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Lot 693
A Regency figured mahogany bureau. With fitted waterfall interior having faux book spines, raised on graduated drawers and supported on ogee bracket feet, 1m 7cm wide, 1m 6cm high, 50cm deep. Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. Interior baize needs replacing. Very minor veneer loss.
Lot 697
A George III mahogany serpentine chest of three over three drawers. With canted corners and raised on splay bracket supports. Having oval brass lion mask handles, cock beading and strung inlay, 1m 23cm wide, 59cm deep, 98cm high. Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. No keys. Some slight fading but overall patina good. Handles not original but of good quality. Veneer around central escutcheon replaced. Some veneer replacement on the fronts of the feet.
Lot 722
A Georgian figured walnut and oyster veneered bureau. Crossbanded, with fitted interior, oak lined drawers and raised on bracket feet, 84.5cm wide, 51cm deep, 1m 5cm high. Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. Good condition. Good colour. Handles appear to be original. Some work to the drawer runners. Some slight splits to veneer commensurate. Key for the fall only.
Lot 771
A George II mahogany bachelors chest. Incorporating a brushing slide and with four graduated drawers raised on ogee bracket feet, 76cm wide, 46.5cm deep, 77cm high. Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. Patch of veneer missing from the top front right. Splits to both sides. A lot of cock beading lacking and some veneer from the carcass front. Some moulding missing from both back feet. Strip of the back boards missing.
Lot 101
A 19th century Chinese carved and reticulated hardwood box of square form and with fitted internal tray. The domed cover ornamented with a dragon and fish on a roundel of cloud scrolls, the four side panels each decorated with a fisherman in a landscape. With carved shaped apron and raised on scrolled bracket feet, 21cm square 15cm high (3).
Lot 1412
EARLY 19TH CENTURY SCOTTISH LONGCASE CLOCKby James Gow of Midcalder, the hood with swan neck pediment, rosettes and campana urn finial, the arched painted enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and calendar dials and 8 day, 2 train movement, the spandrels painted with potted plants, contained in a waisted mahogany case, the trunk with quarter round columns, the door with lozenge inlay, of bracket feet, 230cm high
Lot 205
A 19th Century mahogany cased mantle clock, the caddy top with pineapple finial flanked by lion mask ring handles raised on brass ogee bracket feet, the twin fusee eight day movement with circular enamel dial and Roman numerals inscribed "Daniel Lambert Knightsbridge 1820", 28.5 cm x 50 cm CONDITION REPORTS Unknown if in working order. The case has top right hand section missing. Various large splits, etc, throughout. The fabric covering the grilles to the sides is worn and threadbare. Key for both the clock and case are missing. Unable to open the front cover. Wear to the enamelled dial and crazing and cracking in places. Wear and tear conducive with age and use. See images for further details.
Lot 213
An early 19th Century Scottish mahogany cased long case clock with swan neck pediment with brass roundel decoration to the ends above the arched hood, the plain arched door flanked by reeded column pilasters raised on bracket feet, the movement with painted arch dial, the arch depicting a bagpipe player with flag over a chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals enclosing subsidiary seconds and dates dials, inscribed "Wm Anderson St Andrews", 210.5 cm high
Lot 355
A circa 1900 satinwood cabinet, the two cupboard doors enclosing various shelves and filing drawers bearing paper labels inscribed "Amberg's Cabinet Letter File......supplied for this cabinet furnished by Amberg File & Index Co, 438-448 Fulton Street, Chicago, 79 and 81 Duane Street New York, 27 Little Britain, London EC", over two long drawers, raised on square supports united by an undertier to bracket feet, 80 cm wide x 126 cm high
Lot 373
An early 18th Century quartered and cross and feather banded walnut bachelor's chest with fold-over top above the two short and three long drawers with brass handles and escutcheons, on bracket feet, 99 cm x 85.5 cm CONDITION REPORTS Various dents and dings, scratches, scuffs and marks throughout. There is a big dent to the body. The foot is dented out of circular. Metal is tarnished.
Lot 435
A Victorian Aesthetic ebonised framed armchair after a design by E W Godwin by Gillow & Co. circa 1875, the upholstered scroll back over a Japanese lattice work style panel and swept arms, the seat with serpentine front rail, raised on five slender turned and ringed supports united by turned and ringed stretchers, the two rear legs stamped "Gillow & Co.", 56 cm wide x 72 cm high CONDITION REPORTS Upholstery, in all likelihood, not original, though in sound condition. Ebonising throughout with wear to the extremities, particularly i.e. edges, especially to the arms. Of the five legs, two have serious breaking and repairs, one with a metal straight bracket with three screws - see image. Another mended with dowel. Both split right through. Gillow & Co stamp to one leg. Wear to the feet - again see images. Several dents, knocks and scratches throughout conducive with age and use
Lot 100
A rare French Louis XV provincial iron framed rack-striking lantern clock The bell signed for Jean Dubois, mid 18th century The posted inside rack-striking two handed movement with vertically pivoted hour hammer, passing half-hour strike via second hammer sounding on the same bell and anchor escapement regulated by 48 inch pendulum swinging outside the frame to the rear, the 8 inch circular cast brass twenty-four piece white enamel Roman numeral cartouche dial with profile bust, dolphin and foliate scroll decorated centre and Arabic five minutes to outer track beneath Classical mask, Ho-Ho bird and cockerel pierced crest, frame with rectangular section corner posts continuing above the top plate to support the domed bell bearer with turned top finial and enclosing bell cast with inscription JEAN DUBOIS AU PUY , on tall integral spike feet carrying scroll cast openwork apron mount to front, 43.5cm (17.25ins) high; with a carved oak wall bracket, 63.5cm (25ins) high overall. A Jean Dubois does not appear in the usual sources however a Jean Duboys is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Lyon in 1685.
