set below, the shaped gilt-metal case with applied mouldings, shaped base, scroll feet, female-head side handles and surmounted by a blue porcelain urn with gilt-metal finial, the rear stamped with the casemaker's name Raunfaut, complete with ebonised base and shaped dome, height 31cms, 37.5cms including base and dome.
Lot 790
J. Smiths & Sons of Clerkenwell a passing-strike skeleton clock with lion adornment: the eight-day duration single fusee movement having five-spoke wheelwork, an anchor escapement and sounding on a bell once at each hour, the shaped silvered dial typical of Smiths engraved with black Roman numerals and having blued steel spade hands, the brass movement plates of gothic design and with a pair of cast gilded-brass lions to each side plinth as often seen on clocks by this maker, standing on a stepped gilded brass plinth, complete with an ebonised base and glass dome, height 41cms clock, 46cms including base and dome. A near-identical example of this clock was shown in the Smiths catalogue of the mid-19th century where it was priced at £6-0s-0d. * Biography J. Smiths & Sons where one of the main makers of skeleton clocks in the Victorian period alongside Evans of Handsworth, working in Clerkenwell, London at a time when this area was a major horological centre. They exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 held in Hyde Park and were known for their elaborate skelton clocks including one based on Lichfield Cathedral, another Brighton Pavilion and the stunning example of St. Paul's Cathedral chiming on a nest of eight bells.* Note Reference Derek Roberts Skeleton Clocks Britain 1800-1914 Pub. Antique Collectors' Club 1974, pages 126-131 for a history of Smiths of Clerkenwell which also shows an image of a similar clock fig. 3/436 page 129.
Lot 789
A 19th century French gilt-metal and porcelain mantel clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell, the backplate stamped with the trademark of the movement maker Japy frères & Cie along with the serial number 375, the round turquoise enamel dial having black Roman hour numerals, gilded decoration and blued steel spade hands, the shaped gilt-metal case having applied floral mounts with a porcelain panel set to the front painted with a scene depicting a man and woman in classical dress seated in a parlour, with further turquoise enamel panels set to the front and side of the case, surmounted by a matching vase with gilt-metal finial, complete with wooden base and glass dome, height 38cms clock, 48cms including base and dome.* Biography Frédéric Japy (1749-1812) founded the clockmaking concern in Beaucourt, Montbéliard and having left school was apprenticed to his grandfather, a watchmaker named Jacques Georges Frédéric Japy. Following this he worked with his father at a time when most clock parts were still made individually by hand. Japy brought in machines to standardise the production and when he was unable to obtain tooling that would do the job he required, he would design and make the relevant machinery. * Notes In 1806, he handed the running of the business to his three sons - becoming Japy Frères (Japy Brothers). In the earlier years production continued to the high standards set down by their father, as evidenced by this example, with the carriage clocks being the equal of most others. In the later years the mass production techniques they employed meant a standardisation of the movements, mainly the round-plated examples seen in many mantel clocks, and although the standard was high, never again reached the quality of the clocks produced in the early-to-mid part of the 19th century.
