Y A George I brass mounted ebony table clock with pull-quarter repeat on six bells Robert Markham, London, circa 1720 The five finned pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum and pull-quarter repeat on a nest of six graduated bells, the backplate engraved with symmetrical foliate scrolls incorporating narcissus blooms around an unusual central figure depicting a Classical warrior waving a union flag pennant over cartouche reserve signed Robert Markham, LONDON, the 8 inch brass break-arch dial with false bob and calendar apertures to the matted centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with diamond lozenge half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with pierced steel hands and angles applied with female bust and scroll cast spandrels beneath arch centred with herringbone-bordered silvered boss signed Robert Markham, LONDON over switch labelled Silent/Strike and flanked by foliate strapwork cast mounts, the brass mounted ebony veneered inverted bell-top case with hinged carrying handle to the superstructure, brass urn finials and cavetto top mouldings over brass fillet inset glazed dial aperture and conforming foliate scroll upper quadrant frets to front door, the sides with D-ended lozenge over brass fillet-bordered break-arch scroll-pierced sound frets the rear with square brass fillet bordered window beneath arched fret and upper quadrants to a rectangular door set within the frame of the case, on cavetto moulded skirt base, 50cm (19.75ins) high excluding handle. The maker of the current lot was the son of a clockmaker also named Robert Markham. Brian Loomes records (on his website) that Robert Markham senior was born in Buckinghamshire the son of Richard Markham and was a member of the Curriers' Company in London from 1666 and died in 1715 leaving everything to his wife and only son, Robert junior. His bequests included plate and jewels but also any moneys owing from the government or any 'body politick', which implies he had trade with government departments. Robert junior was probably born about 1680 and was made free of the Curriers in 1700 after having served an apprenticeship. He married Catherine Markwick, the daughter of the clockmaker James Markwick senior, before entering into partnership with his brother-in-law also called James. On the death Robert in 1741 bequests were made to his wife, his only son, James, and two unmarried daughters Elizabeth and Anne. These included household goods, 'plate and jewells', but also considerable stocks in Old South Sea Annuities and Million Bank stock. The business appears to have continued under the name 'Markwick Markham' entering into subsequent often short-lived partnerships with makers such as Francis Perigal and Henry Borrell producing timepieces mainly for Export. The current clock is unusual in that it is signed for Markham alone rather than in partnership with Markwick. Details such as the strike/silent switch above the XII numeral, sophisticated engraving to the backplate and design of the case mirrors those seen on contemporary clocks signed by Markwick alone (including a green japanned example in the Victoria and Albert Museum) which confirms that they originate from the same workshop. Condition Report: Movement appears to be in fine original condition with the only noticeable replacement being the backcock which has been replaced to facilitate silk suspension for the pendulum (rather than the pendulum being directly fixed to the pallet arbor). There is no evidence to suggest that the movement was ever converted to anchor escapement -this is further supported by the positioning of one of the movement pillars which would not allow room for an anchor escapement. The movement is running and striking however is a little dirty/neglected hence a clean and overhaul is advised. UPDATE -11/06/2020 -the hour bell is a replacement; the larger two of the quarter bells have been repaired but sound good, all quarter bells appear original. The dial has some tarnishing/discolouration to the finishes and is a little dirty otherwise is in fine original condition. The movement retains its original seatboard which has holes for bolts to secure the mechanism to case via treaded holes in the lower two movement pillars, the bolts are no longer present but all holes line-up properly. The base also has a hole for an alternative route for the repeat line and two others (at the rear left and front corner) -the purpose of these last two is not obvious but the most likely explanation is that were used to locate the clock on a wall bracket at some point (they are definitely not indicative of another movement and dial being fitted to the case at some point). From this evidence we are very confident that the movement and dial are original to the case. The case is generally in fine original condition with noticeable faults limited to some chipping to the veneer overlap of the dial mask (not visible when front door is closed) and a small veneer chip to the front door veneers at the left hand shoulder of the arch. The finials are 20th century replacements and the frets are probably restorations. The veneers have a few historic patch repairs and exhibit light shrinkage and wear in places; the finish would benefit from a polish to 'revive' the surface. Clock has winder but no case key. Condition Report Disclaimer
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An ebonised clock bracket20th century in the late 17th century/early 18th century styleWith complex mouldings to the rectangular table over inverted domed caddy terminating with a further small convex moulded pendant, the platform 26.5cm (10.5ins) by 15cm (6ins).Condition Report: Bracket is in fine condition with no significant cracks, chips or splits to the veneers or mouldings , faults are very much limited to minor bumps and bruises. The finish may benefit from further polishing.Condition Report Disclaimer
An inlaid mahogany longcase maritime moon phase clock with eight-day movement, shaped and scrolled hood enclosing painted arched dial depicting scenes of a figure by a river, ships and the moon, black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and date apertures, trunk with Islamic style arch shaped door, raised on stepped pedestal base and bracket feet, weights and pendulum present, approx. 227cm high
A 19th Century French spelter figural mantle clock with an eight day movement, Roman numerals to a white enamelled circular dial with a standing classical lady in attendance, the movement marked 'Japy Freres et Cie', all to a polished rectangular black slate base raised on two bracket and two bun feet, height 52cm, width 38cm.