Lot 110
Ω A fine Queen Anne gilt brass mounted ebony table clock with pull-quarter repeat Isaac Papavoine, London, circa 1705-10 The five finned pillar twin fusee movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum, pull-quarter repeat on a nest of three graduated bells and striking the hour on a further larger bell, the backplate finely engraved with symmetrical leafy scrolls and strapwork around a central crowned male mask within herringbone border, the 7 inch square brass dial with ringed winding holes and herringbone border-engraved shaped false bob aperture signed I Papauoine London to the recessed backing plate and conforming calendar aperture the finely matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with sword hilt half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with delicate pierced steel hands and winged cherub head cast spandrels to angles within herringbone engraved outer border incorporating S/N switch at nine o'clock, in a case with fine twin cherub cast handle to the bell-top superstructure and gilt urn finials, the front with raised mouldings to the glazed dial aperture flanked by scroll cast gilt escutcheon mounts, the sides with conforming rectangular glazed apertures and the rear with door matching the front set within the frame of the case, on complex moulded shallow skirt base with gilt brass claw bun feet, 39.5cm (15.5ins) high excluding handle. Provenance: Private collection, Hampshire (ref. C5); purchased at Louis Taylor and Sons, Stoke-on-Trent, 23rd March 1981 (lot 265) for £2,000 hammer. Isaac Papavoine is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as a French immigrant clockmaker who became a Free Brother of the Clockmakers Company in 1687/8. The only other mention of him in the Company records is a note indicating that he was much in arrears of his subscriptions in 1705/6. Loomes mentions clocks by him signed as being made in Dukes Court, London whilst other examples inscribed Suffolk Street, London are also known. The overall design of the current lot is typical of those made for a very short period during the formative years of the 18th century. The movement and dial are very much rooted in 17th century practice with the engraving to the backplate showing a Continental influence with strapwork and grotesques more typical of Huguenot practice. The case is surmounted by a fully developed bell-top caddy with exuberant handle which combined with a square dial very much dates the clock to around 1700 and 1710- and is of a form favoured by leading London makers such as Christopher Gould and Joseph Windmills (see Barder, Richard C. The Georgian Bracket Clock 1714-1830 for an example by Gould and Dawson, Percy G.; Drover, C.B. and Parkes, D.W. Early English Clocks 484 for a burr walnut clock by Joseph Windmills of related case design).Cites Regulations Please note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol Ω in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES regulations when exported from the EU. The CITES regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites
Lot 112
A rare Charles I first period brass lantern clock Anonymous but possibly by Richard Milbourne, London, circa 1620-30; the dial later inscribed for John Harford, Bath, 1658 The posted movement now with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum swinging outside the frame to the rear and Huygen s endless rope winding, the reversed strike train with countwheel planted to the rear and sounding the hours on a bell set above the top plate, the dial with elaborate rose centred vestigial alarm disc and sculpted iron hand enveloped by fine engraved infill incorporating winged angel mask over opposing lions mask inhabited stylised foliate scrolls issuing from cornucopiae and grotesque mask positioned just above six o'clock, within an applied Roman numeral chapter ring with simple wheatear half hour markers, the upper angles engraved John Harford, in Bath, 1658 over earlier leafy sprays matching those to the lower angles, the distinctive frame with one-piece column turned corner posts incorporating rounded blocks at the junctions with the top and bottom plates beneath symmetrical foliate strapwork pierced frets decorated with engraved detail to the front, integral multi-knopped ovoid vase-turned corner finials and domed bell bearer cast with pierced decoration between the limbs surmounted by a later substantial cup-and-cover vase finial, with brass side doors and on ring-turned ball feet, 32cm (12.5ins) high excluding later finial; 39.5cm (15.5ins) high overall; with an oak wall bracket and 19th century cylindrical brass cased weight embossed in the Arts and Crafts style with monogram DIW. The current lot can be directly compared to an example dated to circa 1610-1620 signed Richard Milborne fecit in holborne illustrated and described in Loomes, Brian LANTERN CLOCKS & Their Makers on pages 49-50 (Figures 5.10-11). In particular the engraving to the centre of the dial of the Milborne clock is almost identical to that of the present lot. In addition to this they also share the same pattern of frame casting and the unusual detail of having a lateral hammer stop applied to the top plate (removed from the current lot but evidence in the form of a vacant lot is still present). From this it would be reasonable to suggest that both originate from Milborne s workshop evidenced by the fact that the signed example is inscribed directly into the dial plate along with fecit. . Loomes also illustrates (Figures 5.2-9) another larger clock with dial engraved by the same hand and related frame castings which also could have originated from the same workshop. A detail worth noting is that this