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Click here to subscribeA William IV mahogany bracket clock having an eight-day duration, five pillar double fusee movement striking the hours on a bell, the eight-inch round painted convex dial having black Roman numerals and blued steel moon hands, the mahogany case with a shaped serpentine top with applied carving below, scroll lower sides, wooden fretwork to the sides and canted corners with inlaid brass, complete with matching mahogany wall bracket, height, 42cm (bracket 24cm)
A Regency mahogany and brass inlaid timepiece bracket clock having a single fusee eight-day duration movement, the six-inch round painted dial having black Roman numerals and indistinctly signed `Abbot`, the mahogany square case having brass inlaid decoration and surmounted by a pineapple finial, raised on ball feet, height 41cm.
Whitehurst, Congleton, an oak longcase clock having an eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell with an inside countwheel consisting of pins set on the barrel wheel, the eleven-inch square brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, Arabic five minute markings and signed `Whitehurst, Congleton`, with a date aperture to the dial centre and cast `four-season` corner spandrels, the oak case having a shaped top to the trunk door, turned pillars to the flat-topped hood and standing on bracket feet, height 204cm. * Egerton Whitehurst was a member of the famous Whitehurst family of clockmakers from Derby who originated in Congleton and included John Whitehurst, Fellow of the Royal Society, clockmaker & philosopher and maker of many fine clocks. The firm of Whitehurst & Son of Derby were invited to tender for the Great Clock at Westminster (commonly known as Big Ben)
George Weller, Exon (Exeter), a mahogany longcase clock having an eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell with an inside countwheel, the twelve-inch square brass dial having a matted centre with ringed winding holes, date aperture, subsidiary seconds dial and engraved with the maker`s name `Geo. Weller, Exon`, the raised, silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, `fleur-de-lys` half-hour markings, lozenge half-quarter hour markings and Arabic five-minute outer numerals, with wheatear border engraving and `Indian-head` cast brass corner spandrels, the associated mahogany case having three-quarter turned columns to the hood with the swan-neck pediment having wooden paterae and a turned wooden finial, with reeded quarter columns to the trunk, plain base and bracket feet, height 220cm. * George Weller is recorded as working in Exeter from at least 1718 until 1742, in which period it is known that he `kept` the Exeter Cathedral clock and that he was also charged with looking after the clock and chimes of the St. Thomas church clock for which he received a salary of 10 shillings per annum.
Contemporary silver table cigarette box of rectangular form with engine turned decoration on four bracket feet and bearing a presentation inscription. The hinged cover with similar decoration and a rococo-style edge bearing the armorial crest of a lion rampant. Cedar lined (Birmingham 1970), maker JR, all at 26oz, 20.5cm overall
Two late nineteenth / early twentieth century Chinese white metal rectangular trinket trays modelled as day beds with chased dragon decoration to base and pierced sides standing on four bracket feet. The larger marked WH 90-with additional Chinese characters, 18cm overall, together with two flat rectangular white metal panels, one with chased foliate decoration bordering a plain central cartouche, 8.5cm, the other with chased bamboo decoration, 6cm (4)
Late nineteenth century French mantel clock in brass mounted case with swing carrying handle. Simulated chinoiserie painted finish of birds and flowers. French movement with alarm and white enamel dial, pierced brass hands and separate alarm pointer standing on four bracket feet, 19cm overall height to top of handle
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