A George III and later oak longcase clock with 30-hour movement striking on a bell, the hood with cornice pediment and pilaster supports over the trunk door and with bracket feet to the base, with later associated movement and 12inch brass dial with matted centre and corner spandrels, the chapter ring signed Jn.o Morris, Pershore, No 417, height 202cm.
A Regency inlaid mahogany bracket clock. With brass finials, lion mask handles, ionic column supports and painted dial. Housing an 8 day twin train fusee movement striking hourly on a bell, 60cm high. Sold with associated keys. Pendulum but with detached feather. Springs intact, strike function works. Case in good order mainly with some veneer cracks. Dial paint original but with craqualure and wear, signed indistinct.
An early 20th century mahogany dome top triple fusee 8 day bracket clock by Winterhalder and Hofmeier. With silvered dial having slow/ fast and strike / silent subsidiaries. With pull repeater and quarter striking on five gongs, 41cm. Original chains intact. Sold with pendulum. No key. The clock is running. Case in good condition, some minor superficial scuffs.
A George III figured mahogany 8 day longcase clock by John Hamilton, Glasgow. With brass arch top dial bearing a silvered name plate and chapter ring, ornamented with dolphins and scroll work spandrels. With swan neck pediment, twist supports and raised on slender splay bracket supports, 210cm. Exceptionally good clean condition. Running, tested overnight. With weights, pendulum and keys.
AN EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY CASED BRACKET CLOCK OF TRIANGULAR ARCH FORM, four finials flanking the Gothic arch white painted dial, Roman numerals named L.Yealey Burton on Trent, thirty hour movement with single fusee mechanism, glazed sides and back, height 37cm, with key and pendulumCondition Report Crazing to painted clockface, mechanism appears complete, case has some very minor/wear damage, quite crudely made/finished home made?