larger unsigned clock was made without an alarm, hence the centre is engraved with infill to occupy the space which would have been taken by a setting disc. This infill takes the form of a two-tier complex radial rosette almost identical to the one decorating the alarm disc of the current lot (suggesting that the disc itself is a rare original survivor). A third clock utilising the same frame castings and with dial engraving clearly by the same hand is illustrated in White, George English Lantern Clocks on page 82 (Figure II/94). This example was once in the Iden collection and is fitted with a non-original front fret bearing a signature for William Selwood hence is described by White as by an unknown maker. Although the angel and demon engraved decoration departs a little from the design seen on the others noted above it is clear that the similarities are strong enough to suggest that it was made in the same workshop (possibly that of Richard Milborne). From these observations it would seem reasonable to conclude that the present clock and the three clocks described above can be considered a series. Very little is known of Richard Milborne; Brian Loomes notes in Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 that A Richard Milborne and his wife, Mary had two children baptised at St. Clement Danes, Elizabeth and Mary in 1634 and 37 respectively. The identification of the current lot as being London first period work possibly from the workshop of Richard Milborne confirms that the engraved inscription for John Harford of Bath was added at a later date. John Harford is recorded by Loomes in Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born in Chippenham, Wiltshire in 1632. His uncle (on his maternal side) was the clockmaker John Snow of West Lavington and his father (John senior) may have been the clockmaker John Har(t)ford who was made a Free Brother of the Clockmakers Company in 1632 and Assistant in 1649. John Harford junior was apprenticed to his uncle John Snow from 1646 until 1653 and is thought to have worked in Bath from around 1654. He was described as a watchmaker in 1677 when his son (again of the same name) was apprenticed in London and is thought to have continued working until the end of the century. The presence of Harford s signature on the current lot would suggest that he probably acquired the clock and perhaps overhauled the mechanism prior to retailing it under his own name. On close examination the chapter ring appears to have been replaced at the same time of the execution of the signature. Indeed evidence in the form of extant earlier engraved decoration beneath indicates the original chapter ring was narrower whilst Harford's signature and date appear to have been executed to comfortably occupy the space above the current chapter ring.
Lot 116
A Regency small brass mounted bracket clock with enamel dial Dwerrihouse and Carter, London, early 19th century The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum and lancet-shaped plates, the 5 inch fired white enamel circular Roman numeral dial signed Dwerrihouse & Carter, BERKELEY SQUARE, LONDON to centre and with blued steel spade hands set behind hinged convex glazed cast brass bezel, the lancet-shaped case with raised brass line-bordered crescent panel above dial and further conforming shaped panel enclosing stylised looped double-lozenge motif beneath, the front edges with cast slender Gothic column mounts continuing to form moulded lancet-arch above, the sides with brass lion s mask ring handles above lancet arch shaped brass sound frets, the rear with conforming lancet-glazed door, on brass bound stepped skirt base with brass ball feet, (case formerly ebonised), 30.5cm (12ins) high. The partnership of Dwerrihouse and Carter are recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working from Berkeley Square, London 1802-23.
Lot 117
A George IV brass inlaid mahogany bracket clock Gravell and Son, London, circa 1830 The substantial four pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with trip-hour repeat, thick arched plates and deadbeat escapement incorporating screw end stop depth adjustment to the escape wheel pivot regulated by heavy lenticular bob pendulum, the backplate with scribed line border and signed GRAVELL & SON, LONDON over number 3928 to centre, the 8 inch circular silvered Roman numeral dial with fine pierced blued steel hands set behind hinged convex glazed cast brass bezel, the break-arch case with shallow ebonised cavetto cornice over concave-topped brass fillet edged recessed panel inlaid with brass lozenge scroll motif beneath dial flanked by strung ebonised canted angles, the sides with cornucopiae ring handles over arched gilt fishscale sound frets, the rear with arch glazed door, on shallow skirt base incorporating ebonised fluted band to upper margin and brass ball feet, 44.5cm (17.5ins) high. The partnership between William Gravell and his son of the same name succeeded Gravell and Tolkien who are recorded in Baillie, G. H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as taking on Eardley Norton s business in 1792, and working from St. John s Clerkenwell, London 1795-1820. Gravell and Tolkien continued the serial numbering system instigated by Norton which in-turn was continued by Gravell and Son and then William junior alone (who subsequently worked from Charterhouse Square and served Master of the Clockmakers Company 1841-42). The movement of the current lot is substantially built with a fine Graham type deadbeat escapement regulated by a particularly heavy lenticular bob pendulum. This specification will ensure very good timekeeping and reflects the high quality approach of the makers.