Lot 784
Gontard & Bolviller a Paris, a striking carriage clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell with push button repeat of the last hour at will, with a replaced platform lever escapement, the backplate stamped with the trademark for Bolviller, Paris and numbered W 513, the white enamel dial having black Roman hour numerals, fine blued steel moon hands and signed Gontard & Bolviller, Paris, the cast brass case with floral decoration, with a fully engraved shuttered rear door, height 19.5cms handle up, 17cms handle down.* Biography Moïse Bolviller, born August 1800 in Metz, was a maker of French carriage clocks first recorded in Paris in 1829. He often used blancs roulants (rough movements) supplied to him by the well-known makers Holingue frères as well as those from Japy frères, the latter usually having a sweep seconds hand. In circa 1847 Bolviller went into partnership with the well-known escapement maker Celestine Phillipe Gontard with whom he was awarded a patent in the following year for a detent escapement, the patent registered at the Gontard address 12 rue St, Hyacinthe, St. Honoré, whereas Bolviller is recorded working at rue Vendome 12 at this time. The partnership would seem to have ended in 1851 and Moïse Bolviller died in December 1874. * Note Reference Leigh Extence Early Carriage Clocks Pub. NAWCC May 2019
Lot 792
T. Lake & Son, Taunton, a striking wall clock: the double fusee, eight-day duration, five-pillar movement striking the hours on a bell, the painted twelve inch round convex dial having black Roman numerals and signed T. Lake & Son, Taunton, the cast dial falseplate stamped with the dialmaker's name Walker & Hughes, Birmingham and with blued steel spade hands, the round mahogany case having a cast brass bezel to the dial, diameter 38cms.* Biography Thomas Lake is recorded as working in Taunton from circa 1793 appearing as a watchmaker in both the 1793 and 1798 Universal British Directories, being still described as the same in the poll book of 1818 before describing himself as a clock and watchmaker and optician working in East Street from 1822 until at least 1839, becoming Lake & Sons until 1842 and then Lake & Son until 1852. He took various apprentices in the early 19th century and the Taunton St. James church records of 1828 show a payment to him for the sum of £5-5-0 for half years care of the clock. * Note Reference A.J. Moore The Clockmakers of Somerset 1650-1900 Pub. The Author 1998.* Note Walker & Hughes were well known makers of dials having both worked singularly and in partnership with other dialmakers at some time. They first worked together in 1812 at 15, Lower Priory, Birmingham and then Fisher Street until disbanding in 1835. . It has been noted that 'there were obviously several very good artists employed by Walker & Hughes'. It is also noted that they 'can be considered to have been a very important firm in the history of dial making not just because of the quantity and quality of dials they produced, but for their original and innovative ideas'. * Note Reference M.F. Tennant The Art of the Painted Clock Dial Pub. Mayfield Books 2009.
Lot 844
ELEVEN BOXED LILLIPUT LANE SCULPTURES, British black backstamp, 'Country Living in Winter' L2438, 'Christmas Lights At The Bell Inn' L2485, 'Wassail Lodge' L2887 (no deeds), 'Santa's Little Helper' L2352, 'Make a Wish' L2342, 'Baker's Dozen' L2451, 'Thanks a Bunch' L2514, 'The Cat and Fiddle' L2494 (signed), 'Hickery Dickery Dock' L2525 (signed), 'Sail Away' L2404 and 'Bear Necessities' L2452 (all with deeds except where mentioned) (11)
Lot 406
A military pattern brass trumpet, 32" overall, etched just behind the bell mouth with RZM mark, "M10/36", and SS runes in circle, the mouthpiece stamped "Meister Hablowetz" and "H-12", with double sided SS trumpet banner having applied SS runes and silver tasselled fringe. GC (a few minor dents)
Lot 92
A rare WW1 period ship's brass bell cast for the Royal Navy Submarine H-8, launched at the Vickers Shipyard in Montreal Canada by Miss. Katie-Bel Mc.Gregor May 19. 1915. The bell is half scale due to the room available in Submarines of the day, also the sound it would have produced would be more than sufficient to muster the crew to action in such a confined space. The bell measures 9" (23cm) at the base with an overall height of 11¼" (28.5cm) and is cast in brass, complete with its original clapper and a quality replacement white rope to ring the bell. There are no signs of cracks, just small casting marks and when rung has a fine crisp sound. Very Good Condition for age. Plate 25 Note: Submarine H-8 History:This particular bell has a very interesting local history to Sussex. When cruising off the German Coast in March 1916 and submerged at 60 feet, H-8 hit a mine and was very badly damaged. However her Captain B.L. Johnson brought her safely back to Harwich and was subsequently awarded the D.S.O. After the Great War the H-8 was totally wrecked in the English Channel and the bell was salvaged by The Brighton Sailing Club. When the Club closed, the bell was given to a Mr. White who was Steward of the Club for many years. Mr. White was husband of the then Licensee Mrs. Elsie White of The Plough Public House at Three Bridges in Sussex, where the bell hung for many years from the mid 1930's to 'Call Time'. The bell comes with a copy book 'Canada's Submariners 1914-1923' by Dave Perkins which includes a chapter relating to H-8 and all her adventures. Plus letters and related News Paper cuttings.