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY AND LATER MAHOGANY AND BRASS MOUNTED BRACKET CLOCK, stepped pediment with brass finial, circular (replacement) 7''/18cm enamelled dial, Roman numerals, named Thos. Hallam, Nottingham, thirty hour movement, height 42.5cm, with pendulum and two keysCondition Report Movement appears complete, case has some minor damage and wear
A late 19th/early 20th German oak cased bracket clock, by Mathias Bauerle, the arched case with a carved pediment above a 15cm gilt metal dial applied with a silvered bezel and gilt metal open work spandrels, enclosing the three train Westminster chime movement striking on coils, stamped 'M B 65210', raised upon a plinth base with bracket feet, 42cm high For condition information please view this lot on our website HERE
A late 19th century drop dial wall clock, with a 26cm painted white dial, Arabic numerals and single train movement, an early 20th century stained hardwood bracket clock with an Ansonia U.S.A two train movement, 26cm high, along with a late Victorian walnut cased Vienna wall clock (3)(at fault)
An early 20th century oak cased longcase clock, the flat top with a reeded frieze above the 28cm silvered dial, applied with Arabic numerals enclosing the three weight movement stamped 'Vegos' striking upon graduated rods behind a glazed door, raised upon a plinth base with bracket feet, 194cm high, three brass coated weights and pendulum
A George III oak cased thirty hour longcase clock by T M, Chesterfield, with a flat top pediment above a convex glazed door and the 33cm circular brass dial, centred with the makers initials, the number '351' and a subsidiary dial, enclosed by Roman and Arabic numerals, the thirty hour movement striking on a saucer bell, the case with fluted half columns flanking the shaped door, above a conforming lower panel and bracket feet, 203cm high For condition information please view this lot on our website HERE
Early 19th Century inlaid oak-cased eight-day painted dial longcase clock, Blurton, Stourbridge, circa 1830, the 14-inch break-arched Arabic dial inscribed as above with subsidiary seconds and calendar dials beneath rolling moon phase painted with a country house and a ship beside a coastal fort, the movement rack-striking on a bell, with false-plate, the case with swan-neck pediment over ebony and boxwood-strung case with reeded hood columns and trunk quadrants, the short trunk door and canted base both inlaid with paterae on bracket feet, 231cm high
A George III mahogany bracket clock with bell top, the silvered brolan arched dial with calendar and strike/silent subsidiary dials signed Christopher Bullock, London, the four pillar twin fusee movement with verge escapement and rack strike on a bell, back cock and plate engraved with central cartouche and makers monogram, floral motifs and border both side panels a/f, 49cm high excluding handle
An early to mid 19th Century ebonised cuckoo table/bracket clock for restoration (back board, dial poor), the movement with four turned pillars, gong train with external ratchet and winding stop on barrel, strike cuckoo train with countwheel to backplate and fusee driven. No key or pendulum, 46.5cm high
An early 20thC walnut and mahogany dome top bracket clock, the shaped case with gilt metal handle on compressed orb feet, fronted by a plaque G L Rose, Church Warden, Mickleham, 1927, with 16cm diameter Roman numeric dial, revealing a quarter striking key wind chiming movement, marked 746, with key and pendulum, 32cm high.
A late 18th/early 19thC mahogany longcase clock, the silvered dial with moon face, engraved with Roman numerals etc., eight day four pillar movement, the reverse of the dial stamped Wright, the mahogany case with three brass finials, shaped crest and reeded pilasters, the door with moulded edge and base with similar mouldings, on bracket feet, 224cm high.
A French 18th century rosewood inlaid dome-top bracket clock, brass cherub and floral dial with Roman numerals hour markers, 8-day movement striking on a gong, plate no. 2754, case height 32cm with key, door key and pendulum, working orderGood overall working order, side panels of case have all over light craquelure possibly from heat expansion, left panel has one very small chip on bottom corner, inlay in good condition, dial in good condition with no damage but a few splits to the wood surrounding on the inner case, complete with key, pendulum and door key along with several old service documents, no bracket
A Regency mahogany bracket clock, 8-day fusee movement with brass inlaid case and pineapple finial, case height 38cmCase is in quite tired condition with a few moulding edge chips and one small crack on the right hand side panel. Dial in good clean condition but glass has a few small chips around the edge. Case is also chipped around hinge for glass door. Movement and pendulum seem to be original but clock is not currently running
A 20th century oak Grandmother clock, the brass dial with foliate spandrels contained within hood with broken arched top, and glazed door above a case with single glazed door and raised on a panelled box base and raised on shaped bracket feet with three brass weights and pendulum 165cms high
A Victorian slate mantel clock. With enamel dial having visible anchor escapement. With gilt metal lion mask handles and bracket feet. Housing a French 8 day cylinder movement striking on a bell stamped for Samuel Marti, 32cm high. Sold with key and pendulum. Running. Case in good order with some expected nibbles to the slate.
James Stewart of Glasgow _ A George III Scottish Mahogany Cased Bracket Clock with bell top surmounted by a hinged carrying handle and flanked by acorn finials to the corners, the signed silvered dial with Roman numerals, strike/silent and subsidiary date apperture, the five pillar twin fussee striking movement (repeat string hole to case) with bob pendulum and signed brass back plate decorated with chased Prince of Wales Feathers, harebell swags and other foliate work, 50cm high, running. some faults to case
James Smith Aspeden. A Georgian style oak cased longcase clock, rectangular brass dial, with cherub spandrels, circular silvered chapter ring bearing Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, two train eight day movement with bell strike, the case of plain form, hood with 3/4 pilasters, raised on bracket feet, with weights and pendulum, 212cm H.