Lot 119
A Victorian mahogany night watchman's tell-tale bracket clock or noctuary Probably by Smith and Sons, London, for Willoughby, Windsor, mid 19th century The four pillar single chain fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum and passing strike, the 5.25 inch circular silvered brass Roman numeral dial inscribed WILLOUGHBY, CLOCK-MAKER TO THE QUEEN, WINDSOR to centre with steel spade hands set within recessed circular ring engraved with reversed Roman numeral chapters fitted with push-pins at every half-hour to circumference and rotating anticlockwise against a plunger positioned to the upper margin, the case of rectangular form with recessed brass carrying handle and plunger to top over hinged circular bevel glazed cast brass bezel flanked by canted angles and floral scroll carved decoration to lower corners, the sides with rectangular side windows over ogee-profile moulded rails, the rear with rectangular glazed door, on shallow skirt base, 31cm (12.25cm) high excluding plunger; 37cm (14.5ins) high overall. Provenance: Private collection, Hampshire (ref. C28); purchased at Sotheby s, London 28th June 2002 (lot 116) for £550 hammer. An almost identical clock signed SMITH & SONS, CLERKENWELL was sold by Tennants, Leyburn on 16th March 2013 (lot 1189) for £650 hammer. The firm of John Smith and Sons was established in 1780 and became one of the largest manufacturers of both domestic and public clocks throughout the 19th century and is still trading today but as a materials stockholder and broker having made their last clock in 1938. Other than brief note in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World indicating that a maker with the name Willoughby was working in Windsor during the early 19th century there appears to be no record of the working dates for the maker whose name appears on the dial of the current lot in the usual sources. However another almost identical timepiece signed by Willoughby is in the Royal Collection (alongside a similarly signed fusee dial wall timepiece) and can be found online at www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/30174/. This listing indicates that Willoughby s first name was William and suggests that he may have been primarily occupied with supplying timepieces for the Royal household at Windsor Castle. The night watchman's clock or noctuary was developed as a 'tell-tale' method of recording a night watchman's progress throughout his shift. The dial incorporates a revolving ring to the circumference fitted with pins which are pushed-in by a manually operated plunger fitted to the exterior of the locked case. By having two such timepieces at each end of a watchman's circuit a record of his patrols throughout the night can be recorded. The pins are automatically reset to their raised position by a ramp positioned behind the ring at around the eleven o'clock position. The first basic design of 'Watchman's Noctuary' (see following lot) was subject of a patent submitted by Samuel Day in 1803 however the patent was disputed on the grounds that the Earl of Exeter had been using two such timepieces made by Boulton and Watt since 1799.
Lot 120
A fine George III brass mounted figured mahogany quarter chiming table clock with fired enamel dial John Scott, London, circa 1790 The substantial six pillar triple chain fusee movement chiming the quarters on a graduated nest of eight-bells and striking the hour on a further large bell, with original half-deadbeat escapement regulated by floral engraved lenticular bob pendulum with holdfast to the fine Classical urn-centred symmetrical rococo scroll engraved backplate, the 8 inch circular white enamel Roman numeral dial signed JOHN SCOTT, GLOUCESTER STREET, LONDON to centre, with Arabic five minutes to outer track and pierced blued steel hands, the shallow break-arch case with generous hinged brass carrying handle and single brass-fillet moulded rectangular pad to top over fine foliate pierced and engraved brass crescent-shaped sound fret to the arch of the full-height front door incorporating cast brass bezel to the convex glazed circular dial aperture and with conforming brass fillet-bordered lower quadrant frets flanked by chevron-strung angles, the sides with arched brass frets and the rear with glazed arched door set within the frame of the case, on generous cavetto moulded skirt base with cast brass ogee bracket feet, 43cm (17ins) high excluding handle. John Scott is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working from Gloucester Street, London from before 1784. He is further noted in Britten, F.J. Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers as being in business at 40 Gloucester Street, Red Lion Square. Scott became an honorary Freeman of the Clockmaker s Company in 1781 but is believed to have worked 1770-1794; a bracket clock of his dating to around 1775 was formerly in the Wetherfield Collection.
Lot 122
A fine George III gilt brass mounted mahogany table clock Robert Fleetwood, London, circa 1780 The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum with pivoted beam rise/fall regulation to suspension, trip hour repeat and fine symmetrical foliate rococo scroll engraved backplate, the 7 inch ogee-arch top dial with calendar aperture to the finely matted centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, with pierced steel hands and rococo scroll cast mounts to spandrels with the upper two interrupted by twin subsidiary Strike/Silent and regulation dials flanking signature Rob t Fleetwood, Abchurch Lane, London to arch, the bell top case surmounted with gilt pineapple finial set on a pedestal flanked by fine gilt frets over four further smaller finials and cavetto top mouldings, the front with scroll-pierced and engraved brass upper quadrant frets and fillet inset glazed dial aperture to door flanked by caddy moulded angles, the sides with hinged brass carrying handles above conforming brass fillet inset break-arch side windows, the rear with plain glazed aperture and quadrant frets matching the front, on moulded skirt base with cast ogee bracket feet, 50cm (19.75ins) high overall. Robert Fleetwood is recorded in Britten F.J. Old Clocks and Watches and their Makers as a Liveryman of the Goldsmith s Company who was established at Featherstone Buildings, Holborn, London, in 1760 then 13 Abchurch Lane from 1776; he died in 1789. The unusual shape of the dial of the current lot is reminiscent of the work of the renowned London Partnership of Allam and Clements (see Christie s sale of Important Clocks and Marine Chronometers , King Street, London 20th February 2008, lot 96). Another clock of related design, this time by Eardley Norton, is illustrated in Barder, Richard, C. The GEORGIAN BRACKET CLOCK 1714-1830 on page 110.