Lot 526
An early 19th century brass barrelled flintlock blunderbuss, 29½" overall, bell mouth barrel 14", the octagonal breech engraved London and with B'ham proofs; flat stepped lock with swan neck cock and roller on frizzen spring, the plate engraved with foliate scrolls and signed "Smith" (?faint); walnut fullstock with engraved brass mounts and iron ramrod. QGC (action AF, some lock parts, rear of breech tang and throat pipe missing, lock and ramrod pitted).
Lot 27
A large French 19th century gilt metal Gothic style Cathedral mantle clock, bell strike, having pierced dial with Roman numeral chapter ring backed by red enamel, movement plate stamped "St.Nicolas" and "Medalle da R'Gent, Paris 1823", height 61cm, in working order, raised upon plinth base within original glass dome.
Lot 110
Shooting Interest: A scarce late Victorian combined silver flask and butt marker holder, by James Samuel Bell & Louis Willmott, assayed London 1900, the rectangular flask curved to fit pocket, with screw lock cap and engraved to front with a gentleman taking his shot with retriever in pursuit of game, the back with hinged compartment opening to reveal six numbered ivory markers, height 10.8cm. (gross weight 110.7g)
Lot 168
An 18ct yellow gold oval link charm bracelet, with 9ct. gold heart padlock clasp, suspending numerous charms, to include; 18ct. kaola bear, bell, Egyptian head, 14ct. statue of liberty, oil can, 9ct. teapot, crown, television, central American deity, anchor and rope, green enamelled Ireland, small key, large key, yellow metal; llama, seated rabbit,, Pegasus, sombrero, (three charms detached). (total gross weight 63.6g)
Lot 109
Stuart King (UK) masur birch box with poem and St Paul's cathedral wood bell 12x6cm. Signed A challenge and a tribute, to complete a partially completed small vessel/box. One of many that Ray was not long enough on earth to finish was certainly a challenge. My small half turned masur birch blank duly arrived, exhibiting a gently curved exterior line and a solid, unturned interior, this just had to be completed to form a small lidded box. The remit was to retain the essence of Ray’s work whilst imparting one’s own style to the piece, an unusual posthumous collaboration to say the least. You will see that I decided to create a lidded box with an ebony finial, nothing outrageous but a contrasting feature to provide an interesting elevation. I also wanted to include something a little ostentatious that would slightly push the boundary of pure form that Ray was so noted for. Whilst working at the lathe I could imagine Ray’s presence looking over my shoulder and so I decided to include a gilded ebony paterae on the inside of the lid, just out of view, but a surprise revealed if the lid was lifted. I do not like empty boxes, so to this end I have printed a miniature of my “ode to Ray” to be placed within the box, accompanied by a miniature bell turned from St Paul’s heritage wood removed from the cathedral in 2018. Ode to Ray; Stuart King A master in turning was my friend Ray Whose life revolved around wood until his dying day A true craftsman at heart, a proud man was he With a reverence for his lifeblood, Gods humble tree Ash bowls for the table, platters for our daily bread Good honest treen, that’s what woodturner Ray said Whilst handling some work so beautifully turned Created for those whom plastic they’d spurned From hedgerow and woodland Ray sought out the best Ripple grain and olive heart were all put to the test Revealing the inner beauty that nature endowed To the tree that grew slowly beneath England’s warm cloud Although Ray has gone his work erelong endures And continues to provide pleasure, his legacy assured The woodturning nymphs will be sofly sighing Because his workshop is silent, no more shavings are flying The Ray Key Collaboration Auction
Lot 356
19th century German strut or bracket clock with alarm, Rococo embossed brass front, Roman dial with aperture subsidiary repeat and silent dials, four train four pillar movement striking on a bell, H33cm Condition Report Movement defectivePendulum defectiveBell detachedDial possibly replaced an previously silvered.
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