A William IV oak and mahogany crossbanded longcase clock by Bothamley of Boston, the break arch dial painted with a fashionable lady fishing, and shell spandrels, the circular dial bearing Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, two train eight day movement with bell strike, the break arch hood with brass central finial, plain brass capped columns, the trunk with chamfered sides and inlaid door, raised on bracket feet, with pendulum and key, 213cm high.
A CIRCA 1890 WALNUT BRACKET CLOCK BY LENZKIRCH, GERMANY, HAVING EIGHT DAY MOVEMENT WITH STRIKING AND QUARTER CHIMING, RECTANGULAR BRASS FACE WITH GILDED DECORATION, SILVERED CHAPTER RING WITH ROMAN NUMERALS, TWO UPPER SMALL DIALS FOR REGULATION AND SILENT/ CHIME. THE CASE HAVING BROKEN ARCH PEDIMENT WITH BRASS SHELL DECORATION, TWO FLAT FLUTED SIDE COLUMNS AND FRET PIERCED SIDE VIEWING PANELS. THE CLOCK STANDS AT 43 CM HIGH, WAS SEEN WORKING AND CHIMING AT TIME OF CATALOGUING AND INCLUDES BRASS WINDING KEY
A French Brass and Bevelled Glass Cased "Four Glass" Mantel Clock, by Japy Freres, No. 13313, the 4ins diameter cream dial with Arabic numerals and visible escapement, to the eight day two train movement striking on a gong, with mercury compensated pendulum, contained in lacquered brass and bevelled glass rectangular case, on bracket feet, 11ins high
An 18th Century Mahogany Longcase Clock, by Ambrose Stokes of Deal, the 11ins square brass dial with wide chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, matted dial centre and cast spandrels, to the brass and steel framed movement with outside count wheel striking on a bell, contained in plain mahogany case with moulded and dentil cornice and plain turned pillars to hood, on bracket feet, 78ins high
A 19th Century mahogany bracket clock for the Turkish market, the eight day movement by Gravell & Son of London No'd 4009 with typical Turkish engraved chapter ring surmounted by a strike silent movement and dial, the case with brass embellishments raised on four acanthus scroll feet Size approx 67cm high x 44cm wide CONDITION REPORTS In answer to specific queries, the case and movement do not appear to be a marriage, though it is clear that some restoration and replacements have taken place over the clock's life. The wooden mount for the finial appears to be ill fitting and the castings either side appear to be of a lower quality than in some areas. The casting to the spandrels and feet and pilasters is better quality. The inner silvered dial within the chapter ring is engraved "Gravell & Son London 4009", the chapter ring with the typical Turkish market markings. The strike silent dial above it appears slightly worn and dirty. There is a circular scratch mark outside of the dial. The back plate is undecorated but bears inscription "Gravell & Son London 4009". There does not appear to be any other engraving elsewhere. The piece is a twin fusee movement with anchor escapement. It does not appear to have been converted from a verge. The rear of the face bears a sticker of a restorer/clockmaker "Dan Acraman Horological Services". The rear of the dial bears the same sticker dated Jan 1989 by hand. The fabric to the interior of the sides appears to be replacement. As you will see from photographs, some of the interior footboard and other woodwork appears very fresh suggesting that it may have been replaced in 1989. The case is generally sound though with some areas of veneers with some damage and replacement sections. See images for further detail. There are signs of old woodworm to the rear above the foot and also to the base board. See images for further detail. 66 cm high x 41.5 cm wide foot to foot and 24.5 cm deep foot to foot
A gilt metal and glass miniature table cabinet, with transfer printed decoration of ornate fountain, 8cm wide together with an Art Nouveau copper oval dish and an Art Deco pottery transfer printed clock and matching vase af and a pair of Belle Époque gilt spelter and red marble vases, raised on a pair of scroll swept front supports and bracket back legs, 35cm high (6)

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