Lot 63
Clocks and watches general reference works - approximately thirty eight publications: Roberts, Derek BRITISH SKELETON CLOCKS Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge 1987, dj; Allix, Charles and Bonnert, Peter CARRIAGE CLOCKS Their History and development Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge 1974, dj; Barder, Richard C.R. The GEORGIAN BRACKET CLOCK 1714-1830 Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge 1993, dj; Nicholls, Andrew English Bracket and Mantel Clocks Blandford Press, Poole 1981, dj; Rose, Ronald E. ENGLISH DIAL CLOCKS Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge 1978, dj; Robinson, Tom THE LONGCASE CLOCK Antiques Collectors Club, Woodbridge 1981, dj; Edwardes, Ernest L. The Grandfather Clock John Sherratt and Son Limited, Altrincham 1974, dj; Neale, J.A. Joseph and Thomas Windmills, Clock and watch Makers 1671-1737 The Antiquarian Horological Society, Ticehurst 1999, dj; Loomes, Brian COMPLETE BRITISH CLOCKS David and Charles, Newton Abbot 1978, dj; Barder, Richard C.R. ENGLISH COUNTRY GRANDFATHER CLOCKS David and Charles, Newton Abbot 1983, dj; Cescinsky, Herbert and Webster, Malcolm R. ENGLISH DOMESTIC CLOCKS Chancery House Publishing Co. Ltd., Woodbridge, Suffolk 1976, dj; Baillie, G.H., Clutton, C. and Ilbert, C.A. BRITTEN'S OLD CLOCKS AND WATCHES AND THEIR MAKERS E. and F.N. Spon Limited, London 1956, dj; Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 1 N.A.G. Press, London 1985; Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 N.A.G. Press, London 1989; Jeff (editor) TIME & PLACE, English Country Clocks 1600-1840 exhibition catalogue, The Antiquarian Horological Society, Ticehurst 2006, softbound; Hagger, Arthur L. and Miller, Leonard F. SUFFOLK CLOCKS AND CLOCKMAKERS Antiquarian Horological Society, Ramsgate 1974, no dj, with supplement 1979; Mather, Harold H. CLOCK AND WATCH MAKERS OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Friends of Nottingham Museums, Nottingham 1979, softbound; Loomes, Brian Yorkshire Clockmakers Dalesman Books, Clapham, Yorkshire 1972, softbound; Snell, Michael Clocks & Clockmakers of Salisbury Hobnob Press, Salisbury 1986, dj; Dowler, Graham GLOUCESTERSHIRE CLOCK AND WATCH MAKERS Phillimore, Chichester 1984, dj; Tribe, Thomas and Whatmore, Philip Dorset Clocks and Clock-makers Tanat Books, Oswestry 1991, dj; Camerer Cuss, T.P. The Camerer Cuss Book of ANTIQUE WATCHES Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge 1987, dj; Jagger, Cedric THE ARTISTRY OF THE ENGLISH WATCH David and Charles, Newton Abbot 1988, dj; with approximately fifteen related sundry publications, (qty). Provenance: Private collection, Hampshire.
Lot 81
A French gilt brass petite sonnerie striking carriage clock with push-button repeat Unsigned, Paris, circa 1900 The eight-day two train movement ting-tang striking the quarters on two gongs and sounding the hour on the larger of the two, with replaced platform lever escapement, the circular blue on white enamel Arabic numeral dial with pierced steel hands set within engine-turned gilt mask, the bevel glazed case with hinged scroll handle over cavetto cornice, reeded frieze and caddy moulded uprights, on conforming base incorporating squat bracket feet, the underside with strike selection lever, 15cm (6ins) high excluding handle.
Lot 83
A French gilt brass four-glass mantel clock Japy Freres, Paris, circa 1900 The circular eight-day bell striking movement with visible Brocot type escapement incorporating jewelled pallets set within the recessed gilt dial centre and regulated by mercury capsule pendulum with rate adjustment to suspension, the backplate stamped with JAPY FRERES, MED. D HONNEUR. roundel over number 25934 6.4, the dial with recessed gilt centre within circular white enamel Arabic numeral chapter ring, blued steel hands and milled bezel, the bevel-glazed case with caddy moulded uprights to angles, on conforming cavetto moulded skirt base incorporating bracket feet, 33cm, (13ins) high.
