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Click here to subscribeA 19th Century mahogany long case clock with swan neck pediment above a mahogany and satinwood banded body, the enamel dial marked "G. Brown Airdrie", the arch decorated with Royal insignia and the spandrels emblematic of the four nations of the British Isles, with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds and date dials, raised on bracket feet
George III oak and mahogany longcase clock, the arched brass dial engraved John Smith Pittenweem Fife, with silvered centre seconds and Roman chapter, the case with fluted quarter columns, on bracket feet, 228cm. CONDITION REPORT: Top finial loose. Split in wood of door. Split to bases. Dial 31cm diameter. Possible repair to top. Three pieces of loose wood. Woodworm evident.
A 20th century French brass Carriage Clock, eight day movement striking a bell within the plinth, white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary alarm dial signed Angelus, five bevelled glass panels in lacquered brass frame, plinth base on shallow bracket feet, 16cm high inc handle
A stunning 19th century military campaign trunk chest for J Gerard Leigh of the 1st Life Guards. Heavy ebonised timber construction with metal strap bracket works and hinged top above. John Gerard Leigh was father to the distinguished William Gerard Leigh whose significant career as also a Life Guard soldier and interestingly married Jean Gerard Leigh, famous for being the the woman whose photograph was used to help trick the Germans into falling for one of the greatest deceptions of the Second World War in Operation Mincemeat. Operation Mincemeat, which was to inspire a film called The Man Who Never Was in the 1950s, was devised in the spring of 1943 by two intelligence officers, Charles Cholmondeley of MI5 and Commander Ewen Montagu of Naval Intelligence. With Churchill planning to invade Italy through Sicily, a ruse was required to make the Germans believe that the attack would take place elsewhere.
A George III ebonised three train chiming bracket clock, signed 'Thomas Landifield, London', the gilt metal mounted bell top case with carrying handle and four turned brass finials above 8inch brass dial, signed to an inset silvered plaque below XII, strike/silent dial to the arch, silvered chapter ring and date aperture, Rococo scroll spandrels, the fusee movement quarter Whittington chiming on 8 bells, and hour striking on another bell, unsigned engraved backplate, arched glazed rear door, upon brass ogee feet 51 x 35½cm (20 x 14in)Condition: one empty hole (with screw thread) to upper left of backplate. Has been working and chiming.
An Edwardian mahogany bracket clock, the traditional design case with brass stop fluted canted corners, foliate scroll engraved 13.5cm silvered dial marked ' E. White, 20 Cockspur Stt, London', slow/fast regulation dial to the modified arch, twin barrel gong striking movement stamped 'CH VCNE 32969', arched pierced brass side fret panels, and fret rear door, all on swept brass bracket feet 38 x 24½cm (15 x 9in)
A late George III oak and crossbanded longcase clock, the rectangular hood with geometric inlaid frieze, above 13inch (33cm) square brass and silvered dial signed 'Ashton Macclesfield', with subsidiary calendar and seconds dials, engraved centre, Rococo spandrels, 8 day 4 pillar movement, the trunk with quarter reeded columns, upon a canted panelled base and bracket feet 208cm (81in) case repolished. Dial and movement cleaned.
A George II oak longcase clock, the repolished case with caddy top hood having two brass ball finials above rectangular trunk door with lenticle, upon a plinth base and bracket feet, the 12inch (30.5cm) square brass dial signed 'John Ferrer, London', feather engraved border and Indian mask scroll spandrels, subsidiary seconds dial to the matted centre, with ringed winding holes and date aperture within a scroll surround, with 5 pillar 8 day movement 221cm (86in)Condition: case probably stripped and repolished. Has 2 brass cased weights, Plinth base probably a replacement.
A George III mahogany chest of drawers, with a slide and four long graduated drawers, brass swan neck handles, on ogee bracket feet 84 x 86 x 45cm (33 x 34 x 18in) Faded with patch and marks to the top and sun bleached at one end. The carcase rail below the brushing slide has warped inward, there are two handles missing.
A William IV walnut Wellington chest, of six graduated drawers with locking bracket and applied leaf carved brackets, on a plinth base 138 x 68 x 44cm (54 x 27 x 17in) Other Notes: First seen in the 1820s, the Wellington Chest was named after the Duke of Wellington's victory at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. These are tall, narrow chests, with usually six or seven drawers and often with a swinging locking arm which locks all the compartments with one key. The chest was one of the most well-known pieces of campaign furniture - furniture designed to be carried with ease when on army manoeuvres. There was a huge array of items which could be taken, from portable beds to collapsible candlesticks. In 1858, the Times reported that "Sir Colin Campbell's baggage &c. extended for eighteen miles, when he came down from Lucknow". A timber shrinkage crack to the top, scratches and overall fading
A George IV mahogany serpentine chest of drawers, with boxwood line border inlay, four long graduated drawers, later brass handles, on swept bracket feet 97 x 106 x 57cm (38 x 41 x 22in) replacement handles, some cockbeading losses to the lower drawer and end of the top drawer, one bracket foot is repaired.
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