Lot 88
Ω A Louis XV style gilt brass mounted Boulle bracket clock The dial signed for Passeral, Paris, late 19th century The two train gong striking movement with rectangular plates united by four cylindrical pillars pinned through the backplate, the going train with anchor escapement regulated by pendulum with decorative sunburst mask cast bob, the backplate stamped with VINCENTI & CIE, MADAILLE D ARGENT, 1855 roundel over serial number 409 87 , the 9 inch circular twenty-five piece cartouche numeral dial with convex white enamel centre inscribed Passeral, A Paris within chapter ring with blue-on-white Roman hour numerals within rococo borders and conforming black Arabic five minutes to outer track, with pierced steel hands, the engraved cut brass and red shell marquetry veneered waisted case with open scroll cast surmount applied to a concave-sided superstructure decorated with foliate scrolls flanked by leaf cast mounts to the angles, the front with rococo scroll cast crest over leafy gilt brass-framed arch-glazed door enclosing marquetry veneered inside surface to the rear door and incorporating richly cast panel decorated with rococo scrollwork to lower edge, the surround decorated with leafy scrolls within line border, the sides with tall recessed arch windows between marquetry panel veneered upper and lower margins, on generous scroll cast feet with cartouche apron between; with a wall bracket of ogee outline with applied leaf cast mount to edge of the table over conforming cut brass and red shell stylised foliate marquetry veneers to front and sides interrupted by rococo scroll cast mounts applied to angles, the base with further conforming mount, the clock 77cm (30.25ins) high; the clock and wall bracket 107cm (42ins) high overall.Cites Regulations Please note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol Ω in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES regulations when exported from the EU. The CITES regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites
Lot 91
A fine Victorian Reformed Gothic oak longcase wall regulator timepiece in the manner of A.W.N. Pugin The movement probably attributed to the workshop of James Condliff, Liverpool for Isaac Simmons, Manchester, third quarter of the 19th century The massive eight-day five double-screwed baluster pillar frosted gilt movement with thick canted top angle plates measuring 9.5 by 7.75 inches enclosing wheel train with high pinion count, six-spoke wheel crossings and screw depth adjustment for all pivots terminating at the plates, with Harrison s maintaining power and deadbeat escapement incorporating jewelled pallets regulated by Frodsham/Dent type metal jar mercury compensated pendulum with weight tray for fine adjustment and fine beat adjustment to crutch, with winding via offset square to right hand side, the 12 inch circular silvered brass dial with subsidiary seconds over Roman numeral hour dial and signed I. Simmons, 7 St. Ann s, Square, Manchester to centre within outer minute track and canted silvered bezel, the movement and dial supported on a substantial gilt brass bracket attached to the 2 inch thick case backboard beneath wide-jaw pendulum suspension with fine screw position adjustment, the interior also applied with a silvered tapered scale for the pendulum weight tray calibrated 0-12 divided into eighths over plate engraved ARNOLD & LEWIS, SUCCESSORS TO, I. SIMMONS, WATCH & CLOCK MANUFACTURERS to centre section beneath dial, and beat scale to base, the exterior with triple stylised trefoil fronted canted mansard frieze flanked by pointed spires to pediment over heavy front door with entwined curved baton carved band over arch-glazed panel flanked by stylised ogee stepped sections decorated with rosettes over Gothic columns with foliate caps and moulded bands to shafts, the sides with slender rectangular glass windows set into 2 inch thick channel moulded surrounds incorporating hole for the indirect movement winding to right hand side, the base with cavetto apron flanked by plinths beneath the front door over triple substantial chevron-carved quarter-round fronted cavetto-outline brackets with elaborate complex horizontal moulded infill between and reeded panels to upper and lower margins, the superstructure containing a piece of oak stencilled with a blue rosette motif trademark, 216cm (85ins) high. Isaac Simmons is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in Manchester 1834-51. Online sources further suggest that he opened jewellers at Long Millgate in 1822, by 1832 he had moved to fashionable 9 St Ann s Square then again to number 7 by 1851 where he remained until 1871. Simmons was succeeded by Arnold and Lewis who continued at the same address until circa 1905. Contemporary directories also list Arnold and Lewis as retail jewellers and makers of watches and chronometers. Indeed the many fine quality watches that survive bearing their name suggest that they had a very wealthy clientele and were a major retail outlet for the watches made in the Prescott watch workshops. Details such as the design of weight pulley, left/right position-adjustable pendulum suspension block, extensive use of screw end stops and overall quality of the movement suggest that it may have been supplied to Simmons by James Condliff of Liverpool. James Condliff first set up in business at 32 Gerard Street, Liverpool, in 1816. Between 1816-1827 Condliff had premises in Gerard Street, Circus Street and Fraser Street; after 1827 he was joined by Joseph Condliff and they continued to work at Fraser Street (probably the workshops) and also in Clare Street. In 1846 a branch of the business opened in Everton under Joseph's name and that year also John Condliff appears, at premises at Mount Vernon. The last Condliff in the business was Thomas who is recorded as working between 1867-1914, whilst the last mention of James dates to 1884, although it is likely that he had retired by 1862. The quality of the movement of the current lot combined with the massive construction of the case complete with facility for external winding indicate that it was intended for an important location where a high degree accuracy was required. One such possibility is that it was made as the shop regulator for Simmonds premises in St. Ann s Square. A letter, dated 1851, to the editor of the Manchester Guardian confirms that Simmons utilised a highly accurate regulator on his premises: To the editor of the Manchester Guardian Sir, In reply to the complaints of A Subscriber , in your publication of Wednesday last, on the subject of the incorrectness of the public clocks, I take leave to say to say there is but too much truth in his remarks. For a number of years I have had my chief regulator tested by transit observations; the result in nearly all cases showing 2 minutes slower than the time as indicated by the public clocks. An observatory such as that in Liverpool is quite unnecessary in this, an inland town. Nor do I see the utility of incurring the expense of telegraphing Greenwich time, which, for the reasons stated above, can always be had at my shop, and is cheerfully offered for the use of such as may feel disposed to avail themselves of it.- The favour of your inserting the above will oblige, and apologising for trespassing on your valuable time, I am, sir, yours faithfully I.SIMMONS 7 St Ann s Square April 3rd 1851 The possibility of the current lot being used as the shop regulator is perhaps further supported by the presence of the silvered signature plate for Simmons s successors Arnold and Lewis applied to the inside of the case. It is perhaps interesting to note that soon after they took over the Simmons business in 1871 Arnold and Lewis installed a shop regulator (in July 1872) with a galvinometer connected to Greenwich. An exterior clock dial at their premises (designed by Edward Salomons architect) with a Greenwich style falling ball dropping at 1pm daily was also installed. This was reported in the Manchester Guardian, and no doubt provided endless publicity for the new proprietors. The installation of this new technology may have required the previous shop timepiece to be moved-on by Arnold and Lewis. Another possibility is that the current lot may have been supplied to a very wealthy discerning private client or a business where accuracy was highly valued. Indeed the strong architectural styling would suggest that it may have been conceived as part of a homogenous scheme created by a leading architect in the highly fashionable Reformed Gothic style. The leading exponent of the Reformed Gothic movement was A.W.N. Pugin although many other architects and designers such as Eastlake and Burgess adopted the style. Reformed Gothic was at its height during the 1850 s-60 s but, as with all fashionable styles, muscular Reformed Gothic was superseded by the more romantic Venetian Gothic style championed by Ruskin and the Aesthetic Movement with Japanese influences developed by architects such as Edward William Godwin. The enormous wealth generated through the massive expansion in industry in the Manchester area at this time would have ensured a healthy clientele for high status objects leading to large manufactories such as Lamb of Manchester working hard to keep abreast of fashion. As of yet the designer or maker of the case of the current lot has not been established, however the presence of a stencilled rosette trademark on a piece of timber (formerly concealed in the top of the case) may provide a strong clue and thus presents the prospective purchaser with a potentially rewarding research project.
Lot 97
A late Victorian brass mounted quarter chiming bracket clock Thwaites and Reed, London, late 19th century The substantial six pillar triple chain fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by heavy lenticular bob pendulum with rise/fall regulation to the sprung suspension, chiming a choice of two options for the quarters on a nest of eight graduated bells and striking the hour on a gong, the 7.5 inch brass break-arch dial with matted centre incorporating silvered signature plate engraved THWAITES & REED, CLERKENWELL within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles with winged cherub mask cast spandrels interrupted by CHIME/SILENT and CHIME ON 8 BELLS/CHIME ON 4 BELLS selection switches to the vertical margins, beneath arch applied with subsidiary FASTER/SLOWER dial flanked by conforming cast mounts, the break-arch top case with flambeau finial to the moulded upstand over foliate cast gilt brass bordered pediment applied with grotesque mask mount to tympanum flanked by further gilt finials, the front with cast spandrel mounts to upper quadrants of the door inset with angled silvered brass fillet flanked by canted angles applied with male caryatids, the sides with rectangular cast brass sound frets decorated with foliate scrolls and Arabesques beneath generous carrying handles, on tall cavetto moulded base with leaf-cast mount to front and substantial gilt scroll feet, 75cm (29.5ins) high overall. The partnership between John Thwaites and George Jeremiah Reed is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as being formed in 1808. John Thwaites was the son of Ainsworth Thwaites who was apprenticed in 1735 and worked from Rosoman Row, Clerkenwell, London, 1751-80. He was an accomplished maker who supplied the clock for the tower at the Horse Guards Parade. John Thwaites was born in 1757 and took over the business presumably on the death of his father in 1780 before moving to Bowling Green Lane. The firm became well known for supplying all forms of clocks and movements either wholesale for others to retail, or signed by themselves. The partnership continued under John Thwaite's leadership from several addresses in London until his death in 1842. The business has subsequently passed through a series of successors and is still trading today from Rottingdean near Brighton.
Lot 1202
PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY ROYAL WORCESTER BLUSH IVORY POTPOURRI JARSboth of squat urn form, each with pierced lid, and on three scrolling bracket feet, hand painted with floral sprays, gilt highlights, green printed marks to base, date cipher for 1912, 18.5cm high; along with a Royal Worcester blush ivory lidded urn, similarly decorated, initialed 'W.H.' to base (3)
Lot 311
19th Century Japanese black lacquered and cloisonné floor standing side cabinet, the cloisonné drawer fronts, cupboards, side panels and top panel extensively decorated with birds amongst foliage, dragons and foliate sprays, 95cm wide x 98cm high Condition: The rear of the cabinet has lost over 50% of the lacquered decoration, the lacquer over the remaining parts of the cabinet is rather worn, rubbed and scuffed, the cloisonné panel to the top of the cabinet has several bruises and cracks and networks of hairline cracks, there are also seven drill holes running horizontally across the middle of the panel which may just be fixing holes or may have had a purpose, the cloisonné panel to the right side of the cabinet also has various bruises, hairline cracks and similar holes, the cloisonné panel to the left hand side of the cabinet is in a similar condition, the cloisonné drawer fronts are all in fair to good condition with little repair and the cloisonné panels in the sliding doors to the base of the cabinet are a little crazed and one of them has lost the brass insert, the brass mounts to the lower front of the cabinet are present but lifting, we feel that the base is incomplete and the cabinet probably sat on either a separate stand or on bracket feet, please see extra images, we would advise viewing in person
Lot 351
Mahogany square shaped coal/log bin having a carved rim, brass handles and standing on bracket feet, 41.5cm wide Condition: Interior liner is split on the sides and missing one handle, some repairs and infill to corner edges and light surface nicks and wear allover - ** General condition consistent with age
Lot 55
19th Century oak and mahogany longcase clock by Thomas Waldie of Blyth, the hood with swan neck pediment, arch shaped glazed door flanked by cylindrical pillars, the trunk with short door and standing on bracket feet, arch shaped painted dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, eight day striking movement, 215cm high Condition: We do not guarantee the movement or accuracy of clocks - Please see extra images and TELEPHONE department if you require further information
Lot 56
19th Century oak and mahogany longcase clock by Francis Foulks of Bakewell, the hood with swan neck pediment, circular glazed door flanked by tapered cylindrical pillars, the trunk with short door and standing on bracket feet, circular painted dial with Arabic numerals, 30 hour movement, 212cm high Condition: We do not guarantee the movement or accuracy of clocks - Please see extra images and TELEPHONE department if you require further information
Lot 654
Fondriest steel framed racing cycle, resprayed in white and blue, the bottom bracket stamped Fondriest, having Campagnolo Athena brake levers, callipers and rear derailleur, Shimano Ultegra chain set, Dura-Ace front mech, ITM black stem and bars, on Shimano Ultegra hubs, fitted Mavic SUP rims Condition: Please see extra images and TELEPHONE department if you require further information
Lot 659
Mercian Reynolds 531 steel racing cycle frame in metallic blue and white, with white transfers and Reynolds 'respray' transfer, having rear brake centre pull braze-on and top tube brake cable guides, mudguard eyes and fitted Tange headset and Shimano bottom bracket, horizontal rear drop-outs, seat tube 58cm centre to top Condition: Please see extra images and TELEPHONE department if you require further information
Lot 661
Armstrong of Birmingham Reynolds 531 steel racing cycle frame in metallic burgundy with white head tube having ornate lugs and Armstrong head tube badge, single braze-on gear leaver boss, braze-on pump brackets, cable guides, mudguard eyes, having horizontal rear drop-outs, fitted chrome head set and Bayliss bottom bracket, seat tube 56cm centre to top Condition: Please see extra images and TELEPHONE department if you require further information
Lot 662
Rotrax steel racing cycle frame in light blue with white tube lining to the lug work bearing Reynolds 531 renovated transfer, fitted track/fixed rear drop-outs, Campagnolo bottom bracket and chrome headset, bottom bracket lug stamped Nervex, seat tube 58cm centre to top Condition: Please see extra images and TELEPHONE department if you require further information
Lot 663
Hobbs of Barbican Reynolds 531 lugless steel racing cycle frame in metallic burgundy with gold decals and rainbow stripes, having horizontal drop-outs, fitted Tange bottom bracket and Campagnolo headset, seat tube 59cm centre to top Condition: Please see extra images and TELEPHONE department if you require further information
Lot 664
Claud Butler steel racing cycle frame having lugless construction in metallic red with gold decals and Olympic Rings, having horizontal drop-outs, fitted cartridge bottom bracket and chrome headset, seat tube 59cm centre to top Condition: Please see extra images and TELEPHONE department if you require further information
Lot 666
Vintage steel racing cycle frame bearing transfers for H.E.G. Ferris in white and blue and bearing Reynolds 531 label, braze-on top tube brake cable guides, down tube pump mounts, mudguard eyes and braze-on fork mounted lamp holder, fitted Campagnolo bottom bracket and unbranded chrome headset, horizontal rear drop-outs, seat tune 51cm centre to top Condition: Please see extra images and TELEPHONE department if you require further information
Lot 667
Bates of London steel racing cycle frame in metallic red with chrome ornate lugwork, chrome fork crown and ends and chrome rear triangle, having track/fixed rear drop-outs, fitted Bates Diadrant forks, with Bates batwing head tube badge, fitted Campagnolo Mirage bottom bracket and Campagnolo Mirage headset, seat tube 56cm centre to top Condition: Please see extra images and TELEPHONE department if you require further information
Lot 669
Vintage steel racing cycle frame in metallic red, bearing M.G Selbach red and black transfers with red, black and gold transfer to the head tube, having chrome fork crown and ends, chrome rear horizontal drop-outs, the underside of the bottom bracket stamped 0659949, fitted Bayliss bottom bracket, seat tube length 51cm centre to top Condition: Please see extra images and TELEPHONE department if you require further information
Lot 671
Vintage steel racing cycle frame in dark blue, bearing AJ Hodge transfers and further transfer stating the frame is built with Arcles & Pollock's butted tubes, having chrome fork crown and fork ends, horizontal rear drop-outs and front facing seat tube clamp above an extended seat tube, fitted Brampton bottom bracket, seat tube length 56.5cm centre to top Condition: Please see extra images and TELEPHONE department if you require further information
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